Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

And even the housing market feels a bit like the ’90s. Big pants, Nirvana t-shirts, and Doc Martens. Let’s talk about it.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

The spring market is awake. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/31/24 Joel Wright & Mike Gobbi Event 9am (on Zoom here) 02/01/24 Gateway Event (private) 2/09/24 PCAR WCR Event […] The post The spring housing market is waking up & random stats first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The housing market has shifted over the past month. That’s what the stats are showing, and it’s what we’re hearing from the trenches. Today I want to highlight what’s been happening in Sacramento, and unpack what I mean by “shift” too since this word can be sensationalized.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

As industry analyst Mike Delprete put it in a recent blog post , both firms are now in search of the holy grail of real estate: a one-stop shop that combines home search, buy & sell, financing, and title insurance. As of mid-March 2025, Zillow had a market capitalization of $16.73

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Our comprehensive guide to the best real estate marketing tools provides you with a helpful assortment of easy-to-use, effective marketing products to turn your business into a revenue engine in 2024. We know — you didn’t get into real estate for the love of marketing or tech.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

It’s been a pretty normal spring season so far, but if mortgage rates keep ticking up, that’s an x-factor in changing the feel of the market. Today, I have a big market update. first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. This post is designed to skim by topic or digest slowly.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 11, 2022

“The housing market is getting back to normal.” UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Market Update (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/20/2022 Beer & Stats at Out of Bounds (sign up (for real estate agents)) 7/26/2022 […]. ” I hear that quite a bit, but is it true? Well, yes and no.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

New findings from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show a fresh picture of who’s buying and selling homes, with more first-time buyers entering the market and families looking for homes that fit multiple generations. Join their waiting list for access to a treasure trove of digital marketing tools and some sweet discounts.

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George Dell

JANUARY 24, 2024

Appraisal time adjustments are also labeled as “market conditions” adjustments. Or, more recently in Evidence Based Valuation, “Market Price Indexing (MPI)©”. The FHFA blog post of 1/16/2024 defines “underappraisals” as those loan appraisals which come in below the contract price. Unless they are needed.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

A quick change in rates has led to a quick change in the housing market. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 7/15/2022 Lunch & Learn Big Market Update (sign up here)) […]. We didn’t see much difference right away in the stats, but we are finally getting some good numbers now. Let me show you what I mean.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 27, 2021

While it may seem like many buyers don’t care about what the market value of a home is, I think that we must be careful to not make that assumption. While some may be willing to spend more than market value on a home, in many cases, there is a threshold to the amount a buyer is willing to spend on a home. MARKET TRENDS.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Creating a real estate marketing plan can be harder than it sounds. If your marketing isn’t aligned with your niche, personal brand, and skills, you’ll waste time, money and effort pursuing it. Finally, I’ll wrap up with the three marketing tools every agent needs to hit the ground running in 2024.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2024

Here’s why: Good software might help your brokerage stay afloat in a post-lawsuit market. The right real estate brokerage software will help you gain market share, train, recruit, and retain more (and better) agents, and make more profits. That difference is everything.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) is projected to contract significantly over the next two years in the face of a housing-market contraction, but the actual supply of MBS available for purchase in the private market is expected to swell to record levels over that period. trillion and to nearly $9.3

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

“Zillow is not required to offer consumer-facing agreements in light of the proposed NAR settlement, but we have an opportunity to provide tools for the industry to fulfill these requirements in a way that puts the consumer first,” Errol Samuelson, the chief industry development officer at Zillow Group , wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With NWLAR, there are 15 different Realtor association shareholders in the NTREIS network, the release said, contracting regional MLS’ with vendors for services and wholesales. “As “For years there has been talk of a national MLS – an idea that has little merit in my opinion,” Lund said in a blog post.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

BLOG VIEW: The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Sept. The Fed’s initial cut is likely to bring more buyers and sellers to market, potentially opening the inventory floodgates and momentum for price competition. Traditionally, they would would ramp up hiring – more loan officers, processors, and contract underwriting.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2022

What happens when the Federal Reserve begins pulling back in a serious way from the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market that it has helped to prop up through billions of dollars in bond purchases since the start of the pandemic in 2020 — to the point where it now holds a $2.7 trillion agency MBS portfolio? The Feds existing $2.7

