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Disagreeing with the Appraiser: Tips for Staying Compliant While Making Your Case

Genworth MI Blog

As a side note, appraisers remain responsible for complying with the confidentiality requirements of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). For this reason, if you are not the client, or employed by the client of the appraisal report, the appraiser will politely decline to discuss the appraisal with you.

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Disagreeing with the Appraiser: Tips for Staying Compliant While Making Your Case

Genworth MI Blog

As a side note, appraisers remain responsible for complying with the confidentiality requirements of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). For this reason, if you are not the client, or employed by the client of the appraisal report, the appraiser will politely decline to discuss the appraisal with you.

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Understanding Appraisal Factors That Impact Home Sales: Insights for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraisals provide an objective assessment of a property’s worth, ensuring accurate market value and facilitating successful transactions. Real estate agents, as trusted guides for their clients, must possess a good understanding of the factors that influence property appraisals.

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How accurate is a Zestimate vs a Home Appraisal?

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

They even go on to say a Zestimate is not a home appraisal and encourage buyers and sellers to get a house appraisal: “The Zestimate’s accuracy depends on location and the availability of data in an area. The Zestimate is not an appraisal and it should be used as a starting point.

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The Appraiser’s Perspective: Insights and Tips for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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Home Pricing in Birmingham, AL: 5 Mistakes That Could Cost You Thousands

Birmingham Appraisal

These Appraiser Tips for Home Pricing in Birmingham, AL Could Save You Thousands Correctly pricing a home is one of the most critical factors in successfully selling real estate, particularly in a dynamic market like we currently have in many parts of the country.

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Value of a Pool for Homes?

Appraisal Today

After 35 years of appraising here, the value effect is none. Often, the MLS mentions that the sellers will fill in the pool, but I don’t know if that has ever happened. The sellers originally bought the land for $12 million back in 2010. Appraising started in the U.S. Where I live, very few homes have pools.