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Opinion, Estimate, or Prediction?

George Dell

Once upon a time, appraisers did not give an opinion! They provided estimates. It seemed appraisers were getting sued over their estimates of value, which opened the door to attack on how the analysis was done. An estimate comes from an analysis. The professional response: “We will just deliver an opinion!”

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Opinion, Estimate, or Prediction?

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… The post Opinion, Estimate, or Prediction? Join George Dell & Craig Gilbert for a free 2-hour webinar on Market Price Indexing: For Peaking Prices… Price indexing is also known by other words, such as time adjustments or market conditions adjustments or trend analysis. Most are flawed.

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EBV Best Practices?

George Dell

The need of the client is the predicted value (estimate). The goal of a valuation is trueness (accuracy) of the prediction or opinion. The developers of EBV (Evidence Based Valuation©) have concluded that best practices are dependent on the needs of the client for reliability and useability of the results.

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Is the spring housing market about to rebound?

Housing Wire

While not the majority of markets that Auction.com bidder behavior was predicting, the NAR data still shows the corrections were quite widespread, including in major markets like San Jose, California (down 13.7% What is it predicting for the next six months? million in February and was at 4.3 million in April. To register, go here.

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Opinion: The baby boom wave is cresting

Housing Wire

As Boomers move, downsize and age over the next decade, it’s estimated more than 9 million homes will come onto the market, according to Freddie Mac. Like every phase of the Boomer Wave, this represents the most predictable and potent marketplace shift since the beginning of the age of consumerism in 1946.

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Rise above the panic, for the housing market’s sake

Housing Wire

I operate with a realist mindset, but I also leave room for the qualitative and its capacity to influence sometimes even the seemingly predictable market trends. Today, it is estimated that approximately 51% of employers have adapted to a hybrid work model. When this back and forth was unfolding, mortgage demand rose 2.9%

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Daren Blomquist’s 2023 housing outlook

Housing Wire

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of HousingWire’s editorial department and its owners.

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