Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Appraisal management company Class Valuation , a subsidiary of investment firm Gridiron Capital , acquired Kansas City, Missouri-based Pendo Management for an undisclosed sum. John Fraas, CEO of Class Valuation, said that combining the two firms “tech-enabled workflows and complementary areas of expertise” would help the consumer. “We

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Tech100 Mortgage award celebrates the most innovative and impactful organizations in housing. More than just an acknowledgment; the Tech100 award is a testament to the transformative impact these companies have made, propelling the mortgage sector into new realms of efficiency, transparency and accessibility.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Class Valuation , one of the largest appraisal management companies in America, just made another acquisition. The AMC announced late last week that it has acquired fellow Detroit-based AMC Metro-West and its subsidiary Valuation Link. I am incredibly proud of Valuation Link and Metro-West and all we’ve accomplished.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

Adam Johnston has joined Candescent Capital Ventures , a private equity firm specializing in investments in the PropTech space, as senior vice president, chief program management and valuation officer. Over the past 20 years, he has served in key leadership roles in mortgage banking, private mortgage insurance, and appraisal management.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Fannie Mae has approved six firms to handle its new valuation initiative, which cuts traditional appraisers out of the process and potentially represents the biggest shift in the valuation space in years. Accurate Group and Black Knight ‘s Collateral Analytics LLC.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 23, 2022

Equity Valuation Partners (EVP), a provider of home value services, valuation tools and property value data for the real estate industry, has launched Inhabet , a one-stop platform that empowers lenders to generate their own compliant estimate of value for residential and commercial real estate (CRE) properties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Tomo , a fintech startup focused on the purchase mortgage sector, announced raising a $40 million Series A led by SVB Capital , according to a press release shared with FinLedger. The fundraise more than doubles Tomo’s valuation to $640 million. million seed round for its Canadian real estate valuation platform.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

HousingWire recently spoke with Keith Murray, president and CEO of VRM Mortgage Services, about the importance of diversity in an organization and how VRM has continued to serve its clients in an unusual year. Our valuations and settlement services are seeing increases in business flow due the current low interest rate environment.

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Inman

APRIL 30, 2024

Up to 330,377 homeowners from whom Ocwen collected mortgage payments could be eligible to claim refunds of $60 per broker price opinion and $70 per hybrid valuation

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Apprasial management company Valligent , which was recently acquired by enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services provider VerosTM , announced today that it has integrated with the ICE Mortgage Technology platform Encompass. This content was generated using AI and was edited by HousingWire’s editors.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Rarely do sub-processes of mortgage loan origination have the opportunity to undergo similar stress tests. Without accurate collateral valuation, lenders could not properly underwrite new loans. Mortgage servicing is a good example. The post The Coronavirus Home Valuation Test appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

The Reconsideration of Value policy represents months of collaboration with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to develop an aligned approach for both FHA-insured mortgages and those purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “We

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Collateral valuation is a critical component of mortgage lending and the home sales process. During the course of the pandemic, mortgage professionals have seen origination volumes for refi and purchase skyrocket as they have simultaneously faced challenges of accessing properties and completing in-person inspections.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In a couple of words, it’s collaborative valuation; in a description it’s bringing together a team of professionals to tackle each appraisal report in concert. What is Collaborative Valuation? With mortgage related work, we get an order in and it goes to my office administrative team. Reconciliation.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

billion valuation later this week. The multi-channel mortgage lender hopes to raise $300 million by pricing its shares between $19 and $21. If all goes according to plan, loanDepot would command a valuation of $6.2 At the time, LoanDepot had sought a valuation of $2.4 We are the Lyft to their Uber,” Hsieh said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) introduced MSP Digital Experience (MSP DX), a conversational user interface designed to interact with the company’s leading mortgage servicing system, MSP. It also unveiled two new tools , Validate ROV and Validate Selector, that were added to its growing suite of property valuation solutions.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 21, 2022

Now that the GSEs have approved desktop valuations for purchase, appraisers need a way to collect trustworthy, verifiable data while also submitting floor plans on reports! Join us for our upcoming webinar on March 22 nd at 2 pm, “ Appraiser-Controlled Desktop and Remote Valuations ” with Mark Walser and Lisa Ratzke!

