The industry has a huge demand for appraisals but an ever-shrinking number of appraisers available to conduct them. Incenter Appraisal Management’s RemoteVal technology allows appraisers to cut out ...

If you are intent on buying a home during the pandemic, obtaining an appraisal shouldn’t stand in your way. But procuring a home inspection may be another question. In New York, California and other ...

Buying a home, the biggest financial commitment that most people will make in their lifetime, can be an arduous and confusing process before signing on the dotted line. How do offers and ...

Dear Paula: My wife and I have been looking to purchase a home in the Vail Valley and have missed out on a couple of opportunities due to multiple offer situations. When we find a home we really love, ...

FHA inspection involves an appraiser taking a magnifying glass to your home to make sure it's safe. For a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan to be approved, the home must pass an FHA inspection ...

WASHINGTON – Just when it seems that the confusion has subsided over the government’s effort to be certain home buyers receive accurate and complete appraisals, the Department of Housing and Urban ...

WASHINGTON – Some home buyers are mistakenly confusing the government’s effort to ensure they receive accurate and complete appraisals with full-blown home inspections. They are not the same.

QDEAR BARRY: When we bought our home, it passed the Federal Housing Administration inspection, so we assumed everything was all right and didn't hire a home inspector. Two weeks after closing, however ...

The VA appraisal is a crucial part of the home-buying process for qualified veterans and service members. VA appraisals focus on valuation and a more broad-based check of property conditions that ...