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The title industry’s latest cat-and-mouse game: seller impersonation fraud

Housing Wire

Then, posing as the property owner, the scammer contacts a real estate agent to list the property. The property is then listed, typically below market value to generate interest in the listing. When it comes to close on the sale of the property the scammer will request a remote notary signing.

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Arm’s Length or Another Type of Sale? The 7 Sale Types Explained

McKissock

Sales due to a job relocation, estate settlement, foreclosure, or divorce may sell for less than the property’s market value. Remember, in general, market value is defined as the most probable price a property should bring in a competitive and open market. Non-arm’s length sale. Arm’s length sale.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

What does the appraiser do with the three different values that may be developed? The appraiser must now reconcile these three values into one final opinion of value. One definition of the word reconcile in Dictionary.com is “to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent.”

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Types of Appraisal Values

Appraisal Today

Market Value and Appraised Value: Exploring Various Appraisal Values By Jo Traut Excerpts: You’ve probably been asked about the difference between “market value and appraised value” by clients seeking a mortgage. We don’t provide an appraised value of a property.

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Appraisal Value Vs. Sale Price

Appraisal Today

Value is defined in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) as: “The monetary relationship between properties and those who buy, sell, or use those properties, expressed as an opinion of the worth of a property at a given time. Unlike value, price is not an opinion. What is Sale Price?

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What is a 1031 Exchange? A Beginner’s Guide

Property Metrics

1031 ), which defines the conditions for tax deferral on the sale of real estate. In other words, taxes can be deferred on the profitable sale of a commercial property as long as the proceeds are “exchanged” into a new property of “like kind” that is held for investment purposes. Is it possible to do a 1031 Exchange into a REIT?

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Why Do Square Footage Disputes Arise?

Empire Appraisal Group

The agencies involved in residential lending—Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Federal Housing Administration—have slightly varying definitions of gross living area, but all agree on these facts: Gross living area is the finished, above-grade residential area. Molitor-Gennrich. Walnut Creek, Calif.,

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