2012 in Retrospect
Another year has come and gone. 2012 was a busy year at and saw a turnaround in the housing market, at least in most areas of California. I thought it would be interesting to look back and see where we were…
FHA Energy Efficient Mortgages
FHA has a great mortgage program called the “ENERYGY EFFICIENT MORTGAGE”. This program is a federally recognized program that can be applied to many home mortgages. It is available for purchases or…
How does an Appraiser Determine if a Property is a Duplex or a SFR ?
I got an interesting question from a loan officer today. She had a client that had a duplex in which they opened up a wall and created a doorway between the two units. They used the property as a single-family home…
Dear Homeowner; Things not to do At Your Appraisal Inspection
For me, the new year is a time to do some organizing and get things done that I’ve wanted to get done for a long time, but I just haven’t had the motivation. This year, I’m motivated to write a few articles…
Would You Like Apple Appraisal to Speak at Your Next Sales Meeting?
Dennis Kerns and I will be speaking at a real estate office next week. We have spoken at this office in the past for our mortgage clients. This is been a very successful meeting as it gives Realtors and our mortgage…