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Wells Fargo, CoreLogic partner on real estate tax processing operations

Housing Wire

Wells Fargo and information services company CoreLogic partnered on real estate tax processing operations to enhance risk management, compliance and customer experiences in the mortgage servicing sector. The data company’s clients include mortgage lenders, real estate brokers and property management companies.

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern. The world is a dangerous place for appraisers.

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Real Estate Risk Management: Putting Clients’ Interests First

McKissock

Real estate risk management is an important concern for agents. Real estate agents are commonly sued for breaching their duty to act in the best interests of their client. Keep reading to learn how to improve real estate risk management, and avoid getting into trouble with the law, by putting your clients’ interests first.

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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

Housing Wire

WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williston Financial Group and a national title insurance underwriter dedicated to taking time and cost out of real estate transactions. The post WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions appeared first on HousingWire.

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Understanding Zillow’s Square Footage is Important!

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

See Zillow’s information on the top pictures and the County Auditor’s information on the bottom pictures. The mate on the opposing side accused me of appraising the property at a value that favored my client. I hope that you found this information to be helpful. The MLS reflects 2,094 sq. That’s okay.

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Role Play: Appraisers and their Intended Uses

Appraisal Buzz

In truth, human appraisers fill two vitally important roles today, (1) we collect information and (2) we analyze it so it can be presented to our clients. We should embrace that, even if most of the efficiency gains go to our clients while our jobs get more difficult, at least in the short term. We’ll have to do the same thing.

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The Value of Words in Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. The examples are not intended to imply that information on zoning is necessary in all appraisal reports.

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