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Nearly Half of All Prospective Buyers Struggle with Basic Home Costs

Appraisal Buzz

The trajectory of interest rates and what Americans refer to as their “magic number”—the mortgage rate that would compel them to buy a home—have them feeling more optimistic than they did about insurance and housing prices. The post Nearly Half of All Prospective Buyers Struggle with Basic Home Costs first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Supporting Market Conditions Adjustments: A Comprehensive Guide for Appraisers

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However, individual comparable sales exhibited different trends relative to the market average: Figure 1 For more information, refer to the Fannie Mae Selling Guide, section B4-1.3-09. It includes insights from CoreLogic economists to help appraisers and home buyers understand the market.

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My Top 11 Tips For Realtors When Choosing Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

In today’s market where so much information is available online, it’s important to put in the research upfront when pricing a home because we know buyers do and they will know when a listing is overpriced. Using sales that are inferior, similar, and superior to the subject in some aspect constitutes bracketing.

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Appraisal Comparable Guidelines – What Do Appraisers Look For in Comps?

Realvals

Usability is of great significance here, where families are the main buyers. Condition refers to the house’s current condition in terms of overall maintenance, depreciation, and updates. Quality refers to the materials used when building and/or remodeling the house. Bracketing. Best Practices for Comparable Sales.

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

I refer to this phenomenon as Urban Projection – a process where underwriters unintentionally impose urban property expectations on rural markets. As such, the buyer’s options are limited, and they become less sensitive to differences in housing characteristics. I refer to this approach as high-level bracketing.

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

I refer to this phenomenon as Urban Projection – a process where underwriters unintentionally impose urban property expectations on rural markets. As such, the buyer’s options are limited, and they become less sensitive to differences in housing characteristics. I refer to this approach as high-level bracketing.

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The Pitfalls of Outlier Sales in Pricing a Listing

Birmingham Appraisal

The market area that the property is located in can definatley support the price but does the price truely reflect the market value of that specific property or does it reflect what a super motivated buyer with available funds is willing to pay? For buyers, it could mean a potential bargain. There is a difference.