Appraisal Misconceptions Are More Common Than You Think Let’s face it—real estate appraisals can feel mysterious if you’re not an appraiser. I’ve been doing this work for over 30 years, and I still run into smart, experienced professionals who have some appraisal misconceptions that lead them to misunderstand key parts of the appraisal process. Whether […]
Don’t Fall for These Real Estate Appraisal Myths
November 20, 2024 By 5 Comments
It’s been several weeks now since I’ve blogged and to be honest I’ve missed it. Blogging provides me a creative outlet to help educate the public on the appraisal process. If you had told me in 2010 that I would still be writing my appraisal blog 14 years later I would have said you were […]
Agents, Are You Using Tainted Sales In Your CMA’s?
January 20, 2022 By 4 Comments
Avoid Tainted Sales and Price More Accurately It’s a proven fact that if a house is priced correctly it will sell. If it’s not, then it could take longer to sell and the final sale price may be lower than it normally would be. Using legitimate sales is key in pricing a home correctly in […]
Should You Trust An Algorithm For Your Home’s Value?
November 18, 2021 By 11 Comments
Zillow Takes One On The Chin In case you’ve been living under a rock lately and haven’t heard, Zillow is getting out of the home-flipping business. They recently announced they would no longer be involved in purchasing and reselling homes and they would shut down the Zillow Offers service. Their announcement was a shock to […]
6 Reasons Appraisers Are NOT Needed
February 5, 2020 By 8 Comments
What Do Appraisers Know Anyway? You can buy a car in little to no time so why not a house? Over the years I have heard that the home buying process is too long. There are too many headaches for buyers and the process should be easier. We are in a microwave society and everybody […]
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