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appraisal

[uh-prey-zuhl] / əˈpreɪ zəl /


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He added that the valuations were established through the federal government’s required appraisal process, using independent appraisers who determined objective fair market value.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

In mid-February, a trust bought a 5,000-square-foot home listed for $2.4 million in a gated community in Denton County, according to the appraisal district and the seller’s real estate agent.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

One of her team jokes that this will come up in her appraisal.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Don’t take the world’s appraisal of you and make it your own.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Before the war, the life of Reinhold von Rumpel was pleasant enough: he was a gemologist who ran an appraisal business out of a second-story shop behind Stuttgart’s old chancellery.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

First, Caine is known to be cautious in his appraisals.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Seated around the living room, Guinnip and his siblings dig into packets filled with appraisals and farm history as they discuss plans for land potentially worth millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

If you found any prior appraisals, that would be a big help.

From MarketWatch Nov. 25, 2025

Mortgage lenders generally are averse to carrying existing loans over to new borrowers or new properties, at least without new appraisals, credit checks and other paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2025

Re-reading these brief moralistic appraisals usually left me disheartened.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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