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Like it or not, desktop appraisals are here to stay

Housing Wire

Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Allowing appraisals without a walk-through was one of several flexibilities the Federal Housing Finance Agency allowed in light of the pandemic.

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HECM program study assesses policy impacts of recent years

Housing Wire

The subsequent housing market crash sharply reduced that number to an average of about 50,000 originations per year from the late 2010s through 2020. Researchers estimated that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) incurred a net loss of approximately $10.4 billion from the program. per square foot, or 3.5

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Fewer Investors Buying Homes; Price Records Continue; Rates Drift Higher

Appraisal Buzz

In a report released on Monday, CoreLogic recaps investor activity in the housing market over the last decade. The report says, at the beginning of this period, in 2011, the country “had recently reemerged from the 2006* housing market crash,” and foreclosed properties were flooding the market.

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CoreLogic’s Decade in Review Report Shows Shifting Market Dynamics

Appraisal Buzz

A decade ago, there was a flurry of home purchase activity following the 2006 housing market crash as investors began capitalizing on low-cost, high-growth properties.

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U.S. Housing Market Collapse? Nowhere in Sight

Empire Appraisal Group

Housing Market Collapse? Housing Market Collapse? The housing market has taken a few hits, such as a doubling of mortgage rates in 2022, but it remains solid even if legitimate news providers suggest doom and gloom. housing market is suffering some cracks, but an outright collapse is nowhere in sight.

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StreetEasy launches New York City home valuation tool

Housing Wire

Zestimate, which is public-facing, launched in 2006 and uses data from county and tax assessor records as well as direct feeds from multiple listing services, brokerages and homeowners themselves. In March, realtor.com launched its own automated valuation model, called MyHome, which appears on for-sale and off-market listings on the site.

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This Isn’t a Bubble

Empire Appraisal Group

housing market is on a hot streak with double-digit annual gains in home prices, bidding wars, and surging buyer demand. That type of soaring housing market is prompting more “bubble” fears in some corners, but economists say the housing market isn’t getting overinflated. “We But this isn’t 2006.