Home Appraisals

Houses Just Ain't Worth What They Used To Be

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Home Builders, Housing Prices, Housing Market, Video, Homebuyers, New Homes, New Home Sales, Home Appraisals, Foreclosure, Construction, National Association of Home Builders, Appraisers, Housing Crisis, Business News

It’s a tough time to be a home builder -- especially now that so many houses aren’t worth what it costs to build them. That’s the surprising ...

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Inflated Home Appraisals Key In Plaintiff's Lawsuit Against Banks

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage Backed Securities, Corelogic, Merrill Lynch, Ubs, Real Estate Values, Home Appraisals, Credit Suisse, Countrywide, Deutsche Bank, Banks, Financial Crisis, Federal Home Loan Banks, Foreclosure, Sec, Wall Street, Business News

Recent filings by two Federal Home Loan Banks -- in San Francisco and Seattle -- offer an intriguing way to clear this high hurdle. Lawyers representi...

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Foreclosures Weighing On Home Appraisals

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, National Association of Realtors, San Diego, Real Estate Prices, Home Prices, Real Estate Agents, Home Sales, Home Values, Home Appraisals, Las Vegas, Short Sales, Business News

LOS ANGELES — It wasn't the first time that Katherine Scheri ruined a real estate agent's day with a low property appraisal. Scheri, a real est...

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