The worst part? The appraisal happens at the eleventh hour after all parties have invested time, effort, and cold, hard cash into the home sale process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n It won’t replace a home appraisal, but HomeLight can provide a free preliminary value of home value in under two minutes. Consider it a starting point.<\/p>\n \n \u201cThe home appraisal is the last part of the loan closing. The lender calls the appraiser on the buyer\u2019s behalf once the house is under contract,\u201d says 24-year veteran agent Peggy Alger<\/a> in Corpus Christi, Texas<\/a>. It\u2019s the last thing the lender orders, but it\u2019s a critical step in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n So what is a home appraisal, why is it so important, and just what can a seller do to get the valuation they\u2019re after? Let\u2019s dig into the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is a home appraisal, why is it so important, and just what can a seller do to get the valuation they\u2019re after? Let\u2019s dig into the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":48064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[320,242,322,330],"tags":[733],"class_list":["post-8951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-add-value","category-home-appraisals","category-logistics","category-house-value","tag-how-is-home-value-calculated"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"homelight](\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\"){kind=logo}
\n <\/div>\n \n Get a Home Value Estimate Before Your House Is Appraised<\/h3>\n