Clear Capital

AUGUST 17, 2021

Partnership enables ValueLink users to order Clear Capital’s broad range of valuation products including hybrid and desktop products. August 17, 2021 —. The valuation industry is currently undergoing major changes. Our integration with ValueLink allows us to continue to deliver on this commitment.”. About ValueLink.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2022

Rick Hill, vice president of industry technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association , said that lending is a critical component of the nation’s infrastructure, which is one reason it is more susceptible to being attacked. “We The post did not explain who was responsible for the attack or how many customers it impacted. “I

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2021

How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. It currently offers virtual closings for clients, at their convenience. Proliant officials said expansion into other states throughout 2021 is currently in the works. Streamline by combining services. Presented by: Altisource.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

December 16, 2021 — Deephaven Mortgage today announced an alliance with Incenter Appraisal Management to give Non-Agency/Non-QM brokers a new competitive advantage by offering remote appraisal services for Deephaven’s loans. However, the challenges of appraiser shortages and appraisal backlogs are slowing down lending.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Now retired, Mohtashami has years of direct lending experience and his astute analysis of economic data allows him to present a unique, informed and unbiased perspective on the financial markets. She was also named a 2021 HousingWire Woman of Influence. economy and specializes in the housing market.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Shares closed trading at $20.90, giving Blend a valuation of around $4.6 Blend’s investors are apparently convinced that the company can radically transform lending, simplifying and digitizing regimented-but-clumsy processes that are still rather paperwork-heavy. “So, the roadshow was very, very well received.”

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McKissock

MARCH 2, 2021

Here are five excellent resources offered by McKissock Learning—including a Pro-Series webinar on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, “ The Market Value Doesn’t Support the Contract Price, Now What? ”. Join us on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 11am–12pm ET for “ The Market Value Doesn’t Support the Contract Price, Now What? ”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Wells Fargo officials have not commented on the rumors, so speculation is likely to persist over whether the lending giant is about to launch a potentially market-disrupting MSR offering. billion as of end of 2021 to $608.2B However, clients do ask those questions,” he added. That process, however, would take years.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2021

In today’s market, mortgage originators are forced to intertwine different software and technology to support the lending process from start to finish. In today’s hot housing market , borrowers have more competition when it comes to obtaining and retaining clients. Fractured mortgage ecosystem. SitusAMC & ReadyPrice.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With 2020 finally coming to a close, several companies wrapped up this unprecedented year for housing with some brand-new mortgage tech for 2021. Blend has digitized lending for more than 150 companies before, including Wells Fargo and U.S Bank and integrated with CoreLogic in 2019 for an easier access line to borrowers credit.

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Walitt Solutions

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While a few states require certain staff to take a USPAP class, more states require deeper training targeted at valuation independence specifically. Training on valuation independence, on the other hand, encompasses a broader field of topics and is best presented from the perspective of an appraisal management company employee.

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McKissock

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Here are five excellent resources offered by McKissock Learning with tips and tools to help you protect your appraisal practice — including a Pro-Series webinar coming up on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Upcoming webinar: The Engagement Letter – Setting the Tone and Protecting Your Practice.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

However, over the past year, my business has been changing rapidly as I shift away from lending work to non-lender work as my primary business. CubiCasa Digital GLA was launched by CubiCasa in 2021. You may be wondering where in the world I’ve been. Did I go dark? Did I give up on blogging and podcasting? The answer is no.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

President of Residential Servicing and Correspondent Lending. Aslan Home Lending. EVP, Client Delivery. Director of Client Success Group. Planet Home Lending. Class Valuation. The post Introducing the 2021 HW Insiders appeared first on HousingWire. Chris Favilla. Head of Operations. Howard Hanna.

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McKissock

JULY 23, 2021

For a deeper dive into this topic, join us for a one-hour, non-credit Pro-Series webinar on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, “Exposure and Marketing Time in Focus – A Closer Look.” Appraisers, lenders, clients, and intended users of an appraisal report often confuse exposure time with marketing time.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 10, 2024

VA’s Tidewater Initiative written in 2021 by McKissock (Similar idea as current ROV changes), effective in 2003. I have never done an “official” ROV for a lender, but I did not like any lender clients objecting to my values. And if you work in real estate, be prepared to serve clients in all stations of life.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

. = Surviving the Current Slowdown by Kendra Budd, Editor, Working RE Excerpts: While the actual volume of appraisal work has only declined to the equivalent of a slow month in 2018 or 2019, the volume of appraisals has declined over 60 percent from the busiest month in 2021 compared to the later (slower) months of 2022. AEI recent report.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2022

