by hmsdesign | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Misceallaneous, Real Estate
In one swoop of the pen, the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) Board of Directors, decided that home mortgages will no longer need to obtain an appraisal for loans under $400,000. With this increased threshold, apx. 72-75% of all home mortgage transactions...
by hmsdesign | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog, Real Estate
When it comes to Realtors® and square footage, they have the public totally fooled. The mystery over measuring square footage allows them to price homes based on inaccurate square footage, using their all-powerful price-per-square-foot formula, and no one seems to be...
by hmsdesign | Jun 24, 2019 | Blog, Real Estate
Yes, it’s time for real estate agents to start accepting responsibility for providing accurate square footage details to all prospective buyers, other agents and to appraisers who all depend on the data they provide. No agent is required by law to measure a house....
by hmsdesign | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Real Estate
Inaccurate square footage is already an issue that hurts the home-buying public. The lack of a nationally mandated measurement standard creates confusion and disagreement among all those that provide this information for the public. The inconsistencies among agents...
by hmsdesign | May 19, 2019 | Blog, Misceallaneous, Real Estate
Bifurcated appraisals are just one more step in a master plan to eliminate appraisers from the mortgage lending process. At the end of all the discussions, any changes to the appraisal industry are not about improving the process but about who profits from that...
by hmsdesign | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog, Real Estate
Swim at your own risk. No life-guard on duty. That’s what Fannie Mae is telling consumers. This runaway train called Big Data looks like it will only be stopped by the next mortgage crisis and big banking bailout. How many billions of taxpayer money will it take,...
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