Housing Wire

AUGUST 18, 2023

The best price reduction conversation is the one you never have to have. Don’t go to your next listing appointment unless you know the following items: What the seller wants, needs or thinks it’s worth Pricing the home correctly in the first place prevents future price reduction drama. Always prequalify, 100% of the time!

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

“What if homeowners could tap into home equity without taking on debt?” In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period. In return, Hometap gets an agreed-upon percentage of the sale price or appraised value within a 10-year period.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

In the past few years, appraisal bias has come to the forefront of conversations about appraisals and how they can be improved. It’s a problem, it’s real, it’s documentable,” said Shannon Johnson, Touchless Lending product manager at Tavant. You can’t ignore it. There’s been progress, but there’s still a long way to go.”

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The Appraiser Coach

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We forget that people make decisions based on feelings, then use logic to justify them. No matter what we think, people are not the creatures of logic and reason we like to think we are. I remember an interaction I had one day with a homeowner. I remember an interaction I had one day with a homeowner.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

How about underimproved? What do these things indicate? The Appraisal of Real Estate, fifteenth edition on page 352, states that “…the relationship between land and improvements and the relationship between a property and its environment must be in balance for a property to achieve its optimum market value.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 20, 2022

I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? In other words, do appraisal gap clauses cause appraisers to be more “conservative”? An appraisal gap clause can be written into a contract. But not always.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I have always had what I thought was a pretty good understanding of the real estate and mortgage industry. I always knew I would end up in real estate but was never sure exactly what I would end up doing. And there are so many options for buyers out there!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Wondering how to get a real estate license in Ohio in 2024? Your path to real estate licensure begins with 120 hours of classes in an approved Ohio real estate license education program. You’ll have one hour to complete the state questions and two hours to answer the national questions.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In today’s competitive real estate market, an increasing number of real estate investors are turning to private money lenders to help them close deals faster, enhance property valuations, and increase their returns. The problem with private money lenders is that good ones are hard to come by.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features John Brenan, vice president of Valuation Policy and chief appraiser at Clear Capital. Brenan has more than four decades of experience in the appraisal industry, previously serving in leadership roles at The Appraisal Foundation and the State of California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Allowing appraisals without a walk-through was one of several flexibilities the Federal Housing Finance Agency allowed in light of the pandemic. Scott Murphy, CEO of D.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Tell someone that you’re a professional fee appraiser and most folks won’t have any idea what that really means. Some will picture the guys at Pawn Stars or the Antiques Roadshow trying to put a value on something they pulled out of their parent’s attic. What you need now is relief. The latter group is far larger.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2021

Like many busy appraisers, I can spend a lot of time in my own little world just trying to keep my head above water. Lately, though, I’ve been trying to carve out some extra time to find out about what other appraisers are saying and doing in this unusual market. If I’m starting to lose you at this point, stick with me.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fannie Mae announced on January 19, 2022 that they will be accepting desktop appraisals for eligible loan transactions. The team at Fannie Mae were the first to announce requirements lockstep with their Regulator that desktop appraisals will become a normal part of the appraisal product landscape. Appraisal Labels.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

The homeowners of one property stated that their neighbors are a nuisance. My clients said that one of their neighbors has people coming and going until late in the evening, most evenings. My clients said that one of their neighbors has people coming and going until late in the evening, most evenings. Is that the case?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

I normally don’t post more than one article per week. This week I have a bonus article for my appraisal colleagues who are interested in becoming expert appraisal witnesses in eminent domain cases. Appraising property in an eminent domain case requires unique expertise and skills.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

In one Facebook group the other day, (yes, I’m back on Facebook ) one member mentioned they feel that a person who scans a property to provide an appraiser with a floor plan should be licensed. What do you think? WHAT IS AN APPRAISAL INSPECTION? So, what’s an appraisal inspection?

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 21, 2022

Now that the GSEs have approved desktop valuations for purchase, appraisers need a way to collect trustworthy, verifiable data while also submitting floor plans on reports! Join us for our upcoming webinar on March 22 nd at 2 pm, “ Appraiser-Controlled Desktop and Remote Valuations ” with Mark Walser and Lisa Ratzke!

