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3 Ways Data Capture Can Help Your Manufacturing Team Prioritize Safety

GoForrmz

Data capture and analysis can play a big role in keeping your manufacturing staff safe Manufacturing teams are always on the lookout for better ways to improve their safety record, SOPs, and training protocols. If you’re in the top ten percent of safety trainings completed, celebrate that win with your whole team!

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

The 2017 Manufactured Housing Facts report by the Manufactured Housing Institute indicates that 9% of new U.S. housing units in 2017 were manufactured homes. predictable scheduling, no weather delays, ease of inspection, etc.). The top five destinations in 2019 for new manufactured homes were TX, AL, FL, SC, and NC.

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Why Manufactured Housing Deserves a Fresh Look

Genworth MI Blog

The 2017 Manufactured Housing Facts report by the Manufactured Housing Institute indicates that 9% of new U.S. housing units in 2017 were manufactured homes. predictable scheduling, no weather delays, ease of inspection, etc.). The top five destinations in 2019 for new manufactured homes were TX, AL, FL, SC, and NC.

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A loan officer’s ultimate guide to appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Last year, Freddie Mac launched another solution that allows a trained property data collector to visit the home and gather images, measurements and property characteristics. Property data collection consists of a complete interior and exterior inspection of the subject property. More recently, Fannie Mae launched a similar solution.

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4 Ways to Improve Job Site Safety for Wind Farm Technicians

GoForrmz

The Importance of Proper Training Training is your first line of defense against unsafe working conditions and thankfully is becoming more accessible and easier to implement across the board. From the tools wind techs use daily to the risks of high-rise working locations, training is key in the prevention of workplace accidents. “

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FHFA’s RFI on appraisals is a critical inflection point

Housing Wire

A 2017 study conducted by the National Association of Realtors found that “lack of training, downward trends in compensation, and increasing regulation,” were driving both existing and would-be appraisers away from the industry. In these scenarios, no inspection or appraisal of any kind is performed on the property.

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How to take advantage of Freddie Mac’s ACE+ PDR

Clear Capital

This inspection-based appraisal waiver program allows lenders to originate certain Freddie Mac-eligible cash-out and rate and term refinance mortgage loans without an appraisal. The PDR is collected at the property by trained data collectors who may be non-appraisers, appraisers, or appraiser trainees. ACE+ PDR saves lenders time.