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Are borrower-assisted inspections here to stay?

Housing Wire

In most cases the in-person inspections required by GSEs, FHA and VA policies can continue per policy; however, adjustments to policy compliance are often needed to get the loan underwritten. When inspections are safe and feasible, appraisers are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves and shoe coverings.

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PunchList USA names chief product and data officer 

Housing Wire

PunchListUSA , a real estate technology platform digitizing home inspection data, has named Stefan Pampulov as its chief product and data officer. His past roles include chief product and operations officer at Collateral Analytics , a firm he founded in 2009 and was later acquired by Black Knight in 2020.

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How Real Estate Agents Can Help Home Buyers Navigate Emotional Decisions

McKissock

As of 2020, a whopping 88% of home buyers relied on the help of a real estate agent to get them through the process. This trend has been on the rise since 2001 when only 69% of buyers used a real estate agent. . As the real estate agent, it’s your job to assuage these fears.

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How Pueblo, Colorado became a hot housing market

Housing Wire

. “Buyers are moving outside of Colorado Springs — and in some cases out of Colorado completely — to get away from the increased traffic, busy restaurants and sometimes even the weather, but mostly due to the rocketing costs of housing, including rent,” said Scott Sanchez, a Colorado Springs Keller Williams real estate agent.

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Opinion: The time is right for origination modernization

Housing Wire

Real estate agents, brokers and other qualified third parties offer inspection support, aided by sophisticated cameras and guided by GSE-mandated standards for data collection. For appraisals, the automated confirmation can include the inspector’s photo and vehicle type. Those who don’t will get left behind.

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Porch acquires mortgage software firm Floify for $90M

Housing Wire

In 2021, Floify’s software, which streamlines the loan origination process by allowing document sharing, and communication between LOs and real estate agents, has helped over 77,000 mortgage applications close each month, according to Porch. The acquisition cost Porch about $76.5

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UWM will partially refund borrowers for late appraisals

Housing Wire

Are borrower-assisted inspections here to stay? When lenders were struggling to meet capacity for most of 2020 and turn times eclipsed 30-plus days, many fingered appraisals as contributing to the logjam.

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