Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, for the first time in recent modern-day history — due to supply chain issues and other factors — housing completion data has lagged behind housing permits and starts. For the builders, they have a new problem: they had homes under contract and then mortgage rates jumped in the biggest fashion ever recorded in history.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Liability, Bias, reviewers with little experience, GSE modernization, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. acre lot A spectacular midcentury modern home, cantilevered 16 feet in the air, recently hit the market for $3 million in Oakland, CA.

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GoForrmz

AUGUST 26, 2022

This can be as simple as implementing digital signature forms for student housing contracts, or as complex as building tech-centric study lounges for students. A Focus on Sustainability Modern college students have been found to put greater importance on the sustainability practices of their universities. . “

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I am so glad I quit doing residential lender appraisals in 2005! = Set on a hill above a desert filled with midcentury modern homes, this duo of dwellings is part of the Hopi Village group of rock residences built by R. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 6.57

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JULY 12, 2024

I quit residential lender appraising in 2005. Charles kitchen cabinets have been preserved and restored, blending seamlessly with luxurious modern updates like fine wool carpeting in the bedrooms and sophisticated new kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.63

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Appraisal Today

MAY 27, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on VA appraisals, appraisal modernization, eliminate VA panel, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraisal Modernization. Trying to use the 2005 URAR form is sometimes like trying to put a square peg in a round hole!

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 17, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on real estate market, USPAP and contracts, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Excerpts: the 14,500-square-foot modern home where almost every room offers an excellent view. USPAP and the Contract. Therefore, they say, keep the contract!

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