{"id":29964,"date":"2024-07-25T03:44:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=29964"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:21:02","slug":"buyer-appraisal-waiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-appraisal-waiver\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is An Appraisal Waiver? How Do You Get One? Your Questions, Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s say you\u2019ve been trying to buy a house and, even though you have a sizable down payment, you\u2019re having trouble making the winning offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The real estate market is competitive for buyers right now<\/a> \u2014 and it has been since early 2020<\/a>. Knowing that you\u2019ll need a little something extra to make your purchase offer stand out from the rest, your agent suggests talking to your mortgage lender<\/a> about a built-in appraisal waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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An appraisal waiver can give you a competitive edge, but you\u2019ll want to know exactly what it is, how to get one, and whether it\u2019s a good idea. Fortunately, we\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about appraisal waivers.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s an appraisal, and why do you need one?<\/h2>\n

An appraisal<\/a> is an assessment of a home\u2019s value<\/a>, carried out by a trained and qualified appraiser who functions as a third party in the transaction.<\/p>\n

Banks don\u2019t want to loan more money for a house than it\u2019s worth, so when you\u2019re getting a mortgage, your lender will order an appraisal to verify the value of the home.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re paying cash<\/a>, there\u2019s no outright need for an appraisal unless you want one simply to satisfy your own curiosity about the home\u2019s value.<\/p>\n

How do appraisers figure out what a house is worth? Appraisers use comparable properties<\/a> and their understanding of the current real estate market to determine the value of a particular home.<\/p>\n

As with everything in real estate, there are lots of variables. There\u2019s no hard-and-fast formula an appraiser can use to determine a for-sure, indisputable value \u2014 so instead, they use the most current and relevant information available to them to make a fair assessment and report back to the lender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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