Dolphin Home Appraisals

04/17/2023

Attention all Lenders and Realtors….

12/15/2018

https://appraisalusa.net/does-room-need-closet-considered-a-bedroom/

We have had these questions asked of us: Do I have a 4 bedroom home or a 3 bedroom home? Does a bedroom have to have a closet to be considered a bedroom?

02/03/2018

1st appointment. Great way to start my day. I think I found my new favorite house. He even had a koi pond!!

01/26/2018

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/real-estate/sd-fi-corelogic-year-end-20180123-story.html

After a few ups and downs, San Diego's median home price ends the year at a high point.

09/10/2017

http://www.scotsmanguide.com/News/2017/09/Every-home-purchase-should-require-an-appraisal/

The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently announced that they would no longer require a traditional appraisal on home purchases, and would rely on their automated underwriting systems to verify the property’s value in

09/08/2017

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/40713-fed-judge-rules-quicken-loans-overstated-home-appraisal-values

A judge slapped Quicken Loans with nearly an $11 million penalty after it found the nonbank guilty of wrongly influencing home appraisal values leading up to the financial crisis. But Quicken Loans is quick to fight back, saying it will appeal the ruling. By the looks of things, the case is far from...

07/20/2017

Thinking about Solar??

http://www.freshlivingdaily.com/articles/Article3.php?source=fb&campaign=2017Jun02_001

What is the one thing your power company doesn't want you to know? There is a new policy in 2017 that qualifies homeowners who live in specific zip codes to be eligible for $1,000's of dollars in tax rebates, incentives and overall utility bill savings. Has your power company told you that? (I didn'...

06/25/2017

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/real-estate/sd-fi-corelogic-20170621-story.html

The home price continued to rise in May, reaching a median of $530,000.

05/17/2017

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article149337129.html

As I tell all the homeowners I meet, Zilliow is like a broken clock....it's right twice a day!!

A Chicago-area homeowner has filed suit against online realty giant Zillow, claiming the company’s controversial “Zestimate” tool repeatedly undervalued her home, creating a “tremendous road block” to its sale.

01/12/2017

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2017/

Home > Cost vs. Value 2017 2017 Cost vs Value Report Step 1 National Step 2 Regional Step 3 City Select another Year: Select a Region: This site compares average cost for 29 popular remodeling projects with the value those projects retain at resale in 99 U.S. markets. Check out this year's trends an...

01/12/2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-11/suddenly-home-sale-agreements-are-falling-apart-across-the-u-s?cid=soc%7Cfacebook%7Cpr%7Cmedialink_bmkt&linkId=33298501

The share of sales that failed to close doubled in 2016, and nobody knows why.

09/29/2016

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/27/massive-shortage-in-appraisers-causing-home-sales-delays.html?__source=msn%7Cmoney%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=msn