appraisal: Easy Tips to Avoid Appraisal Delays - 05/05/10 10:43 AM
 Are you wondering why it takes so darn long to get an appraisal report completed lately? This information will give you the secret tools needed to punt kick the process into high efficiency gear!
New lending laws have put a cog in the wheels in Real Estate Land. Back in the good ole' days, as soon as a contract was consummated, the loan officer would order an appraisal.
No can do anymore! The loan officer must now obtain the borrowers approval of a good faith estimate prior to ordering an appraisal. So what does this have to do with you?
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appraisal: Loan Officer Requires Review of Seller Disclosures??!! - 03/26/08 07:49 AM
Made with free image tools @ TXT2PIC.com As the transaction coordinator for my office, I am working on a pending real estate sale we opened a week ago. When I emailed the loan officer to find out if she had ordered the appraisal yet, she replied she was waiting for the buyer's signature on the seller disclosures!
Well, this is a new one for me! Perhaps a new "Prior to Appraisal Condition?"  Being cautious of banks now days, I immediately responded back asking her if this was a new bank condition OR if the buyers simply wanted to wait to order and pay … (3 comments)