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

JANUARY 18, 2023

From an appraiser shortage to turn-time challenges amid record-breaking volumes, the past few years have been a whirlwind for the appraisal industry. HousingWire recently sat down with Jaro Managing Director Gareth Borcherds to learn what steps housing professionals can take to speed up appraisals.

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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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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. In 2020 and 2021, for example, some markets saw appraisals take as long as three to six weeks. What’s going on? New products speeding up the process.

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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

APRIL 18, 2022

This article was first published in the Appraisal Buzz Magazine. We are asking for submissions about your wildest appraisal stories! All the way from haunted encounters to animals that have been (unexpectedly) stumbled upon – Share with us and you could be featured in our Fall 2022 Appraisal Buzz Magazine. That’s when.

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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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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2023

Thursday, March 23 marks the one-year anniversary since the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released its action plan to curb instances of bias in the housing appraisal process. Led by U.S.

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McKissock

JUNE 17, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to desktop appraisals. As of mid-March 2022, banks and mortgage lenders can now use desktop appraisals in place of traditional appraisals for qualifying Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac backed mortgages. Below are five remote inspection tools worth looking into.

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Real Quantum

OCTOBER 31, 2022

FREE | NOVEMBER, 17, 2022 | 11 AM CST | 60 MINUTES. LIVE WEBINAR | Commercial Appraiser Tech Tools Update. McKissock published their Appraisal Income Guide in 2019 where they reported appraisers who adopt new technology tools earned over $44,000 more per year than appraisers who did not.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

Desktop appraisals became a permanent option for certain loans earlier this year. HousingWire recently spoke with Kenon Chen, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Clear Capital, about desktop appraisal adoption and appraisal modernization. How willing are appraisers to adopt desktop and hybrid appraisals?

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 24, 2022

Are you ready to meet the new GSE requirement of a detailed floor plan for your desktop appraisals? Join us for our upcoming webinar on January 25th at 2 pm, “ The Future of Desktop Appraisals ” with Joshua Walitt and Mark Walser! Learn about all of the new features in RemoteVal – a free inspection app for appraisers!

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fannie Mae announced on January 19, 2022 that they will be accepting desktop appraisals for eligible loan transactions. The team at Fannie Mae were the first to announce requirements lockstep with their Regulator that desktop appraisals will become a normal part of the appraisal product landscape. Appraisal Labels.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 14, 2023

What tool do you prefer to use when measuring a house? Recent Appraisal Buzz survey Measuring tape – over half Laser – less than half Guesstimate – a few, but way too many! Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!!

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DW Slater Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Love in Real Estate I’m I wrote this blog – 4 Things I Love About Being a Real Estate Appraiser- 10 years ago! We have experienced some very large swings in the market regarding the number of appraisals needed from a very high volume where appraisers couldn’t keep up, to the now very low volume of appraisal requests.

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McKissock

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 Today

MAY 31, 2024

10 Steps to a Paperless Office By Mike Fletcher Excerpts: If you’ve talked to appraisers who have gone digital, you know they love not having boxes of old reports and workfiles cluttering their offices, homes, and garages and not spending money on paper, toner, and other equipment. Business is slow for many appraisers.

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DataMaster

MAY 17, 2023

Recently Jared Preisler’s (DataMaster’s Chief Appraiser) son, Taylor, graduated from med school and was on the hunt for his first home. Taylor’s methodology and consequential selections surprised Jared, who is nearing his 27th year as an appraiser. “As an appraiser, I never really thought about that.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

We’ve been very involved in appraisal modernization [and] investment over the past five years,” Kenon Chen, EVP of corporate strategy at Clear Capital, said. “We’re The firm, one of the largest appraisal management companies in America, cited similar reasons for the layoffs that occurred late last year.

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Valcre

JANUARY 3, 2023

The future of commercial real estate appraisal has arrived, and we have technology to thank. This past year, Team Valcre remained steadfast on equipping commercial real estate appraisers with a top-shelf solution for achieving a higher volume of business in less time.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Here at McKissock, our Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online resources for real estate appraisers. These include appraisal webinars, job aids, checklists, classes, and much more. Below is a list of five useful appraisal technology webinars available right now in our membership toolkit.

