What appraisers bring to the table
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What is the role of the appraiser in home valuations?

Where data, experience and insight meet In previous posts, we've talked about how appraisers use data and comparable sales in order to arrive at a valuation for properties. For residential properties, comparable sales tend to offer a good starting point: If four similar properties on the street have sold in the past few months, they provide a good indication of what your home is worth. But sometimes, you'll see two homes in the same neighbourhood that seem, on the surface,…...
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Kevin Slemko offers tips on remote appraisals

Remote appraisals: How to prepare

Virtual home inspections are safer (and sometimes easier). While coronavirus and the accompanying lockdowns have meant that most of us haven't been inside another person's home for weeks now, the truth is that homes are still being bought and sold and refinanced - and that means that there's still a (surprisingly healthy) demand for home appraisals. So what do you do? Video calls are a good first step While some appraisers and financial services companies allow homeowners to provide their…...
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