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2020

StreetEasy , a real estate platform for buying, selling, and renting homes across New York City and New Jersey, has launched StreetEasy Valuation, an AI-powered home valuation tool. The National Association of Mortgage Brokers has been advocating for mortgage brokers for almost 50 years. Presented by: NAMB.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2023

The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) approved six vendors following the roll-out of its new valuation initiative. The list includes some of the biggest names in the mortgage tech space — Solidifi, Class Valuation , Clear Capital , Mueller Services, Inc. Accurate Group and Black Knight ‘s Collateral Analytics LLC.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2020

announced on Thursday it acquired valuation services company Pro Teck Valuation Intelligence. Stewart is looking to strengthen and expand its scale in the appraisal and valuation solutions space. The National Association of Mortgage Brokers has been advocating for mortgage brokers for almost 50 years.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

Presented by: Motto Mortgage. Valuations are calculated by taking the total company shares, (as opposed to just shares publicly traded) which is about 400 million shares, and multiplying that by the $24.50 The share price, and related valuation, are ambitious compared to Compass’s peers. stock price offering.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Digital mortgage lender Better.com is in talks to raise more than $100 million in new funding that would value the company at about $4 billion before an upcoming public offering, according to a new report. The potential new funding round comes amid a historic period of growth for the mortgage industry. trillion in mortgages.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 23, 2021

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, where it began, and how it’s viewed today in the industry. What exactly was the Home Valuation Code of Conduct? What are some of the problems we see today because of the mortgage crisis? How has this changed and improved?

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Atlas VMS , the appraisal and valuation company led by Erik Morin , announced this week the appointment of Joe Pravettone as chief appraiser. In 2017, he became chief appraiser for longtime reverse mortgage industry leader American Advisors Group (AAG), a position he held until the end of 2022.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

For more than a decade, HousingWire’s Tech100 program has identified and recognized the most innovative technology companies serving the mortgage and real estate industries. The 2023 Tech100 Mortgage winners are continuing to bring innovation to the mortgage process – from origination to closing, and servicing to secondary markets.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2021

The second appraiser could also have been incompetent, resulting in an over valuation of the couple’s property. The property valuation industry has a system for dealing with situations where a home’s appraised value is in dispute; it’s called the review process. Let’s unpack this situation…. an income gap of 60%).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 24, 2021

Buyside’s new feature enables the millions of homeowners who are currently receiving a Home Valuation Report from Buyside, to now see a personalized Home Equity Dashboard. The post Buyside launches a new home valuation pages feature appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Optimal Blue has brought on Sara Holtz, former vice president of demand marketing and communications at ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief marketing officer (CMO). She has a track record of proven leadership, and she will play an integral role as we continue to expand our position as the leader in mortgage secondary marketing technology.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Divvy Homes , the prop-tech startup that buys homes on behalf of renters and guides them to eventual ownership, announced Friday a new round of funding that nearly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion. The post Divvy Homes hits $2 billion valuation after latest funding round appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The finances at nonbank mortgage companies will remain under pressure in 2024, despite some relief in mortgage rates , according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Regarding the industry’s volumes, Fitch based its report on Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) data, which shows a $1.9

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 13, 2022

Technology will continue to infiltrate the industry – learn about how ProxyPics technology and tools will put you at the forefront of real estate transactions as the GSEs continue to evolve valuation options in the digital age. Luke Tomaszewski: I’m an 18-year veteran of the real-estate valuation industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions. With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

Better.com, which offers mortgage, real estate, title and homeowner insurance through its digital platform, has entered an agreement to merge with Aurora Acquisitions Corp., billion in mortgage originations in 2020. Also unclear is how investors take to another mortgage company going public. The company generated $24.2

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pretax net loss of $645 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2024 — a decrease from the average loss of $2,109 per loan in Q4 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association ’s (MBA) newest quarterly performance report.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 10, 2022

SettlementOne Valuation Welcomes Matthew Scott as Chief Operations Officer, and Dave Roberts as Senior Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Accelerating Its Growth and Expansion Plans for 2022 and beyond. Indianapolis, Indiana, December 2021 – SettlementOne Valuation, a leading provider of appraisal management services to the U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Online mortgage lender Better.com revealed it raised $200 million in a series D financing that put the New York-based startup at a $4 billion valuation, according to an internal memo reviewed by Bloomberg. The post Better.com snags $200 million in series D funding for $4 billion valuation appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Get to know the companies operating at the forefront of this important aspect of the housing and mortgage lifecycle, including Black Knight, Global DMS, PCV Murcor, Radian Valuation Services (Provided by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC), and USRES. The post 2021 Best in Valuation Providers appeared first on theMReport.com.

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