Sat.Mar 14, 2020 - Fri.Mar 20, 2020

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Flattening The Curve And Seeing The Shift From Greed To Fear

Miller Samuel

[ NPR ]. Well, it has been an odd couple of weeks brought to you by the global pandemic known as COVID-19 or the Coronavirus. We've been self-quarantined in our house for 1.5 weeks with many more weeks to go. I might have to refer to this pandemic as "Cabin Fever" although there are many people that don't have the benefit of working at home, including one of my sons, who is a police officer.

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"Editing" and Proof Reading

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

Today we go over some of the most common errors in listings that we think might have a negative impact on the length of time on market, and final offering price. In real estate “Fluffing” has become normal, but with the ability to “digitally stage” homes in the MLS, it will become more and more difficult for buyers to know what options they really have in front of them without physically visiting the property.

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Some Financial Institutions Care About The Safety Of Appraisers, While Most Do Not

Miller Samuel

[ Johns Hopkins University ]. As co-owner of an appraisal firm for 34 years, while based in Manhattan, we generally don't drive to appraisal inspections. Our staff relies on public transportation to get around including buses, subways, and commuter rail. I'd been following the coronavirus in the news since early this year, and became quite alarmed by mid-February and soon suggested my staff work remotely.

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Cheddar TV - Looking Back In History (8 Days Ago) To Talk Falling Rates

Miller Samuel

Cheddar TV reached out to me on March 11th as I was 4 days into my self-quarantine and my voice sounded quite scary. Aside from bad lighting and a red face, the discussion was long-form in nature covering low mortgage rates, which is why I so appreciate Cheddar's format. March 11 was soooo long ago! Using Skype (which has been improved since Microsoft acquired it to be less of a horror show) I am able to blur out the background so you don't get distracted by my prized autographed drum head from

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