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Sellers Should Dispute Low Appraisals on Their Homes

Realtor

Getty Images Once you decide to put your home on the market , an appraisal is essential. An appraisal can help determine your home’s market value and ensure that both buyers and lenders dont overpay. While the hope is that your home appraisal comes in at your ideal selling price, low appraisals do occur.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins.

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Opinion: The pros and cons of VA modernization bill

Housing Wire

When it comes to offering an opinion of ‘good or bad’ on HR 7735 — the VA modernization bill — and its ultimate ability to create a better appraisal process for veteran and active duty borrowers, it’s simply too early to tell with too little information being shared on exactly what changes we should expect.

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How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request

McKissock

With rapid price growth and price bidding wars in hot real estate markets, an increase in appraisal appeal requests is likely. No matter how meticulous you are or how good your appraisal reports are, inevitably, you’ll receive complaints about some of your appraisals. Meet deadlines, if attainable. Take the ROV seriously.

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Appraisal Quality Tip: Understanding the updates to Reconsideration of Value requests

Clear Capital

We’re excited to share some important updates regarding the Reconsideration of Value (ROV) process. As you may know, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the GSEs), and HUD have recently announced a standardized approach for handling ROVs initiated by borrowers during the appraisal process. What is a borrower-initiated ROV?

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New Homebuyer’s Guide To Appraisals

Birmingham Appraisal

What New Homebuyers Need To Know About Appraisals. In this new homebuyer’s guide to appraisals, I’ll help you understand the process during your first home purchase. I would like to do my part by informing and educating you on the appraisal part of the transaction. What is a Mortgage Appraisal?

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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.