Does your subject property really front on the water?
You might remember a case that made national news some time back involving a six-foot-high pink stockade fence erected between several houses and a small lake (actually just a large retention pond). Purchasers of the homes in what was a brand-new subdivision chose those specific lots and paid extra for them, not only because they backed up to the water, which afforded access and a
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