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 30, 2021

You say you care about collateral valuation, you are aware of the plight of professional fee appraisers in a world that seems to be losing sight of their value, you understand the lender drive to reduce risk in their transactions. Does the industry even know and understand what we’re supposed to be doing? Maybe a handful.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2021

A husband and wife requested a bank appraisal to refinance their Jacksonville, Florida home. Only the wife was at home to greet the appraiser when they arrived to inspect her home. When the couple received the final appraisal report of their home’s value, they were shocked! Beyond the Headlines: Residential Appraisal Review.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2022

Getting a mortgage is becoming an increasingly digital experience, with lenders and borrowers benefiting from saved time and fewer hiccups. HousingWire: We hear lenders talk a lot about eClosings but what other aspects of the mortgage process have been improved by the digital revolution within the industry?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2022

Stewart is one of the largest global title insurance companies and underwriters in the industry. It’s been around for more than 128 years and is built on values that include accountability, collaboration, trust and a fundamental commitment to providing better experiences. And it does.”. Investing in people and technology.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And many buyers are waiting on the sidelines, paralyzed by low housing inventory and high rates. And many buyers are waiting on the sidelines, paralyzed by low housing inventory and high rates. CMS is going heavy on a rarely used mortgage product to solve this market problem. In fact, it was fairly common a few decades ago.

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McKissock

MAY 20, 2023

What’s it like getting started in the appraisal business? We sat down with young appraiser, Lindsay Onuffer, to find out. Lindsay is a 22-year-old appraiser trainee in Pennsylvania. Q: What made you want to get into appraisal? Q: What made you want to get into appraisal?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with CoreLogic’s Chief Appraiser Shawn Telford about re-examining traditional appraisal workflows in light of the changes brought on by COVID-19. HousingWire: What changes have appraisers had to make to their workflows in light of social distancing and other COVID-related concerns?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Are you planning on renovating your home? What kinds of things can you expect? What to Expect When Undertaking These 4 Common Home Renovation Projects. Necessary projects can be costly and time-consuming, so it is important to know what to expect ahead of time. Read on for some pointers from Cleveland Appraisal Blog.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Like most aspects of an appraisal, things seem easy. That is, until one takes a closer look. Last week, a real estate agent asked me about how appraisers adjust for age. Subsequently, a new home typically has a higher market value than one that has already been lived in. Age is a good example.

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DW Slater Company

JANUARY 12, 2022

As we begin a new year, I wanted to take a moment to discuss what that may mean. I “resolve” to do this or not do that and of course, that resolve can only go so far and we just feel like we failed. Assess what was good and what might have been better, make some changes to make the new year better. Happy New Year!

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

If you’re like me, you put off plumbing work until the winter months when there is less to do outside. However, plumbing is a big part of our lives, on many levels. When it comes to plumbing, there are things we can do to save money and avoid future problems. Before you embark on a complete bathroom renovation, take heart.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Appraiser and Agent Collaboration is a Good Thing The importance of collaboration between real estate agents and appraisers can be a touchy subject. On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party.

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DW Slater Company

MAY 11, 2021

Photo by BBH Singapore on Unsplash. No this hasn’t suddenly become a fashion blog. This is really for my fellow female appraisers. I am a part of several appraiser groups and one of my favorite Facebook groups is the I am a Female Real Estate Appraiser Groups. What Works For Me.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

I hope you all are hanging in there and doing as well humanly possible. For example, if a one-acre lot is selling for $10,000, does that mean that a two acre lot is worth $20,000? (Cue What may not be so obvious, is that the value per unit of measurement of an item, usually decreases as the size increases. Welcome to 2021!

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

What’s the difference between a newly constructed home and a hundred-year-old home? When developing an opinion of the market value of a property, what appraisers are really measuring is how much depreciation a property has suffered from, and more specifically how much depreciation the improvements on the land have depreciated.

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DW Slater Company

JUNE 6, 2022

On June 13, 1980, I was just a young soon-to-be 6th grader living near the Houston, TX area. Thankfully, I was unaware of how Candy came over to Beth Gore’s house on Friday the 13th and murdered her with 41 blows from an ax. Although not filmed in Texas, they do a good job of depicting life in 1980 in Texas.

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DW Slater Company

MAY 4, 2021

15 Years of Appraising. This month marks my 15th year of real estate appraising. I clearly remember how nervous I was to quit my teaching job and a steady paycheck to join my husband in his business. We now only have 2 kids at home as 5 of them have left the nest and have become amazing adults. I loved it.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2021

Over the past six months, mergers and acquisitions, huge financing rounds and public offerings have dominated headlines across the real estate and housing finance sector. HousingWire reached out to Collett to hear more about the current market and what to expect for interest rates and loan volumes in 2021.

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