Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

Nationwide Property and Appraisal Services LLC (NPAS), led by Sri Velamati and one of the largest appraisal management companies in the U.S., announced that it has acquired Integrity Appraisal Management (Integrity), a regional AMC based in Houston, TX.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Appraisal Institute , the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has launched a new program to increase the ranks of veteran and minority appraisers. With the AI PAREA program, participants can appraise properties virtually with one-on-one guidance from a mentor to become credentialed.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 23, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide array of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we add new content to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

Nationwide Property and Appraisal Services LLC (NPAS), led by Sri Velamati and one of the largest appraisal management companies in the U.S., announced that it has acquired Integrity Appraisal Management (Integrity), a regional AMC based in Houston, TX.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 19, 2022

On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, McKissock Learning is hosting a FREE one-hour, non-credit Pro-Series webinar titled “The Appraisal Foundation 2022 Q2 Update.” Participate in this Q&A session with Lisa Desmarais, Vice President, Appraisal Issues with The Appraisal Foundation (TAF). Don’t miss this.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide array of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Appraisal industry insiders tend to agree that 2022 will generally be a good year for appraisers. As real property appraisers look ahead to the new year, we wanted to know where they plan to focus their efforts and what they will strive to achieve. What is your top professional goal for 2022?

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 26, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 2, 2022

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Jeremy Staudenmaier, 2022 Winner of the Valuation Visionary Award. We sat down with Jeremy and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC to discuss what this award means to him and the impact within the appraisal industry this has. What is the example you want to set for the next Valuation Visionary?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

In a shrinking mortgage market, fee pressures are the main challenge for appraisers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. In 2023, nearly half of appraisers surveyed said fee pressure was their biggest challenge, up 20 percentage points since last year.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

House of Representatives this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2022

If discrimination is committed by appraisers – as the news headlines would suggest – fellow appraisers and real estate agents say they rarely witness or experience it. Another issue with appraiser competency could be appraisers’ apparent lack of familiarity with valuation tools.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 25, 2022

McKissock’s Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online appraisal classes, webinars, videos, podcasts, checklists, job aids, and other resources. Plus, we’re adding to our library each month so that you get the most current and relevant information to grow your real estate appraisal career.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2021

As the end of the year approaches, housing market predictions for 2022 abound. Fortune reviews various 2022 housing forecasts, focusing specifically on home price growth. Redfin predicts a more balanced residential market in 2022. Predictions for the top housing markets of 2022 may surprise you.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 12, 2022

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into the new year and what to expect in the appraisal industry for 2022. What has this year alone taught appraisers? What are the important issues that lie ahead in the year 2022? How has this pandemic shaped the appraisal profession moving forward?

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 19, 2022

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into market value and how appraisers are moving forward in the new year. and Michael Perry, CEO of Perry Appraisal Services. What are the important issues regarding market value that lie ahead in the year 2022? What has this year alone taught appraisers?

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 15, 2022

The latest edition of Appraisal Buzz Magazine is here! We have articles to help appraisers, AMCs, and lenders grow in every aspect of their business. From defining market value and market price to what this could mean for the future of appraising, Dell narrates a story you’ll have to read to believe. 7th 10 am – 12 pm.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 17, 2022

What is on the horizon in 2022? Things may be taking a turn for the better in 2022, though. Many buyers hope the housing market will cool down in 2022, and while experts don’t think it will be as competitive, this is unlikely to be a dramatic shift — at least not one that turns the market away from being seller-friendly.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Appraisal Institute , the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, appointed Cindy Chance as chief executive officer, the trade organization announced. The Appraisal Institute has been criticized for a lack of diversity in its ranks and acknowledged a need to modernize. as Hispanic.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) wants to court more brokers by offering no-cost appraisals on 1-0 temporary rate buydowns amid fierce competition in the industry. Lenders started rolling out temporary rate buydowns in 2022 to help compensate for lost origination volume due to higher mortgage rates.

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Inman

MARCH 27, 2024

Lender revises appraisal policies and practices in wake of lawsuit by Baltimore couple who claimed their home was undervalued by more than $250,000 because they were Black.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Opteon , a Scottsdale-based appraisal, valuation, advisory, and property services provider, has expanded its direct-to-consumer business model nationwide, the company announced on Wednesday. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said. .”

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

A Fannie Mae survey published in mid-May found that mortgage lenders see value in appraisal modernization, specifically in the implementation of non-traditional appraisals and inspection-based appraisal waivers. One mid-sized lender echoed the opinion of others that appraisals still take too long.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 19, 2024

After encouraging reports from 2022, new data shows the appraisal gap continued to shrink throughout much of the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

AURA integrates appraisal quality analytics driven by machine learning and photo AI into loan origination and order management platforms. Through the AURA API solution, technology partners can provide lenders with a consolidated version of all the necessary data to assess the risk associated with an appraisal.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2022

Instead, that same month, Thompson announced something else that changed the game for the housing industry — she announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would begin permanently accepting desktop appraisals for conventional loans. The post HousingWire Magazine: May 2022 appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Several of the changes are aimed at underwriters and do not affect appraisers; however, there is one significant change for appraisers that will change the way they inspect properties in the not-so-distant future. The post Fannie Mae to Adopt ANSI Measurement Standard in 2022 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 24, 2022

For the past two years appraisal gap clauses have been de rigueur in many markets , much to the disdain of frustrated homebuyers. On Wednesday, the firm launched Tomo Appraisal Coverage. The product is free for eligible Tomo mortgage transactions and is launching on September 8, 2022, but underwritten pre-approvals are now available.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2023

Real estate valuation technology provider Clear Capital on Thursday launched Universal Data Collection (UDC), a product designed to support appraisal modernization. The UDC product provides lenders with tools for scalability, interchangeability and loan management, according to a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , the Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that the 2023 threshold for exempting loans from special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans will jump to $31,000 from $28,500. The threshold amount will be effective Jan.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Desktop appraisals, a temporary flexibility implemented in March 2020 to keep the mortgage industry afloat amid lockdowns and social distancing, will become permanent, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said today. Appraisers often spend much of their day driving from property to property, Thompson said. Presented by: Incenter.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The official 2022-2023 Online Update Course for Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), now available online , comes with a first-of-its-kind reference manual designed to help you quickly find answers to your USPAP-related questions.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 7, 2022

When combined, these metrics may indicate a slowing of the real estate market as we move into 2022. Overall, three of … The post More Consumers Believe Rates Will Go Up in 2022 appeared first on theMReport.com. The post More Consumers Believe Rates Will Go Up in 2022 appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2021

Reacting to headlines pointing to racial bias in some home appraisals, the Appraisal Foundation this week said that it would require all appraisers to take a seven-hour course focused on fair housing laws and bias. “This part of the course will concentrate on how to avoid both bias and the perception of bias in appraisals.”

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 1, 2022

The post 2022 Five Star Conference Agenda Announced appeared first on DSNews. The post 2022 Five Star Conference Agenda Announced appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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