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Exploring Opportunities in Manufactured Housing

Appraisal Buzz

Since taking a dip in 2009, there has been a slow, but steady climb with more than 100,000 manufactured homes shipped in 2021, and a post-recession high reached in 2022 with 112,000 manufactured homes shipped, according to a 2023 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

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Gary Keller: Good agents will still thrive in a stormy market

Housing Wire

Despite persistent inflation challenges, a volatile mortgage market and limited inventory, Keller said it was still a good time to buy a house. “It million sales in 2021, but roughly the same as 2009 to 2012. “If Keller kicked off the first day of the two-day gathering by offering his take on the housing market and economic conditions.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

Homebuilding has been on an upward trajectory since 2009 as builders have slowly climbed their way out of the hole caused by the Great Recession. Homebuilders have been offering sizable concessions, including money for mortgage rate buydowns, to attract bidders and offload inventory. Lee Miller. There are four of these homes.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse.

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Why are home prices rising with higher mortgage rates?

Housing Wire

When you ask the housing crash addicts why their home-price forecasts don’t work, they usually say we should adjust home prices to inflation, gold prices, or some other silly historical reference that doesn’t apply to modern-day economics. This group is simply a cult, and their X accounts have been wrong for the last 13 years.

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Appraisals – Check the Water Source!

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: the 14,500-square-foot modern home where almost every room offers an excellent view. Mortgage Lenders – 1989 – FIREEA and appraiser licensing, 2009- HVCC and AMCs took over. Two days ago the Fed raised rates by 0.75%. Lower inflation? Real estate market? ==. 50M Orange County Mansion Known as Ocean’s 13.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

They have also been spending oodles of money to shape their residences to meet new living needs – modern and spacious, when possible – as households live in their homes for longer. Falling new inventory is constraining transaction volumes while also supporting higher home prices. Owners are investing about $475B ( yes, billion!