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On Staying Current

Appraisal Buzz

In this monograph, we discuss the absolute necessity of developing more than one skill set as part of becoming a competent and professional real estate appraiser. This means continually learning and developing new skills to stay ahead of the curve. Another way to develop new skills is to seek out opportunities to learn from mentors.

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How to become a luxury real estate agent

Housing Wire

Develop in-depth knowledge, showcase your expertise, and position yourself as the go-to authority in that property or market niche. Use this tool: Coffee & Contracts Thoughtfully designed by former real estate agent Haley Ingram, Coffee & Contracts offers a suite of upscale social media templates for every social platform.

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7 best real estate schools in Massachusetts for 2024

Housing Wire

In addition to Massachusetts-approved, prelicensing courses and continuing education courses for MA and NH license renewals, New England Academy provides professional development courses for sales and management development in an online, multimedia format. out of 5 stars Rating: 4.5

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5 Appraisal Topics Every Agent Should Know

Empire Appraisal Group

It’s also the appraiser’s job to develop an opinion on a home’s fair market value, and just because the buyer and seller have agreed on a price doesn’t mean that’s the true value of the property, said Francois Gregoire, broker, appraiser, instructor, and president of Gregoire & Gregoire Inc., Let them know how many offers came in.

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Appraisal Value Vs. Sale Price

Appraisal Today

… If a property is under contract for purchase at $450,000 and an appraiser provides a market value appraisal of $425,000 for the property, the $450,000 sale price is a fact, while the $425,000 appraised value is the appraiser’s opinion. I joined the seminar committee as I had a CE business at that time. I quit the committee.

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Value of a Pool

Appraisal Today

Like Zillow, Redfin has knowingly installed on Redfin.com surreptitious tracking pixels and other technologies from third-party developers that capture and transmit users’ video viewing data without consent, the complaint claims. Attend industry conferences and seminars 3. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.38

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. It involves analyzing data collected in mass quantities, developing statistics from the data, and applying the results to value properties. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.84 percent from 7.02