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In 2007, when sales were down big, total active listings peaked at over 4 million. We had high inventory levels while the unemployment rate was still excellent in 2007. This proves that the mass supply growth we saw from 2005-2007 was due to credit stress, not because the economy was in a recession; the U.S.
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Appraisers and Local Market Analysis. Excerpts: Social media and the mainstream media make a mess of these markets even in the best of times. They do not have the bandwidth to cover local markets. National data simply does not apply to the local real estate market and the closest large markets are Richmond and Washington DC.
However, they were not widely used until after the mortgage crisis in 2007 and 2008. It also created the demand for more AMCs, so the market increased with available options for lenders. AMCs provide a vital “disconnect” between the lender and the appraiser to ensure that the valuation is unbiased and accurate based on the market.
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