Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 13, 2023

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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McKissock

JANUARY 31, 2023

As part of our Question of the Month survey series, we asked members of our appraisal community, “What’s one thing you wish real estate agents knew about the appraisal process?” ” “The definition of market value.” ” “How value is derived.”

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Birmingham Appraisal

JUNE 21, 2023

Appraisals provide an objective assessment of a property’s worth, ensuring accurate market value and facilitating successful transactions. Real estate agents, as trusted guides for their clients, must possess a good understanding of the factors that influence property appraisals.

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Lamacchia Realty

MARCH 17, 2023

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASSESSED VALUE AND MARKET VALUE? Two terms that often come up when buying or selling property are assessed value and market value. While these terms may seem similar, they actually represent two different values that can affect the pricing of a property.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

.: 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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McKissock

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Hiring an expert is still preferred, and, in a 2020 study, more than half of buyers said that real estate agents helped them glean more information than they otherwise would have from online portals, saving significant amounts of time, money, and stress. How Can Real Estate Agents Help Online Buyers and Sellers?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Because in both instances, they first had their homes valued by real estate agents, not appraisers. But the owner felt that a real estate agent could do the same type of valuation as an appraiser. And the agent they initially used was less expensive than hiring a certified appraiser.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The four firms in question all had joint ventures (JVs) or affiliated business arrangements (ABAs) in which real estate agents, who were also business referral sources, were investors. or divest real estate agents from their ownership interests. Thus, a JV could comply with the D.C. illegal.”

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PennyMac

JULY 20, 2021

Whether you are buying or selling a home, your real estate agent will be your partner through one of the most significant transactions of your life. Finding the right agent should involve careful planning and research, but many of us just don’t know where to start. How long have you been working as a real estate agent?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“I get tons of emails every day from investors looking for properties, but of course, they only want homes that are under market value, which are hard to come by. When they find those properties, they pile in,” Carrie Caruthers, a Redfin real estate agent in Riverside County, California, said in the report.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The client can find their own appraiser, or real estate agents can recommend appraisers they have worked with before. At this point, an estimated market value is generated. The appraiser inspects the property An appraiser visits the property and conducts a visual inspection of the home’s condition.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

The API integration will allow lenders to bring product offerings to open houses, allowing them to engage borrowers “earlier in the lifecycle,” and will also enable lenders to better support co-marketing partners like real estate agents and loan officers.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

Scammers pose as property owners and contact a real estate agent to list the property for sale. The listing price of the property is typically set below the current market value to generate immediate interest in the property. The identity of the landowner is also obtained through these public records searches.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is a detailed report that helps real estate agents evaluate and determine the market value of a property. It is an essential tool that allows agents to clearly communicate a pricing benchmark for a property.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2021

But the division produced a $421 million loss before taxes, and analysis from KeyBanc and industry analyst Mike DelPrete as well as anecdotes from real estate agents indicated Zillow paid more than market value for homes. .

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2024

If multiple offers come in, the parties can get into a bidding war, driving the price up beyond what the market typically sustains. One excellent resource is local real estate agents. Pressure to Appraise at Buying Cost When buyers enter bidding wars, the market value might not align with the property’s cost.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And third, the only thing of value that the referring party may receive is a return on an ownership interest. What the investigators are finding — not in every case, but in a majority of the cases — is that the investment is proper and they are paying fair market value for the investment.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 18, 2021

The number of days on the market before an offer is accepted is usually six days, and everyone knows it’s going to sell above market value.” cities determined that Seattle is the top market for real estate agents to currently work in. . “That’s incredibly strong appreciation.

