Cleveland Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Hello dear reader! I’m so sorry for the weeks I missed posting articles last month. There was a death in my family which has been difficult to work thru. While I get things going again, I have a returning guest blogger for this week and next week. This week, Betty White shares some things that can decrease property value. As a certified residential appraiser, I can tell you that while some of the things noted in this report can decrease value, they may not, so take these points with a grai

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

On Tuesday, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data came in cooler than expected , and the bond market loved it, driving mortgage rates lower. Where do we go from here? Headline inflation is still very elevated historically, but the trend can be our friend over the next 12 months. I say this because the most significant component of Core CPI is shelter inflation.

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The Appraiser Coach

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Imagine you’re at an inspection. During your standard walk-through, you look out the window and see a car pull up into the driveway. Your mind starts racing when you see. Read More.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

How much have home prices gone down? That’s the big question right now, so let’s talk about it. But I want to highlight a pressing issue that’s been coming up about the stats. I hope this is helpful, whether you’re local or not. UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 1/18/23 WCR Market Update in Cameron Park (register […]. The post How much have home prices gone down?

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Reflecting the unprecedented housing shortages across the United States in the post-pandemic market, U.S. vacancy rates hit their lowest readings in decades in 2021. According to NAHB’s analysis of the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), owner vacancy rates dropped below 0.9% and rental vacancy rates reached a new low of 5.2%, the lowest levels recorded by the ACS since the.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued clarification on Thursday regarding the extent in which employees in single-family housing transactions are allowed to play dual roles — and how much they are allowed to be compensated from a single FHA-insured transaction. The clarification, issued in a Mortgagee Letter by FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon, notes that participants who have “a direct impact on the mortgage approval decision are prohibited from having multiple roles or sources of

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 13, 2022

GoFormz dominates a competitive market in the Mobile Forms Automation Category – from Best Support to Easiest to Use Here at GoFormz, we are honored to have won 26 awards in G2’s Winter 2023 reports and remain the sole leading provider of mobile forms automation solutions for the second straight quarter. G2 continues to be the world’s dominating peer-to-peer review platform which buyers, investors, analysts, and business professionals utilize to compare and select the best software solutions bas

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Real estate taxes vary widely across states both in terms of annual taxes paid as well as effective tax rates. In 2021, the difference between average real estate taxes (RETs) paid by New Jersey and Alabama home owners was $8,336. New Jersey continued its perennial distinction as having the highest average real estate tax bill per home owner ($9,151) as.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This article is part of our Housing 2022-23 forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Padove Appraisal Service

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The past couple of years have been crazy! We have seen a combination of few homes offered for sale, and strong buyer demand. Buyers have had difficulty finding a home to purchase at any price. The result has been rising home prices. Recent increases in mortgage rates have reduced some demand. The higher cost of financing a home pushed some buyers out of the market.

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D Fritz Appraisals

DECEMBER 16, 2022

What to do When Your Property Tax Assessment Seems Too High. In early January each year, every home in British Columbia receives its property tax assessment notice through the mail from BC Assessment. Some property owners may be surprised and possibly even concerned with their home property assessment amount. Between 2021 and 2022, house prices in BC rose by an average of 23.3% with the increase even steeper in Victoria.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Consumer prices in November saw the smallest year-over-year gain since December 2021.While still elevated, inflation experienced the second month below an 8% annual growth rate since February 2022. However, the shelter index continued to rise at an accelerated pace and was more than offsetting decreases in energy indexes. Shelter inflation will primarily be cooled in the future via additional housing.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For most real estate industry professionals, title insurance needs no introduction. A trusted product , title insurance has been used to protect real estate transactions and property rights for over a century. However, most Americans don’t learn about title insurance until they buy their first home and amid the often stressful, frenetic activity of the closing process, homebuyers can be confused about many of the settlement costs and why they need to purchase a title insurance policy.

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Appraiserblogs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This new measuring technology claims the software to be ANSI compliant. Appraisers, over the past couple of years, there have been lively discussions on forums, Facebook groups, at conferences, etc., about a ‘new’ technology which allows a ‘phone holder’ to measure a structure, with that technology providing a “Sketch” or “Floor Plan” of that structure.

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Realvals

DECEMBER 16, 2022

These charts present an accurate depiction of the Larkspur, California housing market using data from the local MLS (BAREIS MLS). This data offers a comprehensive view of the true market trends in the area. These charts are refreshed monthly and each includes a full year of information. * Bookmark this page if you want to keep up with the trends in the Larkspur housing market. *.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending December 9th, total mortgage activity increased 3.2% from the previous week and the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rate rose one basis points to 6.42%. The FRM rate has fallen 48 basis points over the past month. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, rose.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

On the heels of the central bank’s announcement to raise the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, most economists and industry experts were on the same page about the housing outlook and which direction mortgage rates would be headed. . Growing concerns of a recession, led by the Federal Reserve ’s continued interest rate hikes next year, will prompt mortgage rates to trend lower in 2023, according to numerous experts.

