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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

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Home appraisers are trained to inspect and measure your property and perform comparisons that result in an accurate valuation for the current housing market. Valuation for insurance claims. Any existing easements or zoning issues. Mortgage financing and refinancing. Reviewing / appealing property tax assessment.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

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In 2007, he started appraising conservation easements, which are specified areas of land earmarked for environmental conservation. Owners with conservation easements can claim an income tax deduction. Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers. They are not easy to do.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

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This is the statement in the HUD/FHA ML-2024-07: “This included guidance to improve the established process by which FHA program participants may request an ROV if the initial valuation is lower than expected.” It’s important to watch any red flags in the housing market, but it’s also key to stay objective. Was it the borrower?

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Are Appraisers Professionals?

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Easement Liability, college degree requirement AQB, Fannie June Update, ADUs, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc == = Renovated Modernist Mansion in Salt Lake City for $3.699M Excerpts: 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4,660 sq.ft.,

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Appraisals and Water Frontage

Appraisal Today

The canal was owned by the state with an unclear easement for building beyond the rear lot line. Two Trends Slowing Housing Market Normalization. By John Dingeman, Chief Appraiser Class Valuation. Class Valuation AMC does many desktops and hybrids. One was on a tidal canal and built around 1943. June 20, 2022.