1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Real Estate Business

BPO or Broker Price Opinion Definition

By James Kimmons, About.com

Definition: BPO is an acronym used extensively for a "Broker Price Opinion." While we do CMA's, or Comparative Market Analysis, for our real estate clients, BPO's are different.

A lender, bank or loss mitigation company my have homeowners with delinquent mortgage payments. In the period before foreclosure, the lender will pay a real estate broker to complete a BPO on the property. Usually the lender has their own form and criteria for how the valuation will be verified.

Explore Real Estate Business
About.com Special Features

Start your new business on the right foot with these helpful tips. More >

Easy steps to take control of your credit card debt. More >

  1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Real Estate Business
  4. Real Estate Terminology
  5. A - C
  6. BPO - Definition of a BPO or Broker Price Opinion>

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.