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Walitt Solutions
MAY 24, 2024
One of those common scenarios goes like this: I completed an appraisal and transmitted the appraisal report to the client for a purchase appraisal. My market value conclusion came in below the purchase contract price. The client wants me to change my report to show the new amended contract price! What should I do?
Town & Country Residential Appraisals
MAY 8, 2023
When it comes to appraising a property, appraisers must take into account all agreements of sale. According to Standards Rule 1-5 in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), we are required to analyze any contracts for sale. Appraisers are required to analyze all agreements of sale.
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Appraisal Buzz
AUGUST 1, 2022
As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. Standard 2 is the specific standard that addresses the reporting of appraisals.
McKissock
AUGUST 13, 2021
Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? First and foremost, Standards Rule 1-5 in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) states that we are to: “analyze all agreements of sale.” That’s the real reason why—because USPAP says so. When should we analyze the contract?
Appraisal Buzz
JUNE 20, 2022
Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
MAY 26, 2023
The opposing side in one of the cases required that a new valuation be completed by a state-certified appraiser. In the other case, my client’s attorney recommended having their marital property appraised. But the owner felt that a real estate agent could do the same type of valuation as an appraiser.
McKissock
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Failure to disclose appraisal assistance. Failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance is another common violation. States often see this when a trainee or assistant applies to become a licensed or certified appraiser, and they submit their appraisal log to be reviewed by the state agency.
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