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Home Value: The Cake Is What Matters

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People take a lot of pride in their home. They put in a lot of effort to increase value. The problem is that their definition of “value” isn’t the same as that of an appraiser. I have talked to a lot of homeowners who have had an unsuccessful attempt at refinancing due to an appraisal [...]

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Buying a home | The Time

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When it comes to buying a home, timing is everything. I’m not talking about timing the market for optimum home prices or interest rates. I’m talking about the home loan process, and the timeline associated with it. Great Expectations I have previously joked around about Real Estate agents wanting to “jump the gun” when it [...]

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FHA home loans – appraisal issues

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  I have been party to quite a few FHA home loans in Oregon and Washington since 2005. It’s not always a party though. There are a few issues I have seen repeatedly surface in the appraisal phase of the process which are “frequent offenders” with FHA home loans in general, and sometimes to Oregon [...]

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