After a few years of paying off debt, saving money, hoping, wishing, and dreaming, I am finally waiting on a mortgage closing. Thankfully, my road to homeownership hasn't been as bumpy as I feared, ...

When you’re refinancing your mortgage, your home's appraised value has a major impact on how much of a loan you can get. An appraisal is an independent assessment of your home's value that a lender ...

Earning passive income doesn't need to be difficult. You can start this week. A low home appraisal can throw a wrench into a ...

The real estate industry has often struggled with low appraisals. But as a healthy housing market tries to reemerge, more conversations are taking place about low appraisals and the impact they can ...

A low home appraisal is one of the more common reasons a real estate deal falls through. While you most likely will not face the issue, there are a few things you can do if a buyer does let you know ...

If you are looking to buy a new home, agreeing to an inspection and appraisal can help you make a more informed decision about your potential purchase. While these tests tack on another expense to the ...

Whether the real estate market is hot or cool, home buyers and sellers can get upset when the appraiser who is examining a home on behalf of the mortgage lender sets a value below the agreed-upon ...