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Empire Appraisal Group

DECEMBER 15, 2022

U.S. Is Running Short of Land for Housing. Source: U.S. Is Running Short of Land for Housing | Florida Realtors. Land-use restrictions, lack of public infrastructure investment and rising land prices contribute to the issue. Land accounts for about 47% of U.S. home values. NEW YORK – Land suitable for housing is increasingly scarce in the United States due to land-use restrictions and a dearth of public infrastructure investment.

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The Robert Weiler Company

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re looking to lease commercial space, it’s helpful to have reasons to negotiate. Negotiating a commercial lease is the most important aspect of renting commercial real estate for lease. There is no “standard” commercial lease agreement. A commercial lease can be customized by both parties. Landlords typically provide their own leases to prospective tenants of their commercial real estate for lease.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Downshifting its pace of tightening of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee raised the federal funds target rate by 50 basis points, increasing that target to an upper bound of 4.5%. This marked a relatively smaller increase after four previous 75 basis point hikes. The Fed has clearly communicated it will continue to tighten monetary policy however, raising.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

After the booming volume of the last two years, this year has been more difficult than many expected. Production has dropped significantly, and many lender shops are focused on recruiting more loan officers to help make up the difference. . “As a company, we’ve had to really right-size our teams to make sure that we’re keeping our costs in line with the reduced production that we’re seeing,” said Courtney Graham , chief marketing officer and chief people officer at Princeton Mortgage.

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Realvals

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The following charts provide a comprehensive view of the San Anselmo, California housing market, using data from the local MLS (BAREIS MLS). These charts are updated monthly and include a full year’s worth of data. * Bookmark this page if you want to keep up with the trends in the San Anselmo housing market. *. If you are a homeowner in San Anselmo or are considering buying a property there, these charts should be a valuable resource.

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Best Practices for Your End-of-Year Data Like most companies around this time of year, yours is probably thinking about what worked, what didn’t work, and what could be improved for next year. For the past twelve months, you’ve gathered heaps of information on your business – everything from inventory to overtime hours. While this data has helped you navigate through the year, it can also chart your way to next year’s success.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Over the first ten months of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 865,815. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 8.7% below the October 2021 level of 948,321. Year-to-date ending in October, single-family permits declined in all four regions. The South posted a modest decline of 6.8%, while the Midwest and the West regions.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The National Association of Realtors predicts there will be 4.78 million existing home sales in 2023, down 6.8% from the 5.13 million existing home sales expected to close in 2022. Lawrence Yun, the trade organization’s chief economist, announced this prediction on Tuesday during NAR’s fourth annual year-end Real Estate Forecast Summit. The 5.13 million existing homes sold in 2022 already represent a 16% year-over-year decrease and the lowest number of existing home sales since 2014.

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BiggerPockets

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Back in March and again in August, I noted that “We are undoubtedly reaching the limits of affordability for Americans,” which should “cool the real estate market” and likely “cause a correction” but […].

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GoForrmz

DECEMBER 12, 2022

eSignatures are an important part of growing your business Running the day-to-day operations of any business is a full-time job, but one of the most difficult challenges is finding the right tools to make your business run smoothly and set you up for future success. In an ideal world, everything in your business runs without disruption; no paperwork is ever lost, no data is ever incorrect, and every signature is legally binding and captured quickly.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

According to data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), 65.5 percent of single-family homes started in 2021 were built within a community or homeowner’s association. Since the re-design of the SOC in 2009, this was the second highest percentage for new homes started with an association. The Census Bureau defines community or homeowner’s associations as “formal legal entities.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Figure Acquisition Corp. I , a blank check company affiliated with fintech Figure Technologies , plans to merge with a warehouse lender and bank holding company to potentially bring blockchain technology to the financial institution. The special purpose acquisition company announced Friday that it signed a non-binding letter of intent with the privately held $3-5 billion asset holding company with nationwide residential mortgage lending and servicing operations.

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BiggerPockets

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Here are some weird but important facts. My friend and marketing expert, Perry Marshall, pointed this out: What do these buildings share in common? They’ve all been the world’s tallest […].

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Lamacchia Realty

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Marjorie McCue has officially qualified for the 2022 President’s Club by surpassing $16,000,000 in sales volume and closing on 33 transactions this year. This is Marjorie’s first time reaching this impressive milestone and we couldn’t be happier for her! Marjorie has been helping her clients buy and sell for years, providing excellent and reliable service.

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Eyes on Housing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The most recent release of the Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States shows a sharp slowdown in the quarter-over-quarter growth of households’ real estate assets. After six consecutive quarters of above 3 percent growth quarter-over-quarter, the third quarter of 2022 saw a 1.74% increase in households’ real estate asset value. The level of households’ real estate assets increased by.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Newly elected U.S. presidents have specific agendas they wish to accomplish within the first 100 days of their presidency. This started with Roosevelt. Young parents are reluctant to take their newborns out in public until after their first 100 days for fear of compromising the little one’s immune system. Once the first 100 days have been retired, a celebration ensures.

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San Jose Real Estate

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We’ve learned about two websites for measuring noise pollution and thought our readers would be interested. In some cases, it can be surprising that the sound levels are lower or higher than anticipated! These are great tools for getting a general idea on volume, but you’ll want to check out any properties in person and […].

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