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Class Valuation acquires Maine-based AMC PropertyVal

Housing Wire

Class Valuation , one of the largest appraisal management companies in the U.S., It’s picked up PropertyVal , a Maine-based AMC that is among the largest independent residential appraisal firms in the state. “We It’s at least the third acquisition Class Valuation has made this year alone.

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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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StreetEasy launches New York City home valuation tool

Housing Wire

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. 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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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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Corelogic Take on Appraisal Overvaluation

Appraiserblogs

The results of this 2021 white paper: Appraisal overvaluation: Evidence of price adjustment bias in sales Comparisons co-authored by Frank Nothaft are pretty interesting. Home appraisal came under scrutiny for contributing to the home-price bubble and enabling the origination of risky mortgages that led to the post-2006 foreclosure crisis.

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15 Years of Appraising

DW Slater Company

15 Years of Appraising. This month marks my 15th year of real estate appraising. I spent a Saturday at a workshop with a bunch of appraisers learning this new software and it just opened my eyes to the profession. I still love all of these things about being a real estate appraiser. I loved it.

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Bringing More People Into a Dying Profession!

Appraiserblogs

people who think technology is the golden spoon to accurate valuations. Appraisers, I’ve been studying, and writing about since 2006, all kind of issues surrounding our profession, and frankly some currently does not make sense. As many know, ‘we’ have been accused of not having “enough black people” in appraiser ranks.

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