Increasing your home's value before an appraisal can make a difference in the appraised amount, potentially raising your equity or sale price. Here are five strategies to consider: Appraisers use a ...

The terms “appraised value” and “market value” can confuse buyers and sellers. They both refer to evaluations on your property, yet they come from two different sources and impact the homebuying ...

Now I have comprehensive information about unpermitted renovations as a major mistake that lowers home appraisal values. Let ...

A lower-than-expected home appraisal can be disappointing, whether you’re purchasing a home or applying for a refinance. A home appraisal that comes in low can create issues for a buyer trying to ...

FIVE AT SIX. A HOME APPRAISAL CAN MAKE OR BREAK ANY REFINANCING OR SALE, BUT FIVE INVESTIGATES IS UNCOVERING A TROUBLING TREND THAT’S COSTING SOME HOMEOWNERS BIG MONEY. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ...

Borrowing from your home equity is one of the most affordable ways to access funding now. The interest rates for home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) typically run much lower ...

After a few years of paying off debt, saving money, hoping, wishing, and dreaming, I am finally waiting on a mortgage closing. Thankfully, my road to homeownership hasn't been as bumpy as I feared, ...

When it comes to borrowing money, homeowners are at an advantage right now. Rates on personal loans, mortgage loans and other lending products are higher than they were just a couple of years ago — ...

This year's appraisal notices — an annual spring ritual often accompanied by fear and loathing and, on occasion, a sigh of relief — are on their way to Travis County residential and commercial ...

Lenders require appraisals for home equity loans and HELOCs to reduce the risk of default and ensure they can recover the loan amount if borrowers do not repay. Home ...

After a white appraiser slashed the value of a Black woman’s duplex, the Justice Department sued all involved in the assessment, including the nation’s largest lender. By Debra Kamin In 2020, ...