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Clear Capital expands its partnership with ValueLink

Housing Wire

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with ValueLink , a valuation management platform, to offer better support for appraisal modernization policy changes. Clear Capital is a national real-estate valuation technology company.

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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

In a December 2020 request for information, FHFA highlighted potential benefits of desktop appraisals, including assisting training of new appraiser trainees, and alleviating appraiser shortages in rural and high-volume areas. There’s still some battle scars from 2006 to 2009 where appraisers were made to be the scapegoats,” Pyle said.

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Clear Capital and ValueLink Expand Partnership to Support Recent Appraisal Modernization Policy Changes

Clear Capital

This expansion of our partnership with the ValueLink team will make it easier for lenders to adopt new options, drive appraisal modernization across the industry and ensure a better valuation experience for consumers.” property through our field valuation services and analytics tools and improve their workflows with our platform technologies.

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Experience Matters

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

I’ve gone back through my files and found that since starting my business in 2009, I have performed over 6,200 valuations for all kinds of clients: lenders, lawyers, accountants, home owners, estates, real estate agents, etc. How long have they been appraising?

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Understanding the Role of an Appraisal Management Company

AmeriMac

One of the key regulatory changes was the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in 2009. These guidelines aimed to address concerns about inflated property valuations and the influence of lenders on appraisers. This, in turn, helps protect both lenders and borrowers in the mortgage process.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

which can relate to valuation. I don’t know if Realtors can be re-trained to see value rather than price. I know some successful agents who were trained as appraisers and appraised for awhile. In the early 90’s, he spent time in Moscow and Bulgaria training appraisers, as well as hosting some of them here.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

Appraisal Today

A three-year renovation, ending in 2009, converted the upper floors into the 7,000-square-foot penthouse. AI has to be trained on good data. . == Glorious Gilded Age Mansion for $29.9M A residential penthouse is situated on the top two floors. She was a powerhouse of testimony, advocating practicum solutions in addition to PAREA.