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GSEs further expand AVMs, desktop and hybrid appraisals

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Still, there are some kinks to work out of third-party property data collection, which Christensen described as the “Wild West.”.

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10 Types of Non-Lending Appraisal Work to Pursue this Year

McKissock

.” “Since the onset of the pandemic, the Desktop Appraisal has dominated my work base, and the clients I’ve seen in waves are primarily trust attorneys who have high-wealth clients looking to either gift their assets or estimate their real estate for estate tax purposes. Price it right and sell for market price in less time.”

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7 best real estate schools in Florida (FL) for 2024

Housing Wire

Key takeaways AceableAgent offers courses for every stage or your real estate journey, from prelicensing to post-licencing and training to hone your professional skills. Exam Math Cram consists of 5 real estate math practice tests to test your knowledge on real estate math formulas, calculating commission, and calculating property taxes.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

How Home Appraisers Decide on the Value of Your Property. 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.

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Conservation Easement in Ohio: A Guide to Protecting Our Treasured Land

The Robert Weiler Company

While the conservation easement definition establishes the protection of land for future generations to enjoy, there may be specifications for: land subdivisions; property development; property conservation values; and. Lastly, the easement must restrict or prevent any development as outlined in the contract. Restricted.

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Appraisals: Using Comps Across a Freeway?

Appraisal Today

Technology allows some aspects of developing appraisal reports to go much faster. How to maximize deductible expenses by timing payments Pay as many bills as you can by the end of the year, such as property taxes, software maintenance agreements, etc. Use sketch app, laser device for measuring.” I do this every year.

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Desktop and Drive-By Appraisals: Helpful Or Harmful?

AmeriMac

It’s also useful in terms of appealing property tax assessments, among other reasons. There was a day when they were almost exclusively conducted by having a trained professional come out to a home and make a visual assessment of its current condition. Yet at the same time, not all appraisals are conducted equally.