Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. First, he has his clients lender call the listing agent. That never happens when a VA loan is involved.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In the ultra-competitive Westchester market, the odds were stacked against Heather Harrison and her client. “The client went to highest and best on Monday at 5 p.m., and I counseled my client to bid accordingly, waive his mortgage contingency, then we bid $1.45 million and we got it.”

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“Mortgage rates are expected to rise, but still remain attractive and reasonable. The unprecedented buyer demand of 2021 will likely be suppressed to some extent due to affordability concerns in some markets, and more housing inventory will most likely be available from both the existing homes and new construction segments.”.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

My first appraisal job was updating data records for an assessor’s office, converting to computerized valuation in the mid-1970s. Some AMCs may use appraisers for data collection at a reasonable fee instead of Uber drivers with 3 weeks of training. I would love to have all my clients email me the appraisal order.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 28, 2025

CDEI, MNAA Excerpts: Typically, this time starts when the comparable goes under contract, then ends on the effective date of the appraisal. To fail to reflect them truly and correctly in the final value opinion is to mislead the client. To guess at the time adjustment is to fail to reflect market trends truly and correctly.

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