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Expert Witness Testimony: The Indispensable Role of Real Estate Appraisers in Legal Disputes

Boston Appraisal

In legal disputes, the accurate valuation of real estate can be pivotal, making real estate appraisers key expert witnesses. Their specialized knowledge and objective analysis provide crucial evidence that can shed light on complex issues, shape legal strategies, and underpin strong case arguments.

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Selling your home to a family member in 5 easy steps

Housing Wire

A controlled transaction can be subject to tighter IRS scrutiny, especially if the property is sold below fair market value. However, an agent can help suggest a fair market value, draw up contracts, review documents, and ensure state-required protocols are followed.

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Opinion: Stranger than fiction: Eminent domain displacement

Housing Wire

Still, they seem particularly egregious when there is a low (or no) monetary offer because “just compensation” historically does not have to reflect the “fair market value.” Right to legal representation : People have the right to seek legal advice during decision-making (it may be no fee through H.U.D.

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How the title industry is addressing the negative effects of heirs’ property

Housing Wire

However, wills and estate planning can be costly, and many Americans do not have the resources to legally account for their property before they pass away. Finally, in the case of multiple undocumented heirs, there is a risk of tax sale if the parties disagree on who is responsible for taxes and the obligation is not set out legally.

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Restoration of historic Frank Lloyd Wright home complicated by reverse mortgage

Housing Wire

That has complicated the issues around ownership of the home according to the child of those buyers, who said that interest accumulation on the loan has potentially outpaced its market value. But one year earlier, the Bank of New York Mellon Trust reportedly initiated a foreclosure on the property.

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Magistrate judge recommends $46M in restitution from former Live Well CEO

Housing Wire

“Whether or not the bonds were sold under ideal market conditions for the best possible price is irrelevant to the restitution calculation,” Parker said. Fluctuations in the market value of the bonds was foreseeable — even if direction and degree of change was not.”

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.