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Agent: Faulty Appraisals Hurting Home Sales - Patch.com


Agent: Faulty Appraisals Hurting Home Sales
Patch.com
Many point to problems associated with acquiring mortgages and problems with properties not appraising for contract prices. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) believes that faulty appraisals have deterred the successful completion of many ...

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Citizens boosted home values to raise insurance premiums, suit says - Tampabay.com


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Citizens boosted home values to raise insurance premiums, suit says
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"They've done that by coming in and saying, 'Hey, folks, the appraiser says that your house is worth $70000. We say that your house is worth $140000. And therefore, we are going to charge you the rates for that $140000.' " Joe Freitas, one of the ...
Citizens Insurance under fire for "increased home valuation" practicesABC Action News
State-run insurer charges too much, lawsuit saysOrlando Sentinel

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Real estate firm's game ad nothing to laugh at - Chicago Tribune


Real estate firm's game ad nothing to laugh at
Chicago Tribune
It may not be my home, but we sit around in a home, front and center. We think it's perfect." The headline on the press release issued recently by the Appraisal Institute was one that appraisers have been telling homebuyers and sellers for some time: ...

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Home appraiser group takes issue with compensation regulation - U-T San Diego


Home appraiser group takes issue with compensation regulation
U-T San Diego
A trade group of home appraisers is digging into a federal rule it says has driven down the quality of home valuations, negatively affecting appraiser wages along with borrowers trying to get mortgages or refinances. The American Guild of Appraisers ...


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borro™ Expands Successful UK Lending Business to the U.S. - Business Wire (press release)


borro™ Expands Successful UK Lending Business to the U.S.
Business Wire (press release)
To apply for a loan, customers simply go online or setup an appointment, in-person with an appraiser to receive a loan offer. Highly qualified appraisers, from the finest auction houses, consider a number of factors such as model, age and condition, ...

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Family of Missouri Real Estate Agents Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme - Kansas City infoZine


Family of Missouri Real Estate Agents Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Kansas City infoZine
Co-defendants Vincent Cantrell, 42, and Charles V. Pursley, 84, who were both certified appraisers, prepared falsely-inflated appraisal reports to support the artificially-inflated sales prices of the homes being purchased in the mortgage fraud scheme.

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Gallup Map finds a new path in a GPS world | The Republic - The Republic


Gallup Map finds a new path in a GPS world | The Republic
The Republic
Patricia Carroll did the bookkeeping for both businesses at home and often brought the children to the store where she helped wait on customers. “Customers would ask why the maps were so expensive. 'It's only a piece of paper,' they'd say.

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Appraisers taking measure of county's homes - Sun-Sentinel


Appraisers taking measure of county's homes
Sun-Sentinel
Wondering why a guy in an orange vest was out taking pictures of your house last week? "That was probably me," said Larry Singh, a deputy property appraiser with the Broward County Property Appraiser's Office. Singh was among three deputy property ...


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5 Things Sellers Should Know - Patch.com


5 Things Sellers Should Know
Patch.com
2. “My house appraised last year for $350000” – This is always a difficult conversation to have with a seller. Appraising a house is not a perfect science. Appraisers can find comps to justify a higher price. They can also find comps to justify a lower ...


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Consumer bureau reviewing real estate appraisal fee disclosure - Los Angeles Times


Consumer bureau reviewing real estate appraisal fee disclosure
Los Angeles Times
Some appraisers are being paid less than half the fee, while the balance flows to an appraisal management company. By Kenneth R. Harney The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working on a real estate issue that gets to the core of the agency's ...

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