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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

Without sales figures, it’s difficult to access comparable sales, and home buyers may find it challenging to gauge the fair market value of a property. Buyers should focus on other factors when estimating a property’s value , such as location, condition of the home, local amenities, and current market trends.

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Tools To Support Appraisal Adjustments

Appraisal Today

What Tools Do You Use to Support Your Appraisal Adjustments? By McKissock As part of our monthly survey series, we asked our community of real estate appraisers, “What tool(s) do you use to support your appraisal adjustments?” Popular tools include Synapse by Spark, Solomon Adjustment Calculator, and Redstone by Bradford Technologies.

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The cure for appraisal gap anxiety

Housing Wire

An appraisal gap is the difference between what a buyer agreed to pay for a home in a purchase contract and what an appraiser concludes as the fair market value of the property. Buying a home is not for the faint of heart, especially when inventory is so low and affordability is a challenge.

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Mike Fratantoni on MBA’s 2022 mortgage market forecast

Housing Wire

Public health officials note that we have many more tools to address this latest — and likely not the last — challenge. More specifically, that means targeting an unemployment rate close to 4%, inflation close to 2%, and using regulatory tools to prevent unsound lending or other financial imbalances. What if it doesn’t?).

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What Size Dumpster Is Normally Needed for A Kitchen Demo and Remodel?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

– Birmingham Appraisal Blog Tim O’Brien’s Journey in the Appraisal Industry: Following the Yellow Brick Road – PahRooZings: Appraisers On Purpose Podcast Appraiser Adjustment Tools – APPRAISAL TODAY Devalue Market Value?

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How to Price Your Home for the Current Market

Eppraisal

 Better yet, use a real estate agent to do a comparative market analysis and calculate your home’s value impartially. Appraisal Mortgage lenders use home appraisal reports to make credit decisions, so hiring an appraiser can help you learn about your home’s current market value more objectively.  This

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3 Ways Agents Can Help Appraisers to Be More Accurate

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

We also use the MLS to analyze the market trends and to make market-based adjustments for things such as changes in sales prices, as well as features of a home that have a major impact on market value, like finished square footage, bedroom, and bathroom count, lot size and so on.

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