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Class Valuation acquires AMC Valuation Connect

Housing Wire

Troy, Michigan-based appraisal management company (AMC) Class Valuation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired fellow AMC Valuation Connect , formerly a subsidiary of mortgage technology company Mortgage Connect LP. Class Valuation has been on an acquisition spree. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We metro markets.

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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

This article was originally published in the Fall 2021 Appraisal Buzz Magazine here. Our profession has been abuzz the last year or two with regards to the GSEs being mandated to modernize the appraisal profession. Why are appraisers essentially being excluded from the conversation about modernizing the profession?

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The Fall 2021 Appraisal Buzz Magazine has Arrived

Appraisal Buzz

Make sure you take a look at our schedule for Valuation Expo – we’ve included a code for $100 off of any Valuation Expo Pass! Racial Bias in appraising has been a hot button topic for the year of 2021. Barry Colen dives into this 10-15-minute Cost Approach development task to help walk you through your appraisal.

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Clear Capital cuts 24% of its workforce in restructuring

Housing Wire

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital has conducted a new round of layoffs as part of a company restructuring plan. The firm had about 1,400 employees at the end of 2021. “We We’ve been a company that’s been investing very heavily in bringing data analytics and technology into the valuation space.

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Jim Amorin steps down as CEO of Appraisal Institute

Housing Wire

The residential appraisal space has been rocked by increased federal scrutiny over the past two years, with several agencies studying whether appraisers let racial bias change their valuations. The Appraisal Institute has acknowledged that it needs to modernize. According to the group’s own statistics, 78% of U.S. as Hispanic.

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Cost Approach in Fifteen Minutes or Less

Appraisal Buzz

This article was first published in the Fall 2021 Edition of Appraisal Buzz Magazine. Appraisers use three different property valuation methods: (1) Sales Comparison relates the estimated value of our subject property to similar settled, active, and pending market sales. (2) To receive this subscription directly, click here.

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Reducing Bias is the Gold Standard for Appraisals

Housing Wire

Both of these issues accelerate the importance of appraisal modernization. What is appraisal modernization? To go back to the full HousingWire Annual 2021 on-demand page, go here. To go back to the full HousingWire Annual 2021 on-demand page, go here. And how can it help with both of these topics?

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