If you’ve ever wondered how house appraisals work, you’ve landed on the right page. Although house appraisals may seem overwhelming with all the technical jargon and numbers, learning about them and ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The property tax bill for most Cuyahoga County homeowners will go up, the result of a new set of appraisals recently completed by the county. Exactly how much, though, depends on ...

When most mortgage applicants apply for a home purchase or refinance loan, the $400 they pay for an appraisal goes to an unregulated company that may be partially owned by the bank making the loan.

Like many homeowners, my husband and I often play a game of what do you think our home is worth. My number is always higher. In matters financial, DC plays it as safe as a blockhouse. The question is ...

Should a bank be allowed to use its own staff to value properties if it believes that there aren’t enough appraisers in its market to meet demand or that outside appraisals have become too costly?