http://www.appraisersinbatonrouge.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers “Photos From The Field”: 2009 St. Jude Dream Home Photos, Taken 10/17/2009
The Drawing for this beautiful St. Jude Dream Home is November 1, 2009. Buy your tickets today @ http://www.stjudedreamhome.org/.
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – Real Estate Appraisers: Age and makeup of your neighborhood can determine home value loss!
This home at 10305 Welbeck Court. In Westchase, some home values have dropped a little – and some a lot.
Shannon Behnken, with the Tampa Tribune, discusses how “Age and makeup of your neighborhood can determine home value loss”. The article is located here. Here’s a snippet:
“Data show that home values can vary widely, depending on the neighborhood, the age of the home and the economic stability of neighbors.
No Tampa Bay area neighborhood is immune to this housing downturn, but some neighborhoods are suffering more, housing professionals say.
“In general, areas that had minimal decreases have been around for some time and were not as susceptible to investors,” said David Teacher, a property appraiser with Superior Residential Appraisal Services Inc.
Even in those neighborhoods, however, there are exceptions.”
REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS…..WHAT’S YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ISSUE?
http://www.realestateappraisertips.info/ – Attention Real Estate Appraisers: Inman News Article Out Today: Wanted: ‘Credible’ Appraisals
In my email this morning is a new Inman News article regarding home appraisals. Here’s a snippet from the email:
“It’s the hottest topic in real estate today: The Home Valuation Code of Conduct, or HVCC, is so hot that it’s not just inflammatory. It’s on fire.
The HVCC is a new set of appraisal-related practices that lenders must follow with respect to loans they want to sell to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. These new practices are intended to reduce the incidence of appraisal fraud and prevent inappropriate pressure being placed on appraisers to inflate home valuations in home purchase and loan refinance transactions.”