{"id":2201,"date":"2018-08-14T20:56:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T20:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.himorty.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:19:01","slug":"homebuyers-know-home-appraisals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/mortgage-101\/homebuyers-know-home-appraisals","title":{"rendered":"What Homebuyers Should Know About Home Appraisals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Home appraisals are hugely important when it comes to your mortgage. Once a seller has accepted a homebuyer\u2019s offer, a home appraisal is on the short list of final hurdles to clear before closing day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t bought or sold a home before, you may not have ever given home appraisal a second thought. But now that you\u2019re a homebuyer, it\u2019s a good idea to understand how home appraisals work. A home appraisal that falls short of the agreed-upon price for your home can delay your closing day. A significantly low appraisal can even derail your home buying process entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Home Appraisal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A home appraisal is an independent assessment of the fair market value of the home you\u2019re purchasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mortgage lenders require a home appraisal as a condition of finalizing a mortgage. A mortgage is essentially a loan for a lot of money, after all. Your lender wants to be sure that the home you are buying is is really worth what they\u2019re lending you to pay for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Giving you half a million dollars to buy a home that\u2019s only worth one hundred thousand dollars? That would put your lender in a very tough spot if you suddenly stopped paying your mortgage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home appraisals are conducted by professional state-licensed home appraisers. Exact licensing requirements vary by state. But broadly speaking, home appraisers are well-trained professionals who\u2019ve taken classes, passed tests, and put in the hours to learn how to evaluate homes fairly and accurately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lenders arrange for home appraisals, but lenders are aren\u2019t allowed to try to influence appraisers in any way. A home appraiser can\u2019t have any ties to the seller or buyer of the property being appraised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Does a Home Appraiser Come Up With a Home\u2019s Value?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A home appraisal has two key parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An in-person assessment of the home itself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research into the selling prices of comparable homes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When a home appraiser visits a home, she\u2019ll be looking at all the components of the home that affect value. Think things like lot size, square footage, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and how old the home is. A good home appraiser will take detailed notes and measurements. She&#8217;ll  confirm that the home\u2019s square footage matches the realtor or homeowner\u2019s records. She\u2019ll make note of any condition issues that affect the home\u2019s value or structural integrity. (Unmade beds on appraisal day are totally fine. Water-damaged walls or cracks in a foundation may not be.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A home appraiser will also do some research on the state of your local real estate market. She or he will look at the recent selling prices for other homes in your area. Then, she&#8217;ll compare similar, recently-sold homes to the home she\u2019s appraising. A home appraiser will pay attention to the ways in which the home she\u2019s appraising differs from the rest of the homes in its area. Does this home have a two-car garage in a neighborhood where most homes have a single-car garage? Is it on a corner? Does it have obstructed views? is the yard unusually large or small? Do other nearby homes have mature trees or swimming pools?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is a Home Appraisal Different from a Home Inspection?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: all your lender wants to know is how much money they could expect to get for the home if they had to sell it after a foreclosure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Home appraisers are experts at coming up with a number for the market value of your home. That means home appraisers know enough about HVAC systems, roofing, plumbing, and other major home systems to understand how those systems affect home values. They can assess damage that impacts the value of the home for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But home appraisers aren\u2019t expert plumbers or master electricians or roofing professionals. They can usually spot major home repair concerns.  But they won\u2019t be able to give you an assessment of how to fix any issues they find. Nor can they tell you what it would cost to do so. And it\u2019s easy for home appraisers to miss hidden condition issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it this way: your mortgage lender wants to know that the furnace works. It is tougher to sell a house without a working furnace. As long as the furnaces is in good working order, your lender isn\u2019t especially interested in whether that furnace will need be replaced in the next five years, or if it should last the next twenty years. As a homebuyer, though, that&#8217;s information you&#8217;d probably like to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Pays for the Home Appraisal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, a home\u2019s seller will pay for the appraisal. The cost of a home appraisal varies depending on local market conditions and the complexity of the job. A 1500-square foot single family dwelling in a suburban development will probably cost less to appraise than a 40-unit apartment building with retail space on the ground floor in a dense urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, if you\u2019re refinancing your current mortgage, there is no outside \u2018seller\u2019. If you\u2019re refinancing a small amount that\u2019s very clearly less than the value of your home, or if you\u2019re refinancing very soon after your initial mortgage, your lender may waive the home appraisal. But if your lender does require an appraisal as a condition of approving your refinance mortgage? Then you\u2019ll probably be footing the bill for the appraisal yourself. You can expect the cost of the appraisal to appear in your closing costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I Worry About the Home Appraisal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the time, home appraisal values will match or be slightly higher than the selling price on which the homebuyer and seller have agreed. (A good real estate agent can help you make a fair offer for what the home is worth or just under what the home is worth.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes, homes appraise for less than the agreed-upon offer price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Low appraisals sometimes happen in real estate markets that are rapidly heating up. Low appraisals can also happen in areas with few comparable homes. If sales happen infrequently in a community, say, or if the home being purchased is much nicer or much more modest than the homes surrounding it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In any case, a low home appraisal is a big deal for one big reason.  Your mortgage lender will almost certainly not lend you more money to buy a home than an independent home appraiser thinks your home is worth. Usually, a lender will lower the mortgage amount to match the appraised value. And that would leave you a gap between what you can borrow to buy the home, and what you\u2019ve agreed to pay for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Happens If the Appraisal Amount is Less Than the Selling Price?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your appraisal comes in low, you\u2019ve got a few options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most lenders have an appeal process. To appeal a low appraisal, you\u2019ll want to have compelling evidence for why you think the initial appraisal was unfair or inaccurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be able to ask the seller to reduce the price to match or come closer to the appraised value. 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