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Defend the Price: Avoid a Low Real Estate Appraisal

Defend the price, prevent a low appraisal

Takeaways Your agent can prepare a packet for the appraiser to have handy Adjust your strategy to your market Failing that, it’s time to negotiate with the other party When you listed your home, should have been based on your agent’s CMA. Maybe you priced it at the high end of reasonable, or perhaps even […]

Posted in: Selling Tagged: appraisal, appraiser, cma

I Got A Low Real Estate Appraisal in Texas. Now What?

Derailed by a low appraisal in Texas

The listing agent should exhaust efforts to get the appraiser to reconsider before going to the negotiating table Failing that, the seller can drop the price, buyer can pay the difference, or somewhere in between Usually, a low appraisal is an excuse for the buyer to walk away, but not always.

Posted in: Buying, Selling Tagged: appraisal, appraiser, tidewater

Learn to Love Zestimates: The Death of CMAs

Learn to Love Zestimates

Zestimates and AVMs are lousy right now compared to the due diligence of a real estate agent. But that is quickly changing, and industry disruption coming.

Posted in: Real Estate Industry Tagged: appraiser, avm, cma, realtor.com, zestimate, zillow

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Killeen, TX 76543
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