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McKissock

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The official 2022-2023 Online Update Course for Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is now available online. This is the 12th year that McKissock Learning has been the exclusive provider of The Appraisal Foundation’s national online USPAP update course.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Specifically, if your home appraises for less than your reverse mortgage balance or your reverse mortgage is in default.” A 2022 U.S. If your heirs want to keep the family home, they’ll have to pay off the reverse mortgage balance in full using other money,” the column said. Sometimes, you may pay back less than you owe on the loan.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

7 Must-Have Apps for Appraisers By: McKissock Excerpts: 1. Dragon is very well-liked among appraisal professionals, making it number one on our list of must-have apps for appraisers. Genius Scan This app gets a lot of love from appraisers. This tool is excellent for making copies of tax records, floor plans, etc.

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McKissock

JANUARY 4, 2022

You know there are good reasons to upgrade your appraisal license —including making more money —but you might be unsure of how to go about it. Depending on your state and the license level you wish to attain, the exact steps for how to upgrade your appraisal license will vary slightly. Real estate appraiser qualification criteria.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2022

Inco-Check has not only developed proprietary technology to support its clients, it also uses these same tools to provide a highly differentiated service offering, making it a one-stop shop for software and tech-enabled services,” said Michael Detwiler, who partnered with NGC on the acquisition, in a statement.

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Kairos Appraisal Services

OCTOBER 27, 2022

October 27, 2022—Kairos Appraisal Services has expanded its service footprint to include the states of South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Minnesota. Kairos Appraisal, a nationally recognized AMC, is now licensed in 42 states. The company is known and recognized for its work in revolutionizing the appraisal process.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 28, 2022

Ventures will distill winning sales tactics and tools to teach the next generation of brokers. 4 will kick off two days of expert insight and networking around All Things Housing for professionals in mortgage, real estate, appraisals, title and more. For example, the SERHANT. Serhant’s keynote address on Oct.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Here at McKissock, our Unlimited Learning Members enjoy 24/7 access to a wide variety of online resources for real estate appraisers. These include appraisal webinars, job aids, checklists, classes, and much more. Below is a list of five useful appraisal technology webinars available right now in our membership toolkit.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 6, 2022

In one Facebook group the other day, (yes, I’m back on Facebook ) one member mentioned they feel that a person who scans a property to provide an appraiser with a floor plan should be licensed. WHAT IS AN APPRAISAL INSPECTION? I think it’s important to understand what an appraisal inspection is. What do you think?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

From hybrid appraisals to virtual showings to RON/RIN, the digital mortgage process took center stage over the last year. Tapping into a network of 1,000 homeowners nationwide with the launch of a consumer survey, the State of Homebuying Report offers insight into what trends could be here to stay in 2022 (and beyond).

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Clear Capital

AUGUST 8, 2023

Through AURA, Clear Capital has created a more streamlined and approachable way to review and apply data to the appraisal and mortgage loan underwriting,” said Duane Andrews , CEO of Clear Capital. Risky Terms — Detect bias within the appraisal with risky terms rules.

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Hank Miller Team

JULY 7, 2022

The great Atlanta real estate market adjustment of 2022 is upon us. As everything shifts, the main players are whispering around the water cooler.will low appraisals be a problem now? Lenders and appraisers are also impacted; both industries are circling the wagons just a bit tighter as everyone waits for this market to settle.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

Amanda Hill: Lenders see appraisal modernization as a top priority by Maria Volkova. HousingWire: What is your most useful tech tool? I wish I could offer something more exciting, but it is just the most versatile, handy tool in my arsenal! HousingWire: What do you think will be the big themes for the housing market in 2022?

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Chicago — ProxyPics makes wave as the first Property Data Report provider for Freddie Mac’s ACE+ PDR (automated collateral evaluation plus property data report), launch made effective on July 17, 2022. The post ProxyPics Partners with Freddie Mac to Simplify Refinance Mortgages in the Digital Age appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 13, 2022

…the imploding rules then implemented, and the scope creep that evolved because the cart was leading the horse, has severely lessened the reliability of ALL appraisals in my opinion. ANSI, while certainly worthy of discussion and taking a position on, will not solve the real “appraisal problem” that we all have. Appraisers will be….

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