In the emotional rush that precedes buying a home — negotiating contract details and price, beating away rival bidders, searching for the best mortgage...

For homeowners and buyers, it’s been an unexpected windfall: relief from having to pay for a traditional mortgage appraisal that usually costs between $400...

From TRD NYC: Thousands of U.S. homes are underwritten using “drive-by” appraisals — which are sometimes generated by overseas contractors looking at Google Earth and...

Would you welcome the option to buy a house but not have to pay hundreds of dollars for an appraisal? Are you kidding? Sign...

From TRD New York: “Zestimates” are just an estimate, with a Z. So ruled a federal judge, who dismissed an Illinois lawsuit by homeowners...

Quicken Loans arguably has the mortgage industry’s squeakiest-clean image — named by J.D. Power as No. 1 in home loan customer satisfaction for seven...

Are you getting fleeced on appraisal charges when you buy a house or refinance? Could you be paying as much as double what the...

From the New York website: A possible change to appraisal requirements could help small-business borrowers, but hurt appraisers. U.S. bank regulators may increase the...

As prices soar and land availability dwindles, home appraisal in South Florida these days doesn’t quite mean what it once did, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Some...

Are some appraisers failing to see the improvements in real estate values underway in local markets that have recently bottomed out? When multiple bids...