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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Recently, Valuation Review traveled to Orlando, Fla. for the 2021 Appraisal Institute (AI) Annual Conference “Rising to the Challenge.” We caught up with Rodman Schley for our traditional sit-down conversation with the AI president. Read on to find out what Schley told us.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

The 2021 Appraisal Institute Annual Conference “Rising to the Challenge” is underway and Valuation Review is here live in Orlando to cover the event. A wide variety of appraisal topics will be presented to attendees from the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel in the next two days.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

At the 2021 Appraisal Institute Annual Conference attended by Valuation Review in Orlando, Fla., According to business and real estate appraiser Dennis Webb of California-based Primus PVX, fractional interests in real estate have proliferated like crazy, and are not going away.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Valuation Review digital subscription winners have been chosen from the 2021 Voice of the Appraiser survey. Thank you to all the professionals who participated in this year’s report.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

At the 2021 Appraisal Summit in Las Vegas, Valuation Review attended the session “Creating an Agile Appraisal Workflow” featuring panelists from Clear Capital. Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy Kenon Chen and Chief Appraiser John Brenan outlined technology that can advance the appraiser’s workload.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Valuation Review attended the 2021 Appraisal Summit in Las Vegas recently, and caught up with event organizers Heather Sullivan (CoreLogic) and Teresa Walker (National Association of Appraisers) to get their thoughts.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The RealtyTrac Investor Purchase Report – Fall 2021 analyzes home sales data from ATTOM Data Solutions to determine the share of real estate investor purchases among all home sales, the median price for investor home sales compared with consumer home sales, and the share of cash sales among investor purchases. Read on to learn more numbers.

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MAY 24, 2021

RCN Capital Chief Marketing Officer Erica LaCentra recently shared more with Valuation Review about whether a rise in the number of homes for sale will still fall short of the demand currently being seen.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

In September, 59 percent of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition, a record low for 2021, according to a recent Redfin report. That’s down from a revised rate of 60.8 percent in August and a peak of 74.3 percent in April. September marked the fifth-straight month of declines.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In Valuation Review’s 2021 Voice of the Appraiser special report, appraisers and lenders shared their opinions regarding the overall status of the profession. The technology section of that report offered some interesting insights.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

a diversified REO/asset management and valuations company, recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire Keystone Asset Management, Inc., The deal was expected to be completed September 1, 2021. LRES Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation, LRES announced in a press release. Read on for more details about this acquisition.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Data released for January 2021 shows that home prices continue to increase across the U.S. S&P Dow Jones Indices released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. More than 27 years of history are available for the data series. Read on to learn more.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

In its September Insights Report, mortgage advisory firm STRATMOR Group points to data that shows this year will be one of the biggest years for industry mergers and acquisitions activity (M&A). In “Mortgage Industry Consolidation: Fact, Fiction or Frenzy?”

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JANUARY 12, 2022

percent in November 2021 compared with November 2020, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index analysis. percent in November 2021 compared with October 2021. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 18.1 On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 1.3

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Clear Capital has hired more than 350 people in 2021, with 170 jobs currently open. The announcement comes as Clear Capital celebrates the 20th anniversary of its founding. Read on to hear from company executives.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Expectations for full-year 2021 real GDP growth at 7 percent changed very little from the previous outlook, but meaningful compositional and temporal shifts are now projected for the underlying sources of economic growth. This is according to the July 2021 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Veros Real Estate Solutions released its Q4 2021 VeroFORECASTSM data that anticipates home prices will appreciate on average 6.8 This is a slightly less anticipated growth compared to its Q3 2021 predicted national average appreciation of 7 percent. percent for the next 12 months. Read on for more numbers from this report.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey showed mortgage applications for new home purchases decreased in October 2021 compared with last year but increased compared with September 2021. Not including any adjustment for typical seasonal patterns, the applications decreased 15.2

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently published its house price index report for July 2021, showing house prices rose nationwide by 1.4 The previously reported price change for June 2021, 1.6 percent month-over-month and 19.2 percent year-over-year. percent, was revised upward to 1.7

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JUNE 16, 2021

CoreLogic released its Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for April 2021. Sparse inventory and high demand placed upward pressure on home prices, creating challenges across generations as buyer preferences shift, the reports said. Read on to learn more.

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JULY 14, 2021

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021 subject to regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions, the company announced in a release. CoreLogic recently announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of ClosingCorp. Read on for more details.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Williston Financial Group (WFG), a Portland-based, full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, released the findings of its 2021 survey of WFG Executive Roundtable members and other industry leaders.

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JULY 26, 2021

The CoreLogic Loan Performance Insights report updates its analysis through April 2021, which showed 4.7 percent of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days or more including those in foreclosure. This represents a 1.4-percent percent decrease in the overall delinquency rate compared with April 2020.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

In 2021, many Appraisal Institute exams are available though this format, and in 2022, all other exams will soon follow.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The annual National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) returns live in Naples, Fla. this year from Aug. 31 to Sept. During the second day of the conference, Stan Middleman, founder and CEO of Freedom Mortgage Corp., will share insights on how to lead through the inevitable change coming to the real estate transaction.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

CoreLogic recently released its Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for October 2021. The numbers showed the highest recorded percentage in the history of the HPI. Read on to learn more.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

The CoreLogic Loan Performance Insights (LPI) report through October 2021 has been released. The LPI analysis showed 3.8 percent of mortgages were delinquent by at least 30 days including those in foreclosure. Read on to learn more.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Appraisal Logistics recently announced that an internal review showed the company added more than 30 new lender clients in 2021. This represents significant growth for the company during a year that challenged many in its space.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The personal-finance website WalletHub, in recognizing the number of lives lost during COVID-19, released its report “2021’s Safest States in America” comparing the states across 55 key metrics.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In its Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2021-31, Freddie Mac addressed revisions to seller/servicer and related third-party risk mitigation requirements and updates to its lost note affidavit requirements, among other things.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2021 third quarter report on commercial/multifamily delinquencies showed a decline in these rates for every major capital source since the onset of the pandemic. MBA stated the quarterly analysis focused on delinquency rates for five of the largest investor groups.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released a new report highlighting the association’s top sustainability accomplishments in 2021 within four categories: environment, social, governance and resilience.

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AUGUST 30, 2021

The CoreLogic Loan Performance Insights Report updated its analysis through May 2021. The nation’s overall delinquency rate for May was 4.7 Read on for more information.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

the 2022 CLL for one-unit properties will be $647,200, an increase of $98,950 from $548,250 in 2021. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the conforming loan limits (CLL) for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2022. In most of the U.S.,

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JANUARY 10, 2022

The data released for October 2021 showed that home prices continue to increase across the U.S. S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. Read on to learn more from the CoreLogic report.

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Recently, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will submit equitable housing finance plans to FHFA by the end of 2021. The Enterprises will update these plans annually.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

17, 2021, the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, Real Estate Appraisal Division opened a rulemaking docket and published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Arizona Administrative Register (27 A.A.R. 2923; 27 A.A.R. This proposed rulemaking amends the appraisal rules found in A.A.C. R4-46-101 through R4-46-601.

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