Overcoming Appraisal
Issues
Annette Bui| Updated May 13, 2020 | Mortgage
Programs 101
On a purchase transaction if a property appraisal
comes in lower than the purchase price, it indicates you would be overpaying
for the house and thus impacts how much the lender will approve financing for.
The good news is this means you can renegotiate the purchase price and the
seller may be willing to work with you to avoid having to relist the house. A
lender will provide financing on the lower of the purchase price or the
appraised value, which means with a lower value you would have to bring the
difference to the closing table. A tip to avoid this issue is to make sure your
real estate agent includes an appraisal contingency clause that states the
purchase agreement is subject to the appraised value meeting the purchase price
or higher.
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