A Comparison of Free Online AVMs
One of the most common questions that I get as an appraisal professional, from mortgage originators is “How do I tell what the value of the property is before I spend a Borrower’s money on appraisal?”
One of the most common questions that I get as an appraisal professional, from mortgage originators is “How do I tell what the value of the property is before I spend a Borrower’s money on appraisal?”
Last time around, I talked about one of my favorite tools, www.altosresearch.com. Today, I want to talk a little about the single most important productivity tool I have. PhoenixMobile. The Phoenix suite of tools, including the …
One of my favorite tools, as an Appraiser, is called Altos Research. Altos Research is an aggregator of MLS data. They have agreements with MLS systems all over the county, that allows them…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…