You’ve found a house for your buyer or a buyer for the home you’re selling. The negotiations were successful, and a deal has been reached. A home inspection hasn’t yielded any problems, so nothing is ...

Q: I think you're doing a disservice to your readers concerning listing your home with real estate agents. The best thing a homeowner/seller can do is spend the $350 or $450 and get an appraisal on ...

Reader question: I am purchasing a home. Lender appraisal A's value came back $48,000 lower than the contract price. Sellers disagreed and argued it was a bad appraisal. I agreed to get a second ...

Gearing up for a home appraisal and not sure what to expect? We get it—the whole ordeal can be a bit nerve wracking, given that this single visit can either make a seller’s dreams come true or, well, ...

The average real estate appraiser makes around $90,000 annually, and it’s an excellent career for a detail-oriented person intrigued by “solving the puzzle” of property value. In this guide, I’ll ...

Selling homes in todayâ s economy is hard enough, local builders say. But a recently implemented rule on home appraisals isnâ t helping matters. The regulation, established by the Federal Housing ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. sturti / Getty ...

Daniel Jark has 10+ years of professional experience as a wealth management advisor and portfolio manager at Genève Invest. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and ...

2007-02-04 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- With home prices softening and sales volumes sagging in many markets, real estate appraisers say that pressure on them to inflate values has reached epidemic ...