There are more unacceptable appraisal practices?! Really, just how many can there be? Fannie Mae has 16. Freddie Mac has 10. But no matter. There really is a benefit here! What, possibly could that benefit be? That benefit is once you know them, you can avoid them. And when you avoid them, your appraisals are […]
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“Some clown wants a reconsideration of value (ROV)?! ROVs are Satan’s own seed, right? Probably, that obnoxious broker told the borrower to file the ROV! This would not be even an issue if that idiot, greedy broker had priced the property correctly! So, now what?! I’ve got to stop everything else I’m doing to babysit
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Are they market value? Those Zillow purchases and now their sales of the properties they bought. There is a reason to ask. Recently, a state appraisal board took an appraiser “behind the woodshed”. Why? That state board sanctioned the appraiser for (among other reasons) using ibuyer sales and purchases as comparable sales. Really?! Yes! As
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USPAP and hot sauce? Really?! Yes, there is a connection. That connection is the basis of analysis. So, what is analysis? For appraisers, it is really just a side-by-side comparison. Comparison of what? We compare, side-by-side, attributes of properties. Which properties? What attributes? See, that’s the connection. How hot is a hot sauce? There is
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On widgets and doohickeys, you say? And old mother USPAP, too. What does all this mean? Well, widgets are made up of lots of doohickeys. We deconstruct that widget into its component doohickeys. Once we have them all on the workbench we have deconstructed the widget. Is there more? Yes. Now we look at the
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Are there really three USPAP secrets you need to know? What are they? Why are they secrets? Is The Appraiser’s Advocate website the only place I can find them? OK! Enough questions! What are the secrets about extraordinary assumptions and hypothetical conditions I need to know? First, the three USPAP secrets are not really secrets.
What are four things the newbie appraiser must bring to the table? Really, what are four professional attributes the newbie appraiser must being to the table? There are more than four. But a discussion of only four of them will suffice here. OK, what are the four? You’ll have to listen to the podcast to
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Listen carefully! In this podcast, I’m going to share a Freddie Mac Appraisal Secret! If this secret gets out, it could mean the downfall of the residential real estate appraisal industry as we know and love it! I’m completely serious (not)! This secret is so applicable, so practical, you won’t believe you’ve never seen it
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Yes, a highest and best use analysis is part of USPAP. So, that means each appraisal and report must have one. It is true, the archaic 1004 form limits this to a checkbox. That’s really dumb! If the GSEs are so hot about one, why not give us some room on the form to put
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Want to know how a proper reconciliation keeps your assets out of a sling? Unfortunately, it is too easy to find them in one. Too many people want your assets on a tray. Did you “kill” a deal? That real real estate broker wants your assets in a sling now! Does that homeowner think you
