Had a client once who swore by the “personal touch” of a small escrow office—until the office manager went on vacation and nobody else knew where her ...

Seven weeks sounds about right—I had a client last year whose grant approval took nearly two months, and I swear we both aged five years in the proces...

Haha, you're spot on about the coffee intake—I'm convinced appraisers have a secret caffeine-to-value ratio chart hidden somewhere. But seriously, I'v...

Exactly my experience lately. Had an appraisal come back low because the appraiser was cautious about recent sales volatility. After providing extra c...