PERSON OF THE WEEK: Due to rapidly rising home prices, homeowners have amassed considerable home equity during the past year. And they are increasingly tapping into that equity for home improvements including backyard sanctuaries.
The demand for home equity loans and lines of credit is likely to increase because many homeowners – following the pandemic’s lockdowns – who might otherwise have “moved up,” now find themselves “trapped,” due to rising prices and lack of
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).
