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Appraisal Value Vs. Sale Price

Appraisal Today

Value is defined in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as: “The monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties, expressed as an opinion of the worth of a property at a given time. Unlike value, price is not an opinion. But in 2009, Simonson bought a house.

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Experience Matters

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

When making a decision to contract just about anyone to perform a service, one of the most important qualifiers for most is the experience one brings to the table. You really don’t want someone building your deck who has never built one before or replacing your transmission if they have never worked on cars.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

also clarifies when appliances are required to be operational by stating, “Appliances that are to remain and that contribute to the market value opinion must be operational,” and, “The Appraiser must note all appliances that remain and contribute to the Market Value.” FHA Handbook 4000.1 percent from 13.3 percent from 6.78

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

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. ==. My Comments on Market Changes. USPAP and the Contract. Excerpt: But USPAP and the contract have a very unique relationship. 8-minute podcast.

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Subject Property Location in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

When developing an opinion of the market value of a property, what appraisers are really measuring is how much depreciation a property has suffered from, and more specifically how much depreciation the improvements on the land have depreciated. Excerpts: Built in 2009, the home is has 8 bedrooms, 6.5 By Jamie Owen. Depreciation!

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Construction Code Violations and Expertise Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Built in 2009 The otherworldly dwelling, which is designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, landed on Floridas Space Coast in 2009 and boasts 3,224 square feet of rocket-inspired space. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) increased to 6.97

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Equity rich means that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. Homes under contract (also known as Pending listings) fell 6.0% (1790) from July to August in King, though they are up 3.2% The figure jumped from 46% in one quarter. >>