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Opinion: Pass the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

Housing Wire

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (Neighborhood Homes) would begin addressing these challenges by developing or renovating 125,000 affordable homes in economically distressed communities. This cost gap all-too-often prevents the renovation of affordable houses that need a great deal of work.

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The Appraiser’s Guide to Evaluating Home Value Before You Buy

Birmingham Appraisal

Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or have years of experience in buying and selling houses, knowing what to look for can significantly influence your decision-making process and potential returns on your investment. Evaluating home value is essential in this regard.

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Fixer Uppers 101

Lamacchia Realty

Fixer-uppers tend to be popular among real estate investors as well as first-time homebuyers as they present an opportunity to buy below market value. By making updates, the buyer is able to meet or exceed current market standards and build equity in their property faster. How Much Time Do They Take to Renovate?

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Read on for more information about how a home appraiser determines the value of your property. A home appraisal is a legal document containing information that determines the current fair market value of a new or existing property. Renovation loan assessments. Current real estate market conditions.

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7 Top Tips for a Great Home Appraisal: A Checklist to Prepare Your Property

PennyMac

For most loans, the lender obtains a signed and completed appraisal report that accurately reflects the market value, condition and marketability of the property. They must take into account all factors that influence a home’s value when developing the market value opinion in the appraisal report.

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Anatomy of a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal: A Top 17 Q&A Guide

The Robert Weiler Company

If you’re reading this article, you will likely need a commercial real estate appraisal for property being sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed. The information that arises helps enlighten those who own, manage, sell, lend money, or invest in commercial real estate property.

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Three Types of Commercial Real Estate Obsolescence

Property Metrics

One of the unique challenges of commercial real estate investment is that markets, types of property , return expectations, and physical environments are in a constant state of change. From an investment standpoint, the threat of obsolescence is that it happens quickly and the property owner never sees it coming.