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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value? Isn’t that all that appraisers do?

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

One area in the mortgage and real estate industry that has been evolving for nearly two decades is digital closings. E-mortgage volume spikes. During the first six months of 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that the volume of e-mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spiked significantly.

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Role Play: Appraisers and their Intended Uses

Appraisal Buzz

If they’re in the mortgage industry, they’ll likely fall into one of two groups – those who understand the value you bring to the home finance transaction and those who think you fill out forms. There can be a wide variance between what intended users require in terms of property data, think lenders versus tax assessors.

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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

Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them. Learn more in our free guide, The ROI of Professional Development for Appraisers. Written by Steven W.

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What Appraisal CE Courses Are Trending this Month? (February 2021)

McKissock

Want to know which CE courses are trending right now among your fellow real estate appraisers? McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy unlimited access to online appraisal classes and a variety of professional development videos, checklists, and other resources. Appraisal of Owner-Occupied Commercial Properties.

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8 Common Violations Made by Appraisers

McKissock

In this article, I outline several examples of less serious breaches of development STANDARD 1 and reporting STANDARD 2—and a few other types of violations, too. Failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance is another common violation. Failure to disclose appraisal assistance. It has been updated slightly.