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Fires threaten nearly 40% of all Utah homes

Housing Wire

million people since 2010. HW Media CEO Clayton Collins spoke with Reggora CEO and co-founder Brian Zitin about how 2020 changed appraisal tech and what appraisal modernization looks like moving forward. In all, Utah’s population has increased by 3.3 What does the future of appraisals look like? Presented by: Reggora.

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From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul

Appraisal Buzz

UAD originated in 2010 and since then we appraisers are accustomed to using codes like “C4,” “N;Res,” and “1200sf0sfin” in our mortgage appraisal reports to communicate the results of our analysis. Reports in the new standard, will be dynamic, expanding and contracting, based on the scope of work for that appraisal assignment.

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

Also, the DEO said it is implementing 20 projects to modernize its systems, and 97% of all eligible benefits requested before Oct.15 These contracts lack protections that accompany mortgages, such as forbearance plans and foreclosure procedures. “We In 2010, the Treasury launched the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) program.

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Appraising Airbnb Properties

Appraisal Today

Most recently, the 2010 build became one of the most expensive homes on the market when it hit the market in early August at the greatly reduced $26 million listing price. Moat and Waterfall at This $880K Midcentury Modern Inspired Home in Vermont 4 bedroom, 3.5+ The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 6.33

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The appraisal industry’s hidden hand

Housing Wire

He started contracting with home mortgage lenders to appraise the value of the property tied to a loan. “It A variation of the conduct code was inserted into the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the modern AMC was off and running. It fit well.

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LAYERS OF UNCERTAINTY AMID JOB CUTS, OFFICE VACANCIES

Will Springer Realtor

Facebook (Meta) is evolving its office arrangements, leaving space in Seattle and Bellevue and contemplating additional contraction while opening a new lab (Frank Gehry-designed Building X) in Redmond later this year. Bedroom-sized home offices are no longer the norm in modern floor plans. of space near its Seattle HQ (pictured atop).

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AVMs undergo compliance and regulation updates

Clear Capital

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry.