Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowing home appraisals to get a second look when bias is suspected in the appraisal process.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

With recent developments from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue a more digital appraisal process that could both speed up the process and remove any unconscious bias from it, it is important for industry professionals across the space to stay at the top of their game. Appraisal Modernization: What’s the end game?”

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

A piece of legislation introduced in the Senate in mid-May could streamline the appraisal process for VA loans. The legislation would modernize the Department of Veteran Affairs ‘ appraisal requirements by allowing desktop appraisals, and in some circumstances, waving appraisals all together. Sponsored Video.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2022

Appraisal management company Clear Capital , in the latest effort to revamp the appraisal process, hopes to automate property photo reviews to ensure data and photo consistency with its photo review product , ClearPhoto. United Wholesale Mortgage also hopes to make its stamp on the appraisal space.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Another example is the LIDAR that’s now available on iPhones, which adds a whole other dynamic to developing point cloud technology to gather measurements and spatial information about anything that you’re scanning. SR: Years ago, our trademark was “thoughtful change” and that’s how we started this mission of appraisal modernization.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 18, 2023

Both types of initiatives are important, but no one seems to be talking about how we can get more production out of our current set of appraisers. The quickest way to ensure a faster appraisal process is going to be to learn how to work with valuation providers as partners in the process rather than the way most appraisers feel, adversaries.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

AMCs provide appraisals to lenders by coordinating directly with appraisers, fulfilling the regulatory need for a firewall between mortgage brokers and the appraisal process. Tech-focused AMC Class Valuation has been scooping up AMCs in recent years, and claims to be one of the top five AMCs in the country.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A natural reaction to this situation, especially when faced with these statistics, is to try and get more appraisers to enter the industry. But this alone cannot solve the underlying issues with the current appraisal process, such as inefficient workflows and analogue data collection. AMCs Driving Tech Innovation .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Appraisers have said AMCs introduce inefficiency into the appraisal process, degrade their working conditions and cut into their pay. The appraisal process itself has also come under fire, with growing concern over the role the appraisal process plays in the racial home valuation gap.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

With first hand knowledge of how complex and time consuming appraisals can be, Reggora is motivated to streamline and modernize the process, benefiting appraisers, lenders and buyers themselves. Before founding Reggora, Brian Zitin and Will Denslow, co-founders, launched a successful real estate brokerage.

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Valuation Review

MARCH 8, 2021

He said the purpose of this paper is to disseminate research on a specific technique related to the field of predictive price modeling and offer techniques which have potential to improve the outputs of a wide variety of price prediction modeling ranging from traditional appraisal practice to the development of automated valuation models.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Perhaps AMCs can streamline the appraisal process, said Radke at a panel on the future of valuations, which happened to include Martin Froehlich, chief appraiser of AMC Nationwide Appraisal Network. But they might “circumvent” operations especially when the entire appraisal industry is under fire. Why is that?”.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 25, 2021

In fact, in-depth research reveals that appraisal turn times in certain regions like the Pacific Northwest is double that of neighboring regions. Plus, the sudden increase in supply and demand for appraisers resulted in a spike in appraiser fees. Luckily, there are several ways you can shorten the home appraisal process.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 25, 2021

In fact, in-depth research reveals that appraisal turn times in certain regions like the Pacific Northwest is double that of neighboring regions. Plus, the sudden increase in supply and demand for appraisers resulted in a spike in appraiser fees. Luckily, there are several ways you can shorten the home appraisal process.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2021

In today’s mortgage industry, many organizations have a unique real estate appraisal process that fits their exact business model. Unfortunately, most valuation management technologies follow a one-size-fits-all approach, making it difficult for mortgage lenders, credit unions, AMCs and appraisal firms to work together.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 23, 2022

We have been very active in hybrid appraisal pilots and we have seen the benefit of providing accurate, digital data about the property to the appraiser, which has been crucial to adoption. The time and cost savings are significant compared to a traditional appraisal process, which means less burden on the borrower.

