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 Home inspectors see it all including this home security breach, a knife mounted within easy reach of the back door of this house. Inspector David Sipple noticed that keypad for the central security system mounted on the wall was not activated. Click below to view more photos of the wacky world of do-it-yourself home improvement disasters..
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| Home Appraisals under Fire |
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 Mortgage Home appraisals, which were blamed for being too generous during the housing boom are now being criticized by some homeowners for being too stingy, preventing them from refinancing or borrowing against their houses.
The criticism is being leveled at computerized real-estate appraisals, which depend on models that use prices from home sales and other data to determine the value of a house. Because of the volatility in the housing market, they are underestimating prices, some homeowners, real-estate agents and fee appraisers say.
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Carrie Pierce-Johnson
Carrie Pierce & Associates
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