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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

year-over-year increase in home values. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. I haven’t seen anything like this here, and I’ve been doing this since 2000,” Richardson said.

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What’s The Leaven Causing Home Prices to Rise Today?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

THE RISE IN HOME PRICES IN THE YEARS LEADING TO 2008. On many of my appraisals at that time, my opinion of value would not support the contract price. Perhaps they were drinking the Kool-Aid that some are drinking today, that market value is whatever the purchase price is. 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates from 2000 to today.

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

I have also done many relocation appraisals, done before the home is listed. What should appraisers look for in a sales contract? The underwriter revealed that the tool uses a ‘Census Block Grid’ adjustment (CBG) to evaluate comparable property values. built in 2000. I sometimes see low sales for various reasons.

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Case-Shiller: Home Prices Soar at Record Pace in June

Empire Appraisal Group

home prices jumped by a record amount in June as homebuyers competed for a limited supply of available houses, the latest evidence that the housing market remains red-hot. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index soared 19.1% in June compared with a year earlier, the largest increase on records dating back to 2000.

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How to get a real estate license in Texas

Housing Wire

Pre-licensing exam coursework = $500 to $1,600 Sales agent examination fee = $43 License renewal fee after 2 years = $110 Other miscellaneous fees = about $100 Estimated total = Between $800 and $2000 [7] Miscellaneous fees may include courses you take as a supplement to the required coursework, such as an exam prep class.

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How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Illinois (IL) in 5 Steps

Housing Wire

Depending on the CE provider, there are several delivery methods available, from in-person learning classroom to online distance learning, webinars, and home studies. PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS (225 ILCS 454/) Real Estate License Act of 2000” [link] Illinois Real Estate Examination Program. link] FastExpert.com.

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SFR with ADU or Two Units?

Appraisal Today

Risk to Home Values. percent, the highest rate since December 2000, and the 30-year fixed jumbo mortgage rate increased to 7.34 The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) increased to 7.41 percent, the highest level since December 2000, from 7.31