Redfin

MARCH 3, 2022

A home appraisal provides the fair market value of a property and is typically required by your mortgage lender. It’s used to determine how much you can borrow and assures the lender that they aren’t lending more than what the home is worth. Clouds on the title. Delayed approvals from Homeowners Associations.

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HomeLight

JULY 29, 2022

That likely went right to your lender, so ask to get a copy from either them or directly from the title company. There are certain properties I would immediately order a title search before I do anything else: A foreclosure , a short sale , a bankruptcy, an estate sale,” Houck says.

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HomeLight

JULY 26, 2022

Either way, you don’t want to get yourself stuck in a situation where you waste your time attempting to purchase a home, only to be disappointed. If the seller is working with a listing agent, their agent will more than likely have already done their due diligence to make sure they are able to sell their home.

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