Town & Country Residential Appraisals

AUGUST 8, 2022

USPAP defines the client as “the party or parties who engage, by employment or contract, an appraiser in a specific assignment”. An AMC is a vendor for the lender in order to more easily comply with Appraiser Independence Requirements that were initiated around the time of the 2007 mortgage crisis.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 23, 2024

Lenders rely on reviews to ensure the accuracy and reliability of appraisals before making lending decisions. It was my last review for lending purposes. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.50 I did not reply. percent from 6.54

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Some appraisers, a true minority, have been able to transition to private, non-mortgage-lending appraisal work, but that’s not as easy as some advocate. And many appraisers who only know how to do mortgage lending assignments are reluctant to market themselves outside that confined space. The GSEs started keeping track in 71.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Licensees have fallen from about 20,000 in 2006-2007 to under 9,000 now. So is a network of contacts in all areas of the real estate industry, not just the lending community. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($726,200 or less) decreased to 6.83 percent from 7.07

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The sellers custom built the home between 2007 and 2009, using high-end materials and finishes, including a wall of windows and 26-foot-high ceilings in the great room. Never be dependent on the ups and downs of lending again! The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 7.09

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Heaslet is a retired Marine Corps veteran and a second-generation appraiser who began his valuation career as a trainee at his father’s office in 2007. VA is the only lending organization I recommend for appraisers, except for direct lenders. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.71

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

In 2007, he started appraising conservation easements, which are specified areas of land earmarked for environmental conservation. Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract. Then that contract does not serve to color, cloud, or otherwise bias a value opinion. percent from 6.57

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

acre lot, built in 2007 The chateau was listed in 2014 for $12.8 Take Note of GSE Requirements To read more, Click Here My comment: If you do residential lending appraisals, read this article! The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 7.06

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

Excerpts: Lending was not very prudent prior to the crash of 2008 as suggested by the trend in the median credit score (FICO), a measure for credit worthiness; for newly originated first-time purchase mortgages the median FICO score was 686 in Q1 2006 versus 740 in Q4 2020. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 4.55

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Myth #2: Data collectors are going to replace appraisers There’s a lot of buzz right now about PDC possibly replacing traditional property appraisal, but the intent of this service is to fill a gap in the lending process. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA remained unchanged at 7.36

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At the same time, the number of homes going under contract (Pending sales) fell 11% (2087) for the month and 9.8% The latest number is considered unaffordable by common lending standards, which call for a 28% debt-to-income ratio and it marks the highest level since 2007. on the year.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

This looks a lot like the housing boom that we saw prior to the 2007–09 financial crisis.” That percentage was last seen in September 2007 – yes, at the start of the housing crisis (as the chart shows). That was within the 28% ceiling considered affordable by common lending standards. The potent combo of rising U.S.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

That’s the most since 2007. The rare drop-off came as a decrease in refinance activity canceled out a rise in home-purchase and home-equity lending. >> A Bankrate.com survey found that only 19% of homeowners who had mortgages before the pandemic have refinanced, despite interest rates plunging. increase from July but down 8.9%

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. Waller went on to say this adjustment is in no way like the horrific housing/financial crises of 2007-2010. That’s the first time a Fed official has acknowledged the U.S.

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