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SingleSource’s new app to support to Fannie Mae’s Value Acceptance + Property Data program

Housing Wire

Property services provider SingleSource Property Solutions has launched a new data collection solution for appraisal supported by SingleVue, its new mobile app, the company announced on Tuesday. Fannie Mae’s program, which began earlier this year, is part of its ongoing efforts to modernize the valuation component of the mortgage industry.

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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. Scott Murphy, CEO of D.S.

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Opinion: Can tech and iBuyers fix the real estate market?

Housing Wire

Similarly, companies like Zillow and Trulia launched in 2005 and 2006 as “real estate search engines” to help buyers more easily find a home online. For instance, Opendoor was founded in 2014 to make buying a home more efficient – or as they say “reinvent life’s most important transaction.”

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What’s next after a historic housing boom?

Housing Wire

“We just went through one of the biggest housing booms in modern history,” said Jonathan Miller, a real estate appraiser at Miller Samuel who also produces housing market reports for Douglas Elliman. 2021 is projected to have the most home sales since the 2006 housing bubble, with the U.S. on pace for 6.29

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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

Appraisal Today

VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals. The use of a Desktop Appraisal may allow an appraiser from outside the market area, but with appropriate credentials for the jurisdiction of the property, to complete the assignment when no local VA fee panel appraiser is available.”. “The Appraisal Assignment Waterfall.

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Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions

Appraisal Today

Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions. Excerpts: This is part three of a three part series on appraisal review – Read parts one and two. I am often posed with the following question “How do you know when you are looking at a “good” appraisal?” Appraisers and AMCs spend less time and have fewer hassles. By Ken Dicks.

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Appraisers: What should you have in your car?

Appraisal Today

Appraisers: What should you have in your car? Mace or pepper spray: To defend yourself, especially if you’re appraising REO and foreclosure properties. This was originally posted on McKissock’s Appraisal Blog, but that link was not working. Appraisers – The Past and The Future. Appraisal Business Tips .