Appraisal Institute Helps Appraisers Choose Comparable Sales in Declining...
The nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers published guidance to help appraisers know when and how to use distressed sales, such as foreclosures, as comparable sales. Such...
View ArticleWhy isn’t That an Appraisal?
APPRAISAL: (noun) the act or process of developing an opinion of value; an opinion of value. (adjective) of or pertaining to appraising and related functions such as appraisal practice or appraisal...
View ArticleLow Valuation in Home Appraisals Causing Steady Level of Contract Glitches
WASHINGTON (October 10, 2012) – The real estate market is recovering but still faces hurdles, notably from tight mortgage credit, but problems with a sizeable share of real estate appraisals also are...
View ArticleSurvey: Appraisers Confident in Housing Market
Appraisers mostly are upbeat about home price increases and generally are becoming more confident about the state of the U.S. housing market, according to survey results released April 24 by Leawood,...
View ArticleHow to Identify a Bubble or Bust Housing Market
The nation’s home prices continue to climb, with some cities posting double-digit annual growth rates during 2012–13. While the continued economic recovery seems to trend in a positive direction,...
View ArticleAppraisers Expect Continued Growth: Appraisal Institute Survey
CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Appraisers anticipate continued growth in mortgage lending appraisals and in specialized areas of consulting, according to a recent survey conducted by...
View ArticleAppraiser Soon to be Jailbird for Fraud
In a million dollar mortgage fraud scheme Appraisers, An appraiser in NY state has been convicted of a FELONY for incorrectly reporting the last sale date of a subject property in an appraisal report,...
View ArticleZillow Fake Floreclosures
Zillow Lists "Fake Foreclosures"… We have all heard the term "Fake News" by now… We now have "Fake Foreclosures" According to a local TV station in the Grand Rapids Michigan area, Zillow is falsely...
View ArticleLender Seeks to Overturn NY Appraiser-Friendly Statute of Limitations Law
Sharestates operates a crowdfunding platform that provides alternative mortgage lending secured by both residential and commercial real estate. Over the last 10 years, it has reported average annual...
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