house measurement - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/house-measurement/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:47:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 house measurement - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/house-measurement/ 32 32 52046035 House Measurement by Property Data Collector Gone Wrong https://appraisersblogs.com/house-measurement-by-property-data-collector-gone-wrong https://appraisersblogs.com/house-measurement-by-property-data-collector-gone-wrong#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:30:12 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=28317 The lender allowed an unlicensed property data collector give bad data to the appraiser… I work for this lender and they will not let my trainee inspect. The owners are now underwater by more than $100,000…  I’m sad and I’m mad! I recently took on a measure job for a client who was questioning the square footage of their home. The couple bought the house at the height of the market last year. They paid 12% over list price to get the house. They put an appraisal waiver in the contract which meant they could not walk away if the...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/house-measurement-by-property-data-collector-gone-wrong/feed/ 145 28317 Sketch or Floor Plan? https://appraisersblogs.com/sketch-or-floor-plan-4-desktop-n-hybrid-reports https://appraisersblogs.com/sketch-or-floor-plan-4-desktop-n-hybrid-reports#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:30:23 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=26541 The FLOOR PLAN has all the elements of a SKETCH… Appraisers, I was given some ‘inside info’ about DESKTOP assignment reports being submitted to the GSE’s – incorrectly. The FLOOR PLAN exhibit in these DESKTOP reports, in some cases, is not being done correctly. Let’s examine what is actually required as a diagram showing the dwelling: First, when the appraiser certified that they, or their trainee, have/has made an on-site personal visit to the property and has measured the dwelling, only a SKETCH is required – unless interior design problems are noted, in which case the SKETCH must be upgraded to...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/sketch-or-floor-plan-4-desktop-n-hybrid-reports/feed/ 13 26541 Real, Real Estate Reform Needed https://appraisersblogs.com/real-estate-reform-system-make-over-needed https://appraisersblogs.com/real-estate-reform-system-make-over-needed#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:30:00 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=11648 What a crazy system we have grown into since Dodd-Frank. All this talk about “Big Data” and “Standardization” makes me want to scream! Enough is enough. Before we get to the appraisal process discussion, let’s talk about how real estate is priced all across this country. Realtors® price homes, period. No Big Data, no thoughts of mortgage risk, accuracy, consistency, transparency, and no one is looking over their shoulders asking “why” on every choice they make. No regression analysis, no quality or condition ratings, not too much of anything that resembles an appraisal these days. Yet, they are quick to...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/real-estate-reform-system-make-over-needed/feed/ 5 11648 How Big is My House? https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/how-big-is-my-house/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/how-big-is-my-house/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:30:55 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=5830 As a house gets older the wood begins to shrink… Do you ever get those questions? “Well ABC appraised my house last year and my house was 3,726 square feet. Why do you say it only contains 3,698 square feet?”. I have always wanted to say, well as your house gets older, the wood begins to shrink… Everyone knows of course that houses come in different sizes, shapes and that walls can be built at angles other than 90, 60 or 45 degrees, thus accurate measuring can be a challenge. When you factor in roof pitch for upstairs rooms, or...

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