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Do Appraisal Gap Clauses Impact Appraisals?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Appraisal gap clauses have become relatively common in recent years due to many homes being sold at prices that market data does not support as being the market value. In this hot market, it’s not surprising that this type of clause is being written into some contracts. But not always.

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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

Having worked with many different lending institutions completing new construction and planned renovation assignments, think of this article as a “best practices” reference to be shared with new lenders, credit analyst team members and borrowers navigating the commercial appraisal process for the first time.

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How Depreciation Works

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

What is the primary reason a newly built home has a higher market value than the same home that is older? Simply stated, it is loss in value. What do they indicate and how do appraiser’s measure depreciation? That’s a topic for another article. This is from a home I recently appraised.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The appraiser will determine which of the values is most appropriate and reflective of demonstrating the market value of the property being appraised. Once this happens, the appraiser will explain which approach to value was given the most weight, or consideration, and why. Click here to register. .

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3 Ways Agents Can Help Appraisers to Be More Accurate

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

We also use the MLS to analyze the market trends and to make market-based adjustments for things such as changes in sales prices, as well as features of a home that have a major impact on market value, like finished square footage, bedroom, and bathroom count, lot size and so on. Take finished square footage for instance.

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Lines of Defense in Real Estate Collateral Risk Management

Appraisal Buzz

This series of articles explores the role of appraisal review processes in the risk system in the format of mortgage lending for 1-4 family real estate. Throughout, I’ll address current practices and processes of appraisal review, measuring change through observations, and insight as to what is to come.

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Accurate Appraisal Underreporting

Appraiserblogs

The HousingWire article highlighting that only 40% of homes sold include an “accurate” appraisal, as defined by the Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) report, is deeply problematic and indicative of a concerning lack of understanding around the appraisal process.

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