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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I have written several articles demonstrating the inaccuracy of AVMs like Zillow’s Zestimates. One big one is their Zestimate’s inaccuracy at predicting market value, and more specifically, they were relying on their own Zestimates to make important decisions like buying & selling homes. There are several reasons.

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Portrait of a pre-foreclosure peacemaker

Housing Wire

Now Sandoval, who was featured earlier this year in a Wall Street Journal article , is the one knocking on the doors of homeowners facing foreclosure or other distressed circumstances. Helping the seller understand the true market value of the home given the condition can also be a challenge. I give them everything.

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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. Click here to visit their website.

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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

Housing Wire

Also, an independent appraisal during the loan process locks in the property’s market value at the time the reverse mortgage loan is funded. Take a look at some of the most recent press – The New York Times published an in-depth article in April 2022: “Reverse Mortgages Are No Longer Just for Homeowners Short on Cash.”.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

According to the park manager Pete Houghton, who was mentioned in an article, “Where the Ducks Walk on the Fish” , this attraction draws over 300,000 visitors a year. So many visitors have stopped by over the years, that they renovated the area to make it more visitor friendly, with better parking and a nicer observation area.

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What Size Dumpster Is Normally Needed for A Kitchen Demo and Remodel?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Having had our kitchen gutted and remodeled a couple of years ago, I can honestly say that I had not thought about this question before our renovation. Also, if you are planning on doing a complete gut renovation of your kitchen, it is best to go for a larger dumpster, as the amount of debris generated will be significant.