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All the ways the wildfires could make LA housing more expensive

Housing Wire

Property taxes accrue even if the home is destroyed Property taxes are a major expense for Los Angeles homeowners, and those taxes still accrue even if the land doesnt have a home to live in. But homeowners do have a few options for relief.

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Do Appraisal Gap Clauses Impact Appraisals?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

It states that the buyer will still purchase the home at the contract price, even if the appraised value is lower than the contract price by a certain amount. Appraisal gap clauses have become relatively common in recent years due to many homes being sold at prices that market data does not support as being the market value.

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9 tips for homebuyers in non-disclosure states

Housing Wire

.: Alaska Idaho Kansas Montana New Mexico North Dakota Utah Wyoming Louisiana Missouri (partial) Mississippi Texas Purchasing real estate in a non-disclosure state can significantly impact home buyers because it’s next to impossible to find property sale prices through public records.

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

Housing Wire

You can potentially ask the seller to pay for the improvements, or you can ask for a lower sales price to offset the cost of the repairs. A qualified appraiser will compare recent sales of similar local properties, market trends and conduct a visual inspection of the home’s interior and exterior to determine the property’s fair market value.

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How to price homes properly in a volatile housing market

Housing Wire

High-volume home sellers are in a bit of a pickle in today’s market thanks to rapidly rising mortgage rates last year. These are market-based decisions.” Kearney’s simple strategy for surviving as a high-volume seller in an environment where demand has dried up: listen to the market and do what it says. “As

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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.

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Closing on a House: Settlement Tips for Home Sellers

Realtor

As a seller, here’s what you need to know about the settlement process. If the appraisal comes in higher than the sales price, then the buyers can relax in the satisfaction they’ve purchased a home for less than its market value. Once the contract has been signed, a seller can’t renegotiate the price higher.

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