short sale - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/short-sale/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:10:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 short sale - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/short-sale/ 32 32 52046035 The New Con: Hybrids, Waivers & AMCs Threaten Public Trust https://appraisersblogs.com/the-new-con-hybrids-waivers-amcs-threaten-public-trust/ https://appraisersblogs.com/the-new-con-hybrids-waivers-amcs-threaten-public-trust/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:30:39 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=31628 Hybrid Appraisals, Appraisal Waivers and Appraisal Management Companies are the new Con.  Last month marked the 7-year anniversary of Appraiser Fest. The conference was truly like nothing that had been done before. It was organized by appraisers for appraisers. The agenda was more about bringing the profession together and protecting the public trust. Appraiser Fest was not about promoting the profit of others at the expense of appraisers; nor was it about hiding the unchecked facts of fraud and ill doings against consumers. It was about public awareness and trust. It all started with a renewed sense of energy with...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/the-new-con-hybrids-waivers-amcs-threaten-public-trust/feed/ 66 31628 AMC’s “My Way or the Highway” Attitude https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/my-way-or-the-highway-attitude-of-amcs/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/my-way-or-the-highway-attitude-of-amcs/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:30:07 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=8601 Apparent appraiser abuse by AMC’s… As Chairman of the American Guild of Appraisers (AGA) National Appraiser Peer Review Committee, I have had the opportunity to see and hear directly about many cases involving alleged, as well as apparent appraiser abuse by AMC’s. These cases ranged geographically from California, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, Maryland, and District of Columbia. As a QC consultant to a smaller appraiser owned AMC, I have also seen low fee spreadsheets from a variety of lenders that had 90% listed at the SAME APPRAISER fees: $495.00 (which INCLUDED the AMC...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/my-way-or-the-highway-attitude-of-amcs/feed/ 47 8601 Contract Analysis Paralysis https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/analysis-paralysis/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/analysis-paralysis/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:30:17 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=5839 The most critical failure found in appraisal reports that come before the Board, whether residential, commercial, or agricultural, is a lack of analysis.  Appraisers seem to think that citing or reporting is synonymous with analysis. Analysis – to study (something) closely and carefully: to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination. The URAR asks: I did or did not analyze the contract for sale for the subject purchase transaction. Explain the results of the analysis of the contract for sale or why the analysis was not performed. Yet many will write:...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/analysis-paralysis/feed/ 6 5839 Welcome to Life as an Appraiser in 2014 https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/welcome-to-life-as-an-appraiser-in-2014/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/welcome-to-life-as-an-appraiser-in-2014/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:30:50 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=5709 I  want  to meet the lucky appraiser these days who is getting all of the easy appraisals. Welcome  to  life  as  an  appraiser  in  2014.  It  seems every  appraisal  has  time  constraints,  distance constraints  and  knowledge  constraints.  I  want  to meet the lucky appraiser these days who is getting all of the easy appraisals. Surely it can’t be lenders just getting an AVM. If lenders are using AVMs, the lack of quality comparables out there would lead to lenders just  fooling  themselves  and  relying  on  loss  ratios again.   You  would  think  someone  would  say:  been there, done that and got hammered....

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/welcome-to-life-as-an-appraiser-in-2014/feed/ 9 5709 New Appraisal Requirements for REOs https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/new-appraisal-requirements-set-for-reo-properties/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/new-appraisal-requirements-set-for-reo-properties/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:30:58 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=5682 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will require new appraisals on some real estate-owned properties financed by the Federal Housing Administration, Mortgage Daily reported Dec. 10. Historically, when buyers of REO properties utilized FHA financing they had been able to use the appraisal originally ordered by HUD. However, the updated requirements will require new appraisals in situations where a direct endorsement underwriter decides there is a material deficiency in the original HUD REO appraisal. HUD also will require new appraisals in the instance of an “as-repaired” appraisal being used when a borrower is applying for a 203(l) loan....

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/new-appraisal-requirements-set-for-reo-properties/feed/ 5 5682 Appraisers Expect Continued Growth https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisers-expect-continued-growth-appraisal-institute-surve/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisers-expect-continued-growth-appraisal-institute-surve/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:30:28 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=5230 Appraisers Expect Continued Growth: Appraisal Institute Survey CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire: Appraisers anticipate continued growth in mortgage lending appraisals and in specialized areas of consulting, according to a recent survey conducted by the Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers. Commercial appraisers said the top five areas of growth in the next one to two years (in order of potential) are mortgage lending appraisals, land valuation, litigation valuation/forensic appraisal, real estate consulting (fee-based) and right-of-way/easements. Residential appraisers said the top five areas of growth are mortgage lending appraisals, review appraisal services, real estate owned/foreclosures/short sales,...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisers-feeling-the-heat-as-housing-market-warms-up/feed/ 1 5090 Survey: Appraisers Confident in Housing Market https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/survey-appraisers-confident-in-housing-market/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/survey-appraisers-confident-in-housing-market/#respond Mon, 06 May 2013 12:30:34 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=4527 Appraisers mostly are upbeat about home price increases and generally are becoming more confident about the state of the U.S. housing market, according to survey results released April 24 by Leawood, Kan. – based appraisal management company United States Appraisals. The survey of 600 appraisers revealed that 55 percent indicated a mildly or moderately strong level of confidence in the housing market while 25 percent said they were neutral. “Appraisers tend to be realistic,focused on their local markets and unmoved by news stories and national numbers,” Aaron Fowler, president of United States Appraisals, said in a news release. “We believe...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/survey-appraisers-confident-in-housing-market/feed/ 0 4527 Short Sale & Low Appraisal Value? https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/what-happens-when-a-short-sale-property-gets-approved-for-more-than-the-appraisal-value/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/what-happens-when-a-short-sale-property-gets-approved-for-more-than-the-appraisal-value/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:30:11 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=4486 What Happens When a Short Sale Property Gets Approved for More Than the Appraisal Value? Most of the time when a potential home buyer submits a contract on an Orlando short sale, that person is expecting to get a fantastic deal on a home. Many times this is exactly what ends up happening. The lender approves your offer and you get the deal of a lifetime! However, depending on what happens with the appraisal, everything can still fall apart on you, so don’t celebrate just yet. Appraisal values, when it comes to short sales, are a crucial part of the...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/what-happens-when-a-short-sale-property-gets-approved-for-more-than-the-appraisal-value/feed/ 0 4486 Orlando Real Estate Sales & Over Cautious Appraisers https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/orlando-real-estate-sales-affected-by-over-cautious-appraisers/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/orlando-real-estate-sales-affected-by-over-cautious-appraisers/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:06 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=4351 Orlando Real Estate Sales Affected by Over Cautious Appraisers With the Orlando Real Estate market on the rise, appreciation has become an actual piece of the puzzle again. It’s very common these days for a property to receive several offers on it for thousands above the asking price, specifically in the more desirable neighborhoods. Unfortunately, appraisers don’t really care about offers that are submitted above asking price and will rarely appraise any Orlando property above that property’s listing price. Instead, they just go by the listing price and try and get as close as they can to it. However, this doesn’t...

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