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Eppraisal

MAY 19, 2023

While AVMs can be a useful tool for getting a ballpark estimate of a property's value, they have limitations and may not always provide an accurate estimate of the property's true market value.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

My mom and stepdad went into pre-foreclosure,” said Sandoval, a real estate agent and investor who specializes in working in low-income, often Latino neighborhoods in Southern California. “I Helping the seller understand the true market value of the home given the condition can also be a challenge.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

a company with a market value of nearly $700 billion. The daughter of a real estate agent, Budnick first went into finance, working with Bank of America. BHHS is a separate entity from the HomeServices of America brokerage , though that brokerage’s CEO, Gino Blefari, also serves as board of chairman for BHHS.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The prior announcement was stunning in its own right, and led to revelations that the company bought homes for well above market value, and re-listing homes for less than what they were bought for. The purchase has triggered a Federal Trade Commission inquiry regarding Zillow’s array of agent and consumer data.

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Miller Samuel

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

As we say in the petition , this change can impact several groups in particular: consumers, the taxpayers, the housing market and appraisers. One group not explicitly mentioned in the petition but impacted down the road are real estate agents and brokers.

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Appraisal Partners Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

These factors can affect its market value. A well-maintained or updated home may hold more value. This information helps the agent compare the home to others accurately. By matching it with similar homes, they can effectively estimate the property’s market value. It also involves studying market trends.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Geographic targeting The core idea of circle prospecting is geographic targeting, where real estate agents focus their marketing and outreach efforts on a specific neighborhood or area. This could be in the form of market updates, home maintenance tips, community news, or other helpful information.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We have rules, we have standards, and we all know the exact definition of value. The “official unofficial” government-related loan definition of market value is clear. Also part of the definition: Reasonable market exposure time. As an appraiser, I had to look at what I had spent a lifetime doing: “Find market value.”

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In a recent Forbes article, The Impact Of A Hybrid Work Environment On Real Estate , Co-Founder & CEO of Replay Listings Rodolfo Delgado predicts a “downsizing” trend within the commercial real estate space, potentially opening up opportunities for commercial real estate agents to help newly-hybrid companies navigate the relocation process.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I can see why loan officers, real estate agents, or buyers might push back on appraisers’ conclusions. The second thing, and most everyone who is tracking this data already knows this, is that this data and the indexes that spring from them are all lagging indicators of the health of a given market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index of 30 to be a seller’s market. While the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont housing market may be decently hot, local real estate agents feel that it could be hotter. In comparison, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue , the top-ranked metro area, had a score of 64.53.

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Birmingham Appraisal

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Whether it’s due to unrealistic pricing, inadequate marketing strategies, or external market factors, these properties often face skepticism from potential buyers. To break through this barrier, real estate agents need a fresh perspective and a solid understanding of the property’s true market value.

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Birmingham Appraisal

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The bottom line is that if the contract price is in close alignment with the other approaches to value, especially the sales comparison approach, then this provides validation that it is a reliable indicator of market value for the property so the appraiser will reconcile the appraisal at the contract price.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Then, posing as the property owner, the scammer contacts a real estate agent to list the property. The property is then listed, typically below market value to generate interest in the listing. Oftentimes this leads to the discovery of vacant lots.

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Realtor

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Don’t put too much stock in home improvements We’re sure your brand-new kitchen is stunning but don’t be surprised if it doesn’t proportionally raise your home’s market value when it comes to the home appraisals. If you spent $50,000, you’re likely to see only a fraction of that returned in value.

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Raleigh Realty

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This is unlike a Real Estate Agent whose goal is to secure you the highest price possible when selling your home. The Real Estate Agent does take a fee though the best Agents usually will net you a price far higher than their commission making the return on investment more than worth it.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“The Zestimate® home valuation model is Zillow’s estimate of a home’s market value. A Zestimate incorporates public, MLS and user-submitted data into Zillow’s proprietary formula, also taking into account home facts, location and market trends. Hire a real estate agent to help you price competitively!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

BNI (Business Networking International): These chapters can be tricky to get into as a real estate agent, but if you’re able to find one with an open seat, jump on it. Market data about the area, an invitation to an upcoming open house, or info about a coming soon listing nearby are all great items of value.

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