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A review of the most expensive homes sold in Austin, DFW, and Houston areas since 2000. This is based only on publicly listed sales from MLS; I know there are a lot of off-market sales [...]

Appraisers, if you are interested in the new URAR forms redesign, Fannie Mae has a link for all things related to this project. https://buff.ly/49oHCb3 [...]

I didn't realize you could search Zillow specifically for foreclosure listings... https://www.zillow.com/tx/foreclosures/?searchQueryState=%7B%22pagination%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22isMapVisibl [...]

This is a good read, written by Richard Hagar, SRA, and published on WorkingRe.com.  It is especially relevant to the recent zoning change in Austin. I understand wanting more density, [...]

This is a good analysis from FHA on the lack of time adjustments by appraisers. I see so many reports that don't make adjustments despite it being pretty obvious based on the adjusted [...]

It is so important to be thorough when looking at a property, AND to know what you are looking for. (This could devolve into a discussion on Property Data Collectors, but that is anoth [...]