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The title industry’s latest cat-and-mouse game: seller impersonation fraud

Housing Wire

The threat posed by wire fraud has commanded quite a bit of attention from the real estate ecosystem. But as the housing industry has gotten better at tackling it, fraudsters have been hard at work developing more creative scams. Then, posing as the property owner, the scammer contacts a real estate agent to list the property.

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What’s in a Sales Contract? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser

McKissock

And although it shouldn’t, it may unintentionally influence the appraiser’s comparable selection and eventually impact a direction in value. Maybe looking at the sales contract only after developing the appraiser’s opinion of value would help avoid the above concern? When contract prices and value often differ.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

The purchase of real property for the purpose of investment is not new. Or, a home may be purchased for its income potential, with the purpose of renting the property to a tenant. There are plenty of financing options made with rental property investors in mind. If only it was that simple.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

The purchase of real property for the purpose of investment is not new. Or, a home may be purchased for its income potential, with the purpose of renting the property to a tenant. There are plenty of financing options made with rental property investors in mind. If only it was that simple.

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What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract?

Appraisal Today

Technical specifications – for all stakeholders, but especially for organizations that will develop the new appraisal report (e.g., lenders and appraisers) to begin understanding the future state and start their development process. URAR examples for various property types. appraisal software vendors), consume report data (e.g.,

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Reconsideration of Value and Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: What does the appraiser do with the three different values that may be developed? The appraiser must now reconcile these three values into one final opinion of value. For example, you don’t want your appraisal for the executor being used by a beneficiary down the road to sell the property to someone.