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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

In a December 2020 request for information, FHFA highlighted potential benefits of desktop appraisals, including assisting training of new appraiser trainees, and alleviating appraiser shortages in rural and high-volume areas. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said.

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Lamacchia Reaches $1 Billion in Sales for 2020

Lamacchia Realty

Lamacchia Realty began in 2009 as a team model which in one year became #1 in Massachusetts and continued to hold that title for five consecutive years. The company opened five new branch offices in 2020 alone, including Chelmsford , Hudson , Beverly , Fort Lauderdale, Florida , and the newly renovated landmark branch location in Waltham.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

I don’t know if Realtors can be re-trained to see value rather than price. I know some successful agents who were trained as appraisers and appraised for awhile. Built in 1961 (renovated in 2006 by architect Hal Hayes), 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2100 sq.ft. To read the letter (PDF), click here. They provide CMAs, etc.,

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse. AI has to be trained on good data. . == Glorious Gilded Age Mansion for $29.9M A residential penthouse is situated on the top two floors. As we all know, MLS, Public records, etc. are not always accurate for a property.

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‘Silver tsunami’ could propel change at low-enrollment WA college

Housing Wire

John Braun, who serves as the Republican minority leader in the state Senate, said that the trend of Washingtons population getting older i.e., the silver tsunami necessitates new priorities for education and training of more health workers who can accommodate the growing share of older Washingtonians. The college was founded in 1967.