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Boston Appraisal

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Introduction Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. Leveraging Market Data The appraisal process begins with a thorough analysis of market data, focusing on sales of properties that share historical or antique characteristics.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 15, 2024

Using the form structure, GSEs have been ingesting these eclectic abbreviations to develop a large database of residential valuation. Really, appraisers have always thought this way. Only those data and report elements that are important for the scope of work will be presented to the appraiser.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

With an increased demand for appraisals across the country, the need for efficiency during the appraisal process is greater than ever. Nationwide Appraisal Network (NAN) is an industry-leading appraisal management company providing residential and commercial valuation services in all 50 states.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

As the appraisal industry struggles to meet demand, Voxtur has developed a solution to streamline the process. HousingWire: What can the industry at large do to support the work of appraisers right now? With these tools, appraisers can complete jobs in a fraction of the time and increase their capacity for new work.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Most recently, Allen led the inception and introduction of an in-house innovation lab at Clear Capital to solve challenges presented to the real estate and mortgage industries, with the goal of leaning deeper into innovation in a more accelerated way through focused research, testing and development.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 25, 2021

In fact, in-depth research reveals that appraisal turn times in certain regions like the Pacific Northwest is double that of neighboring regions. Plus, the sudden increase in supply and demand for appraisers resulted in a spike in appraiser fees. Luckily, there are several ways you can shorten the home appraisal process.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

“However, for lenders to take advantage of these benefits on behalf of their customers, they need to navigate new GSE requirements, such as ensuring appraisers have access to a digital floor plan.”. Kenon Chen, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2022

The main benefit of appraisal modernization, according to the first-quarter sentiment survey , is that it will help shorten the loan origination cycle time. One mid-sized lender echoed the opinion of others that appraisals still take too long. The policy now expires on December 31, 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 24, 2022

“McKissock Learning and Incenter Appraisal Management are equally focused on empowering appraisers to remain the key stakeholders in the appraisal process. The company provides pre-licensing, continuing education, license upgrade, and professional development courses to meet customer needs throughout their careers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

There’s no denying the complexity of the appraisal process. With so many people involved – including the appraisal desk, loan operations, loan officers, underwriters, the IT/product team, borrowers and appraisal vendors – there’s room for error that could negatively impact the home buying experience.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Digging into the workflow technology a bit further, it’s going to become increasingly important for appraisal management systems to have built-in flexibility for managing new types of workflows. The appraisal process, which isn’t simple to begin with, is becoming even more dynamic.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised. Even if I do not include my development of the Cost Approach in my report, I have it in my work file.

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Valuation Review

JANUARY 17, 2022

Clear Capital recently announced ClearPhoto, a set of AI-driven rules built into ClearCollateral Review, automating the review of property photos and ensuring they are aligned with the appraisal data and sketch.

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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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Appraiserblogs

MARCH 7, 2024

It is presented as part of the GSEs “Appraisal Modernization” initiative, which aims to streamline the mortgage appraisal process. Despite its roots in a methodology designed to support appraisers, Value. The most recent statistics show Value Acceptance accounts for up to 40% of all mortgage approvals.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

“We are excited to work with innovative lenders like Sierra Pacific Mortgage to find ways to take time, touch and cost out of their collateral underwriting workflows,” said Sage Nichols, CoreLogic executive of client and business development.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

And to make that happen, lenders need a solution that streamlines the appraisal process and eliminates potential mistakes. Appraisals are often time-consuming. Efficient data collection with aggregation and next-generation market analytics can drastically impact the closing process.

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Appraiserblogs

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The possible exception to this are highly dense urban developments where the new construction homes are cookie cutters, and the builder sells. Many of you are aware that the GSE’s are in the process of evaluating the entire appraisal process, including the…. Related Posts: What's Happening With the New Forms?

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

John Bell, deputy director at the VA, said the agency has made strides in recent years to get loans processed and out the door in a timely manner. MV: VA’s appraisal process is criticized for being lengthy and costly. Is this a positive development for the VA? Last year the Assisted Appraisal Processing Program launched.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 20, 2022

I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? In other words, do appraisal gap clauses cause appraisers to be more “conservative”? An appraisal gap clause can be written into a contract.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Part of the reason why there was no perceived measurable risk attributed to this change in process was because of adapted upfront lender controls that were established, creating guardrails on when inspection relief was appropriate. Appraisers rely on standards of practice and processes. Lenders rely on regulation and policy.

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