” Our real estate agent and mortgage lending partners experience a strong ROI, generating leads by engaging with consumers through unique and compelling information based on data. HW: How can real estate agents and loan officers collaborate to foster strong relationships with clients despite rising rates? In 2021, Percy.ai

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

With interest rates hitting all-time lows, lenders doubled their origination volume to more than $4 trillion in both 2020 and 2021, hired more staff and ramped up investment in technology to close loans faster. A handful of vendors made strategic acquisitions and acquisitions for capitalization in the fall of 2021. Of the $387.2

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

Mortgage tech is already off to the races, with companies introducing new digital products early in 2021. Andy Higginbotham, chief operating officer of Freddie Mac’s Single-Family business, said the partnership with Blend was a natural choice as both companies hone in on consumers demand for a fully digital lending experience.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

Most agree that in 2021, we will not match the astronomical origination volume seen in 2020. 2021 could still be a very good year for prepared businesses. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. It’s also a selling point to your potential lending clients.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Excerpts: …the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), is known throughout the valuation community for respecting the work of appraisers and maintaining reasonable fee schedules. The questions: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making desktop appraisals a permanent fixture in their valuation offerings. Highest and best use?

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Clear Capital

APRIL 21, 2021

In partnership with Clear Capital, the integration of ClearAVM and CDA ensures lenders have access to high-quality valuation products in a single platform as the industry focuses on appraisal modernization. ” ###. . ” ###. About Clear Capital. About AppraisalVision.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The banks had courted high-net-worth clients working in speculative tech and crypto startups in Silicon Valley, while also tying up a large portion of the banks’ assets in Treasury securities. The rapid collapse of four regional banks that began last March shocked regulators and investors alike.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

My first appraisal job was updating data records for an assessor’s office, converting to computerized valuation in the mid-1970s. They can tell their clients that their data collectors are qualified, as compared with their competitors. I would love to have all my clients email me the appraisal order. I learned a lot.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2021

But DeZarn was an independent contractor business of one, and he lost his clients in 2008 when the housing market imploded. But they did not become key players in the home valuation industry until the recent housing bubble.”. The outcome was a settlement, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, or, as appraisers swiftly dubbed it, havoc.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2024

million to fund a training grant that would, in part, “enable specialized training that will prepare counselors to support expanded HECM counseling and to better understand property valuation bias so that they can effectively counsel clients on this topic,” according to congressional justifications for the budget. HUD is requesting $2.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. About 40% of his business came from refis in the summer of 2021 even when his focus was on purchase mortgages his entire career. But the boom times are over, and he knows it.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

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. To 2021 and beyond. “It’s not a game of perfect,” he said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

Mortgage origination platform Maxwell , which was in the top 200 last year and a HW Tech 100 award winner in 2021, was ranked No. 469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. Miami-based Marketwise Valuation Services , another AMC, was No.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I find myself scouring 2021 onward especially. The truth is there are portions of 2021 and 2022 where prices are exactly the same as today too, so if I use an older comp, I don’t always need to adjust for the way the market has changed. Very comprehensive. I have been hearing rumors for years about GSE complaints.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 10, 2022

Here we consider how these “frictions” will behave as appraisal demand has dropped, just as each of the five forces have found ways to reduce or “eliminate” the need for valuation expertise. Recall the five forces of friction: practices, standards, education, regulation, and client expectation. Purchase vs. refi appraisals.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“While 2022 is expected to continue to be a good year for the housing market, it will not be as exceptional as 2021,” predicts Jo Traut, appraisal curriculum and content specialist at McKissock Learning. It’s likely that the task force’s recommendations will be adopted by most of the major players in the residential mortgage lending arena.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

I’m grateful that nearly half of my work these days is not for lending purposes. However, they are stuck in the middle, trying to please their clients, and at the same time navigate multiple bids and everything that goes with that. 2021 is off to a wild start. Good agents know this.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Retrospective appraisals, drive-by (exterior inspection) appraisals, and valuations from plans and specifications, are all valuation assignments where an appraiser develops an appraisal opinion without personally inspecting the property. But if for lending, it might be rejected on review by GSE computers or humans.

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Simonson Real Estate

APRIL 26, 2021

Over the past few years, Simonson Appraisals has provided valuations for many dollar store properties across Minnesota and North Dakota — primarily Dollar General. Our solution combines statistical analysis of the data we’ve compiled through careful study of the relationships to lend support for our conclusions. Market Research.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As the graph indicates it’s been a roller coaster ride, but generally speaking up to late in 2021 to early in 2022, it’s been financially rewarding for many appraisers. Some appraisers, a true minority, have been able to transition to private, non-mortgage-lending appraisal work, but that’s not as easy as some advocate.

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