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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

. — also known as short-term rentals (STRs) — to claim STR income as part of the borrower qualifications side of the lending decision. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. This is creating significant friction in the lending environment.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. Appraisers assemble a series of facts, statistics, and other information regarding specific properties, analyze this data and develop opinions of value.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

. — also known as short-term rentals (STRs) — to claim STR income as part of the borrower qualifications side of the lending decision. However, the GSEs did not make a parallel change to the property qualification side of the lending decision. This is creating significant friction in the lending environment.

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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time.

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Why Do Square Footage Disputes Arise?

Empire Appraisal Group

Appraisers use three approaches to develop an opinion of the value of a home: The sales comparison approach looks at the subject property against similar, nearby recently sold properties. The cost approach considers the value of the site and the estimated cost to replace the subject dwelling, less depreciation.

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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.