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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

Without sales figures, it’s difficult to access comparable sales, and home buyers may find it challenging to gauge the fair market value of a property. Buyers should focus on other factors when estimating a property’s value , such as location, condition of the home, local amenities, and current market trends.

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Unanswered Questions – Part 1

Appraisal Buzz

I started to think about the best way to approach those questions, and in doing so I became reacquainted with a useful tool in statistics…the bell curve. In other words, why are appraiser estimating market value below the contract price so often? The bell curve is the informal name for a normal (or Gaussian) distribution.

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Survey: Cluttered Yards and Neighbors’ Junk Can Slash Home Values

Appraisal Buzz

Almost every survey respondent agreed that trash, junk, or excessive clutter, either outside or inside a seller’s home, decreases a home’s market value. About half of them estimated that said disarray would result in a “significant” property value decrease.

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28 real estate circle prospecting ideas, tips, tools & scripts

Housing Wire

8 circle prospecting ideas — a deep dive 8 effective circle prospecting scripts 9 pro tips for expert-level circle prospecting 3 circle prospecting tools What is circle prospecting? There are numerous tech tools available to agents to help with prospecting. Offering value Providing value is crucial in circle prospecting.

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Is A Cubicasa Scan an Inspection?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Interestingly, some appraisers don’t like using the term inspection when describing our walking thru a home to observe things like its condition, layout, and other aspects of the home that impact market value. It’s simply a tool to create a detailed floor plan and measure a home. It’s a simple straightforward process.

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How to get listings in real estate: 11 proven strategies for 2024

Housing Wire

Market data about the area, an invitation to an upcoming open house, or info about a coming soon listing nearby are all great items of value. Don’t forget to include your contact information and a call to action such as: “Call/text me to learn about your home’s current market value.” Who’s it for?

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Tools To Support Appraisal Adjustments

Appraisal Today

What Tools Do You Use to Support Your Appraisal Adjustments? By McKissock As part of our monthly survey series, we asked our community of real estate appraisers, “What tool(s) do you use to support your appraisal adjustments?” Popular tools include Synapse by Spark, Solomon Adjustment Calculator, and Redstone by Bradford Technologies.

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