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FHA Handbook 4000.1 Appraisal Changes

Appraisal Today

One of the most quoted experts on housing markets, Jonathan Miller of real estate appraisal company Miller Samuel, won an unusually large 30-way bidding war for a Connecticut house built in 1755.” Most buyers interested in a home that has not been electrified also rely on horse and buggy as a common form of transportation.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

Andrew Cuomo's office suggested last week that such a levy might reap $9 billion for the moribund Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the next decade and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reiterated his chamber's support proposal at a Crain's breakfast forum days later. That article came out in 2014 right as the housing market was peaking.

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Appraising Factory-Built Houses

Appraisal Today

Factory-Built Houses: Types, Benefits, and Tips for Appraisers By Dan Bradley Excerpts: Factory-built houses are an important, yet often overlooked, part of the American housing market. Approximately 10% to 12% of new housing starts in the United States are factory-built. home purchases over 1980-2017.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

Here’s how topsy-turvy our housing market has been this past year-plus. Now you may think I am referring only to homeowners, as in did they miss the peak of the market to sell their home at top dollar. The market may go into a brief lull – as it does during this quarter and into early next year. OCTOBER HOUSING UPDATE.

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PREDICTIONS, PARKING, POLLUTED PIPES

Will Springer Realtor

I wrote in this newsletter 12 months ago about the bumpy – maybe even bruising – housing market of 2022 across Puget Sound and most of the country. Ready to complete another year, the residential real estate market has not improved – some might say it got a little worse. To a happy 2024! = Washington, D.C.,

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Millennials Expected To Maintain Real Estate Buying Intensity

Will Springer Realtor

Warns Danielle Hale, chief economist with realtor.com: “While younger Millennial and Gen Z buyers are expected to play a growing role in the housing market, fast-rising prices will create a bigger barrier to entry for the many first-time buyers in these generations who don’t have existing home equity to tap for down payment savings.”.