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Valligent integrates with Encompass by ICE Mortgage Technology

Housing Wire

The suite of valuation products includes traditional appraisals, AVMs, desktop valuations, and the four-hour evaluation product designed for equity lending. Founded in 2003, Valligent is an appraisal management company based in California that specializes in providing comprehensive valuation services to the mortgage industry.

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The risk of zero-down loans while the Fed talks recession

Housing Wire

Well, it isn’t 2008, but this type of loan does have risk — and it’s the risk that is traditional among all late economic cycle lending in America when the loan requires low or no downpayment. The entire system has to be designed to inflate the price over time. Remember, the system is designed to keep home prices inflated.

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Sales Boomerang’s automatic borrower intelligence system works to boost its clients’ customer retention

Housing Wire

The lending industry is notorious for its poor customer retention – in fact, only 1 in 5 borrowers return to their original lender for a subsequent loan. trillion in mortgage loans, making 2020 the industry’s biggest year since 2003. Last year, lenders originated over $3.7

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Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach Market Update Q3 2023

Empire Appraisal Group

He has been appraising real estate since 2003 and has successfully completed over 10,000 residential property appraisals. In addition to working with lending clients, Daniel provides valuations for attorneys, realtors, investors and homeowners in the local market.

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Market Update Parkland and Coral Springs Q3 2023

Empire Appraisal Group

He has been appraising real estate since 2003 and has successfully completed over 10,000 residential property appraisals. In addition to working with lending clients, Daniel provides valuations for attorneys, realtors, investors and homeowners in the local market.

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More than ever, lender profitability requires maintaining pace with innovation

Housing Wire

In light of this, HousingWire recently caught up with Teraverde Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Rob Peterson to learn more about the key to lender profitability in today’s lending environment. increase in total labor productivity in the US from 2003 through 2022, largely through business process improvement and automation.

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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: Lending was not very prudent prior to the crash of 2008 as suggested by the trend in the median credit score (FICO), a measure for credit worthiness; for newly originated first-time purchase mortgages the median FICO score was 686 in Q1 2006 versus 740 in Q4 2020. Be sure to put in a comment requesting it. ==. Find out why not.