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Are Appraisers Professionals?

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I quit residential lender appraising in 2005. At the center lies this crucial inquiry: Are only essential requirements included in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria? The 1007 was not designed for appraising single-family properties that are used as STRs. I try to avoid using the word “industry”.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

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When I started in this business long ago, there was no such thing as a licensed appraiser or a certified real property appraiser. I never had more than one assistant and no appraisers after that, and finally quit doing lender residential appraisals in 2005. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.42

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Strange Properties Appraisers Have Seen

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This satisfies the affordable housing element,” Al Salguero, real property division manager at the Orange County Assessor’s Office, told the publication. I quit all residential lender appraisals in 2005 due to the cyclicality. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 7.52