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Race and the Property Valuation Industry

Appraisal Buzz

A husband and wife requested a bank appraisal to refinance their Jacksonville, Florida home. Only the wife was at home to greet the appraiser when they arrived to inspect her home. When the couple received the final appraisal report of their home’s value, they were shocked! Let’s unpack this situation….

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ServiceLink offers brokers constant communication and transparency into valuation and closing

Housing Wire

Home values have increased over the past several months and consumers are realizing there is more equity in their homes than anticipated. This realization has increased demand for wholesale lenders and brokers as borrowers look to refinance, cash-out refinance or otherwise take advantage of the equity in their homes.

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Going to Extremes

Appraisal Buzz

And in some condominium markets in Florida, home values are taking a hit as insurance premiums skyrocket. Couple that with the new Florida regulation requiring HOAs to maintain reserve funds for future expenses related to maintenance and inspections, and it’s no surprise that HOA dues are soaring.

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Property condition information that’s cloud-based – “Word cloud” based

Housing Wire

For example, a newly renovated home that has a gourmet kitchen and an updated bathroom may be valued more highly than a similar home that possesses only above-average amenities and is in average condition. . This is why most automated valuation models (AVM) default to assessing “average” quality and condition.

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Savvy real estate agents look beyond ChatGPT

Housing Wire

The history of AI and where it is going The Turing Test was developed by Alan Turing in 1950. A functioning neural network was viewed as the pathway to develop AI capable of learning anything a human could, and perhaps becoming more intelligent than humans. It re-emerged in the AI scene in October 2012. What is next?

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 2 - The Process of Purchasing Land

Eppraisal

Another measure of value -- land values, not home values -- is information derived from a raw land appraisal. A land appraiser must calculate valuation as much on the buyer's intentions for the land as on the characteristics of the property itself. As a result, this valuation often exceeds assessor estimates.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

There are many reasons you may need to know the value of your property and for this, you need a home appraisal. Home appraisers are trained to inspect and measure your property and perform comparisons that result in an accurate valuation for the current housing market. Valuation for insurance claims.

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