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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Last year, Freddie Mac launched another solution that allows a trained property data collector to visit the home and gather images, measurements and property characteristics. A trained and vetted third party can perform the data collection. More recently, Fannie Mae launched a similar solution. What is property data collection?

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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

Housing Wire

Also, an independent appraisal during the loan process locks in the property’s market value at the time the reverse mortgage loan is funded. This means that the homeowner (or their heirs) won’t owe more than the home is worth when the loan is repaid.

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What is Eminent Domain in Real Estate?

CA Realty Training

In exchange for this, the homeowner gets compensated with the property’s fair market value. Once they have identified a specific property, an agent will evaluate it to determine its fair market value. After the fair market value is determined, the offer gets presented to the owner. But what does it mean?

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

It is trained on text data and learns to identify patterns from that data to generate human-like text responses. AI models might not account for qualitative aspects like architectural uniqueness, interior design quality or the emotional appeal of a home. ChatGPT uses neural networks to learn from experience.

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Hybrid Appraisals and the Associated Risks

Boston Appraisal

Hybrid appraisals are designed to make the appraisal process considerably more cost and time efficient. They are not required to complete any appraisal education, nor are they trained in the same manner an appraiser is. Trainees are required to complete extensive appraisal education and field training.

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Several Ways Home Value is Considered

Hank Miller Team

Conditions of the sale are subject to untold variables – economy, location, condition, inventory, local market, concessions, commissions, time of sale…different day, different price. Market Value Market value anticipates the “a home should sell for” question. It is often a percentage of fair market value.

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How to Market A Luxury Home the Right Way

McKissock

Choose a professional designer to prepare the brochure to maximize the features of the home – the difference is astounding. Real Marketing provides just such a service. A little bit of friendly competition encourages bidders to commit to properties they love, which increases the chances of your home selling at market value or above.