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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. Home Inspection. Have you budgeted for closing costs?

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’Where the rubber meets the road’: New Hampshire brokers reflect on the NAR settlement

Housing Wire

“Everyone is adapting and coming up with business models and trying to settle in, and I think we are going to know a lot more about how this is going to really work a year from now,” said Matt Johnson, NHAR’s legal counsel. “So, So, for now, I would caution patience.”

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Includes current issues and trends in AZ real estate & property inspection issues CE Sales Package #1 with Ethics: 12 of the 24 required hrs of coursework (9 mandatory & 3 general hrs). Includes Agency Law, Contract Law, Commissioner’s Standards, Disclosure, Fair Housing, Legal Issues & General.

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Why Is the Square Footage in Public Records Different from the Appraisal?

Birmingham Appraisal

Incorrect classifications: A space that doesnt meet legal requirements for a finished living area (e.g., If they later discover discrepancies, it can lead to: Distrust in the transaction: Buyers may feel misled if the home is smaller than advertised. Different Measurement Standards Not all measurement standards are the same.

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How a Seller’s Home Inspection Can Net You More Money When You Sell

Eppraisal

Home buyers almost always have a professional home inspection performed by a licensed inspection company when they purchase a home. However, it is not a bad idea for sellers to have a home inspection, or pre-listing home inspection, performed as well. This way, you will have fewer negotiations with your buyer.

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Institutional SFR players are stuck in the doldrums

Housing Wire

“[Blackbird] then used its proprietary ‘lookback’ technology to access pre-renovation images of the homes from a multiple listing service and compare them with post-renovation images from the rental advertisements.”

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A Contract is Born

The Appraiser Coach

Is it the legal prose, the professional typesetting, or the date across the top? What makes a contract a contract? I’m no lawyer, but my mentor once told me that. Read More.

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