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

AUGUST 20, 2021

That way of measuring the market can lead to an opinion of value that is in the ballpark of a home’s market value. Earlier in the year, I appraised a home to have a market value that was twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000) higher than the contract price. I’ve written about this topic in the past.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Real estate agents are always looking for vetted, high-quality leads — and especially so during 2023 market conditions. It dishes out everything from email and SMS marketing to effective lead capture forms and an integrated CRM system. However, Market Leader may not be ideal for larger teams or those looking for more customization.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

In one moment, you may be a content creator, and in the next, a customer service agent, administrative assistant, marketing strategist, copywriter and editor — all in one. Yet, in a competitive real estate market, agents don’t always have the luxury of investing months into long-term brand-building.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Cleveland Appraisal Blog shares some tips. Invest in marketing. You’ll need to market your development once it is complete. To ensure that all parties are in agreement, you should compose contracts for all contractors and clients you do business with. You can listen right here at the Cleveland Appraisal Blog.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 16, 2022

There are pros and cons that will be different for everyone based on finances, the type of home you dream of being your forever home, and the availability of the homes in your market. Cleveland Appraisal Blog is full of helpful information. Take advantage of online reviews to evaluate your potential mover before signing any contract.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Without sales figures, it’s difficult to access comparable sales, and home buyers may find it challenging to gauge the fair market value of a property. Buyers should focus on other factors when estimating a property’s value , such as location, condition of the home, local amenities, and current market trends.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 25, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the different factors that determine the size of a dumpster needed for a kitchen demo and remodel project, provide recommendations to get a 6-yard dumpster and explain how to choose a reputable commercial dumpster rental company. And thank you dear reader for visiting the Cleveland Appraisal Blog!

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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. – Birmingham Appraisal Blog.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

However, enough information should be shared to help the reader begin to develop an idea of how the property being appraised fits into the overall market. This first section of the report discusses some of the positive and negative aspects of a neighborhood that may impact market value. NEIGHBORHOOD. IMPROVEMENTS. How big is it?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

While most states allow fair market value to be established using traditional appraisal approaches (e.g. A big thank you to Leslie for writing this article for the Cleveland Appraisal Blog! You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! . June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal – DW Slater Company Blog.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 16, 2021

Trying to meet deadlines, keep my clients informed, and put out a quality product in this busy market is enough to make my head spin. Lately, though, I’ve been trying to carve out some extra time to find out about what other appraisers are saying and doing in this unusual market. Markets hate uncertainty.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recently, some of my well-intentioned clients have asked if it is possible to appraise a home, based upon a “normal market”. Let’s talk about the difference between today’s market and the one during the years leading up to the bursting of the housing bubble in the Great Recession of 2008. Granted, mortgage rates were not terrible.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

When developing an opinion of the market value of a property, what appraisers are really measuring is how much depreciation a property has suffered from, and more specifically how much depreciation the improvements on the land have depreciated. You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! Depreciation! Click to Sign Up.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The agreement allows a broker to own the listing contract, but REcolorado will own the listing’s record, potentially giving REcolorado the right to deny an agent’s ability to download and sell their listings. But the drama around the situation could be just beginning.

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Miller Samuel

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the years, I have bantered with the Espinal Adler Team (Marie Espinal and Jeff Adler) at Douglas Elliman Real Estate about the market which has been invaluable for on the ground intel. I hope you find that this apple was fully peeled: Jonathan Miller’s Market Outlook. And, in-turn, when the market falls, it will fall forever.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

They will analyze market conditions and they will look for comparable sales that have sold in the area of the subject property in recent months. If they end up too high, the home will likely sit on the market until the price is reduced. All three are market-based approaches. Most good agents do a lot of work when pricing a home.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It does indicate a need for agents to ramp up their digital marketing strategies to make their online profile more accessible. Your online presence is the foundation of your marketing, but agents should continue to build strong relationships to earn referrals. If you need some inspiration, check out Coffee & Contracts.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 1, 2022

The word that is meaningful to the premise of this blog is summary. When reading contracts, words will always have their ordinary meaning unless defined otherwise. Mortgage companies and AMCs are ok with this practice until the audits start occurring after the market slows and normalizes. Standards rule 2-2 specifically.

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The Robert Weiler Company

JANUARY 2, 2021

Are you familiar with a land contract in Ohio, as well as the state-specific requirements? What is a land contract in Ohio, really? Essentially, a land contract is an alternative financing option if you’re investing in: Farmland or raw land. So, what is a land contract agreement, and how does it work? A home or condo.

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