When you're considering buying a house, there are two sides to the story: the seller's asking price and the actual value of the property. This is where an appraiser steps in. What is the job of an ...

Real estate appraisers are specialists in estimating the value of land and the structures on that land. Real estate appraisals are commonly required when people buy a home, sell a home, apply for or ...

The removal of offers of buyer broker compensation from most MLSs across the country — as mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement — was a ...

You work hard for every dollar of equity, so the last thing you want is a home that quietly invites an appraiser to start ...

Automated valuation models (AVMs) debuted in the 1950s as computer-assisted mass appraisals (CAMAs) that were created to meet assessors' demand during the post-depression/WWII housing boom. They are ...

Selling a home or refinancing a mortgage is stressful enough on its own. Then the appraisal comes back, and suddenly the number on the page is thousands of dollars lower than what you expected. It ...