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Paul Smith & Associates

Designated Member of The Appraisal Institute
Paul Smith,SRA
Licensed Appraiser
Certified Federal Real Estate Appraiser
FHA & VA Approved
Over 30 Years of Experience in
Real Estate Appraising
Serving the Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee, Burnsville,
Lakeville, Eagan,
Eden Prairie, Bloomington and South Metro Twin City
 Communities.
 
Specializing in a variety of Appraisals, including:
 
Paul Smith & Associates

  • Mortgage
  • Insurance
  • Foreclosure Specialist

  • Listings
 
 

  • Divorce
  • Right-of-Way
  • Feasibility Studies

  • Pre Listings

  • Probate
  • Estate
  • Subdivision Analysis

  • Mortgage Fraud

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Help for Homeowner coming soon
There are changes coming from Washington which could benefit the homesteaded property owner. If the property value is less than the mortgage value owners maybe able to refinance a FHA loan that pays off existing mortgages and is then readjusted to the current value. So if you had a $200,000 home value and a combined Mortgage of say $240,000 the FHA would pay off the old mortgages and than re write your new FHA mortgage for the current appraised value of $200,000
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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Designated Appraisers

What can we do to protect ourselves from Dirty Appraisals?

Ask for a Designated Appraiser. All Dirty appraisals as reported to Congress in regards to the leading factor in the Nation Wide Mortgage Fraud epidemic have been done by NON designated appraisers.  

 

How can Lending Institutions prevent Dirty appraisals?

By requiring only Designated Appraisers, this was normal Banking requirements up to the last ten years.

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2008.04.01 | 2007.03.01

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