If you’re buying a home, refinancing your mortgage, or just want to know how much your home is worth, you’re probably going to need a property appraisal. At its most basic, “an appraisal is an opinion ...

Home appraisals are critical to the home buying and selling process. While they’re one of the best opportunities for an objective party outside the deal to assess a home’s true value, they can also ...

NerdWallet advised homeowners to always get their hands on their official appraisals. When appraisals are done for a bank ...

After skipping them during the pandemic, home buyers are getting appraisals again. Here's what can go wrong - and how to fix it. Patrick Haley never thought he would be arguing to pay more for a house ...

Lenders are facing increasing pressure to modernize their home lending operations, lower costs, and reduce risk following a rapid rise of interest rates and resulting cooling of the housing market.

Most homeowners refinance for financial reasons, such as to lock in a lower interest rate or switch from an adjustable- to a fixed-rate loan. Refinancing can also help you extend your repayment term ...

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU THINK ABOUT CASHING IN. THE HOME IS MOST PEOPLE SINGLE BIGGEST INVESTMENT. SO WHEN IT’S TIME TO FIND OUT WHAT IT’S WORTH, THE NUMBER HAS TO BE RIGHT. BUT HOMEOWNERS GENERALLY ...

Patrick Haley never thought he would be arguing to pay more for a house than it was supposedly worth. Haley, who works in home-construction technology, was in the process of relocating from Texas to ...