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Market Value Vs. Sales Price with Nikki Smith

Appraisal Buzz

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into market value versus sales price and how today’s wild market should be something all appraisers need to be up-to-date on. They delve into a deep discussion regarding the two and how they impact where we are today in the market. How exactly are market value and sales price different?

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Housing Market Nears $50T Valuation Milestone

Appraisal Buzz

housing market is rapidly approaching the $50 trillion mark, with the total value of homes across the country hitting a record $49.6 In a decade, the value of U.S. New Jersey leads in value gains New Jersey metros close to New York City saw the largest jumps in property value over the last year. As the U.S.

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Market Value Vs. Sales Price with Nikki Smith

Appraisal Buzz

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into market value versus sales price and how today’s wild market should be something all appraisers need to be up-to-date on. They delve into a deep discussion regarding the two and how they impact where we are today in the market. How exactly are market value and sales price different?

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The Bay Area is the country’s 4th-hottest housing market

Housing Wire

As of March 29, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area was the fourth-hottest housing market in the country. The Bay Area metro had a 90-day average Market Action Index score of 61.19, according to data from Altos Research. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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How auction buyer data foreshadows housing market shifts

Housing Wire

Retail housing market data from June showing early signs of a real estate slowdown was foreshadowed three months earlier in buyer behavior at foreclosure auctions. The as-is market value is typically based on a drive-by broker price opinion or external-only appraisal given the properties are usually still occupied.

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The invasion of institutional investors in the housing market

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

A couple weeks ago a viral story came out about a fund called BlackRock who was reported to be buying everything in sight and paying 20-50% above market value. Market update on […]. Let’s talk about this as well as other institutional investors right now. This is a longer post, so scroll topics (or digest slowly).

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Q4 Home Equity Holds Steady Nationwide

Appraisal Buzz

were considered equity-rich in the fourth quarter, meaning that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. The last few months of 2024 marked pretty much a holding pattern for the housing market. in the prior three-month period.