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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. Home Inspection. Have you budgeted for closing costs?

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Home Inspections vs Home Appraisals: The Truth Every Buyer Needs to Hear

Appraisal Hub

Thats why understanding home inspections and home appraisals is your first step to making a smart investment. Home Inspections: The Detective Work Think of a home inspection as your personal property detective. A home inspection helps you avoid that nightmare. Determines the propertys market value.

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Relocation Appraisals: The Power of Market Analysis

Appraisal Buzz

So one main difference between traditional lender appraisals and relocation appraisals is the forecasting aspect: whereas lender appraisals determine a current market value, relocation appraisals try to project what the sales price WILL be. Client rankings may seem scary to appraisers accustomed to lending work.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Property data collection consists of a complete interior and exterior inspection of the subject property. Freddie Mac announced automated collateral evaluation (ACE) as a new solution and Fannie Mae followed not long after with the introduction of Property Inspection Waivers (later renamed Value Acceptance).

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Opinion: The pros and cons of VA modernization bill

Housing Wire

To begin with, I applaud the flexibility of allowing desktop or drive-by appraisals, but at the same time this would seem to fundamentally alter the requirement of the appraiser to inspect the property to ensure Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs) are met.

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Are Appraisals Public Record?

Realvals

These comparables or “comps” help determine the home’s value in the current market. These comparables or “comps” help determine the home’s value in the current market. The appraiser then weighs all factors to arrive at the appraised value. We take photos and measurements.

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FHFA’s RFI on appraisals is a critical inflection point

Housing Wire

Despite fintech innovation in the form of lending-as-a-service (LaaS) startups and more user-friendly mortgage application portals, the appraiser shortage paired with “the old way of doing things” has aggravated process inefficiencies within the home loan ecosystem. Poor data visibility.

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