This is a reminder that lenders (rather than sellers) can pay for temporary buydowns, including 2-1 buydowns.
This is one more reminder that the markets have already priced in the Fed’s impending rate cuts. And that waiting for rates to fall further is often costly.
Appraisals are coming in low more often, but here are six ways to keep deals alive, including smart uses of PMI.
I worked next door to a crotchety old RE/MAX agent for ten years – and we used to bet on the ultimate sales price of upcoming listings. I was always quite certain I’d win because of my vast...
I blogged about Zillow’s flaws many times over the years, starting in 2014, and I am amazed things have not improved more, particularly with the advent of AI. I am bringing it up again today...
Discover how an appraisal contingency protects your investment by letting you cancel or renegotiate a deal if a home appraises below the agreed sales price. This guide explains how appraisal,...
This is a reminder that lenders must always use the lesser of the appraised value or the purchase price on the contract for financing and loan-to-value purposes. So, even if we have a rock solid...
Fed Week: Corruption or Panic on the Part of the Fed? The Fed will announce a rate cut this week, and many pundits are now predicting a 50-basis point cut […]
The total number of appraisers is dwindling so fast that Fannie and Freddie are desperately looking for solutions – and appraisal waivers are just one of them.
We published this blog several years ago, and I am re-sending it with a very important addition. The addition is this: agents should focus especially on “inconvenient” (low-priced) comparable...
We have seen an onslaught of low appraisals recently. The primary reason is that the market is heating up in some areas – so offers are coming in that are higher than all of the closed comparable...
An appraiser came in $9,000 over contract price last week on a $297,000 Texas purchase – so woohoo, right? Wrong. It almost killed our deal.
I learned to appraise real estate in the early 1990s when the market was still cooling off from its 1990 peak. Our biggest account was with the exclusive lender for […]
Whenever an appraisal comes in under contract price, we work quickly to consider all options with both agents and buyers, and we can usually resolve appraisal issues within a day if everyone is...
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