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The Sales Comparison Approach

April 5, 2010

House Measurements Do’s and Don’ts!!

March 19, 2010

One of several questions asked about earlier posts is: What guidelines do Appraisers follow to measure a house? The short answer: ANSI Standard for Measuring Houses. For the sake of brevity, we’ll limit the Standard to typical residential properties. If you want to see the complete Standard, please click here to go to a download source. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) developed Standard Z765-1996 to make a uniform method of [...]

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The Appraisal Process: “The Inspection” (2 of 3)

February 23, 2010

“The Inspection” is the hands on portion of the appraisal where the Appraiser visits the Subject property to do an on-site inspection. For purposes of this part of the series, we will discuss a single family residence (SFR). As I’m sure you expected, here comes the disclaimer. The Appraiser is NOT a building inspector. An Appraiser [...]