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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

A qualified appraiser will compare recent sales of similar local properties, market trends and conduct a visual inspection of the home’s interior and exterior to determine the property’s fair market value.

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12 Types of Expert Witness Assignments for Appraisers

McKissock

Typically, this would be for local property tax appeals. This could be for estate or probate cases, and often involves determining a retrospective market value if a taxpayer neglected to obtain an appraisal when property was inherited. Learn more. Tax appeal. Income tax (IRS) issues. Guardianship/Trustee matters.

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Anatomy of a Commercial Real Estate Appraisal: A Top 17 Q&A Guide

The Robert Weiler Company

The commercial real estate appraiser’s role is to produce an accurate, reliable, and unbiased estimate of the market value of a property. Market value is the most likely selling price a knowledgeable buyer would pay to a knowledgeable seller. Question 5: Why are commercial property appraisals important?

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FHFA’s RFI on appraisals is a critical inflection point

Housing Wire

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Real estate agents in particular understand local properties extremely well.

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