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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

The company, which employs about 17 people, was founded in 2015, and is one of those approved to provide the Freddie Mac data report for its new remote inspection program. Freddie Mac requires data collectors to be trained, but that training need not be in person.

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Have you clearly defined your brokerage’s value proposition?

Housing Wire

Some 15 years ago, real estate agents had only a few choices when deciding which real estate business model to choose. From virtual, capped models to low-fee and discount, agents can pick the company that best fits their needs. In 2015, according to RealTrends data, gross margins were at 16.4%

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Risk of mortgage fraud is on the rise in the current market

Housing Wire

Eric Hill, an Atlanta real estate agent representing a nationwide homebuilder, had a plan to help more than 100 homebuyers get mortgages. In the end, some $850,000 in claims had to be paid on defaulted government-backed mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). year over year as of April and 36.4%

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FREE Webinar: Fair Housing, Is It?

McKissock

Petit is also active nationally, having served as President of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials (AARO) from 2015-2016 and at the international level, where she served as the 2019 President of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO). The post FREE Webinar: Fair Housing, Is It?

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WFG reports its highest volume months ever during Q2 and Q3 of 2020

Housing Wire

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

Bradley, SRA, CDEI In September of 2015, FHA revised Handbook 4000.1 An Inside Look at E&O By Peter Christensen Excerpts: There is no law requiring that real estate appraisers must have professional liability insurance – or E&O insurance as it is often called – except in one state. By Daniel A. Lee Miller.