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Lender Toolkit and Reggora partner to streamline mortgage underwriting

Housing Wire

Automated mortgage technology provider Lender Toolkit announced this week that it has integrated with Reggora , an appraisal management software company that focuses on modernizing residential real estate valuations for mortgage lenders. This content was generated using AI, and was edited and fact-checked by HousingWire’s editors.

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A View on Risk: Desktop Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 introduced two new appraisal labels – the Exterior-only Appraisal and the Desktop Appraisal. Lenders and stakeholders allowed for some level of inspection relief with these two new appraisal products. Appraisers rely on standards of practice and processes.

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Appraisal waivers: What lenders should know

Clear Capital

As the real estate and mortgage industries work to modernize the home valuation process, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to offer new alternatives to the traditional home appraisal. The introduction of inspection-based appraisal waivers offers an increasingly positive impact to both lenders and consumers.

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Appraisal waivers: What underwriters should know

Clear Capital

As mortgage underwriters, you understand that a timely appraisal is paramount to a smooth loan approval process. But what if you could skip a traditional appraisal entirely? Well, with the introduction of inspection-based appraisal waivers to the market, you can! How do inspection-based appraisal waivers work?

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15 Reasons Your Home May Not Appraise for the Expected Value: Tips for Homeowners

Birmingham Appraisal

A Look at Why Your Home May Not Appraise for The Expected Value When it comes to selling or refinancing your home, one of the crucial steps is the appraisal process. Appraisals determine the market value of your property, which affects your ability to secure a loan or make a profitable sale.

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Desktop Appraisals: Your Questions Answered

McKissock

In January 2022, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a desktop appraisal option that goes live in mid-March 2022. In various articles and opinion pieces, some claim that desktop appraisals will solve the appraiser shortage and modernize the appraisal process, while others claim that they will cause the demise of the appraisal profession.

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USPAP Myths for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

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