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Relocation Trends for Buyers in 2022
The housing market has been a roller coaster ride since COVID-19 began, and it hasn’t shown signs of stopping in 2022. It’s increasingly difficult for…
The Impact of Inflation on Housing Prices
The topic of inflation has dominated the news cycle lately. Let’s put aside for the moment the causes of the steadily increasing rate of inflation,…
Just How Big is that House?
Appraising compliance with the American National Standard for Single-Family Residential Buildings Fannie Mae has released further clarification on their announcement that they will be requiring…
Appraiser-Controlled Desktop and Remote Valuations
Now that the GSEs have approved desktop valuations for purchase, appraisers need a way to collect trustworthy, verifiable data while also submitting floor plans on…
Five Common Issues Found in Appraisal Reports
Appraisals for mortgage finance transactions are subject to many levels of scrutiny and review. Post submission of an appraisal report ordered by an AMC for…
Things to Love (and Hate) About Appraising
Is there a career with more inherent paradoxes than real estate appraising? It’s a highly social profession – and yet it’s solitary. Every appraisal decision…
The Digital Transformation of Appraisal Data
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short term and underestimate the effect in the long term.” This is the little-known…
