Hurricane Sandy is also making its presence felt in the appraiser’s corner of the real estate industry. The Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to flag storm-affected areas as disaster zones, which means both lenders and investors will need to redo inspections for properties appraised within the previous 90 days, Housing Wire reported. That will hold up closings until reassessments are done. Because of the large amount of properties ravaged by Monday’s storm, lenders and appraisal [more]
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