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Opinion: The path to modernizing the appraisal process

Housing Wire

Regardless of the size or complexity of a system or process, it is time to look at whether the impact it has on people is equitable. And the appraisal process is no exception. of the properties in Black neighborhoods receive appraisal values lower than the contract price versus 7.4% All people.

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Desktop appraisal option to start in March

Housing Wire

The mortgage industry has been awaiting the official start date for desktop appraisals since Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Sandra Thompson announced plans to allow them at an industry conference in October. Lenders leapt at the opportunity to conduct appraisals remotely, especially in the northeastern part of the country.

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Clear Capital launches appraisal tool to speed photo review

Housing Wire

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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5 Remote Inspection Tools for Desktop Appraisals

McKissock

Below are five remote inspection tools worth looking into. Rather, our intention is to provide appraisers with a sampling of currently-available remote property inspection tools so they can consider the potential benefits of integrating such tools into their appraisal process. eTrac Virtual Inspection Tool.

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How Today’s Market Impacts the Appraisals and Inspections Landscape

Genworth MI Blog

Enact’s David Foster recently spoke with MortgageOrb about how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted inspections and appraisals, the changes we see today, and other appraisal factors to consider. Q: How have inspections and appraisals been impacted since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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CubiCasa’s free SaaS technology has helped create more than 1 million floor plans to date

Housing Wire

This helps eliminate human error, creates digital consistency in the output, and democratizes the creation of accurate property data critical to real estate listings and the appraisal process on a home loan. Eliminating costs makes it straightforward for any appraiser to ensure they are giving their client their home’s precise data.

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Fintech firm seeks to modernize appraisal process | Clear Capital in the News

Clear Capital

Last year’s acquisition of CubiCasa by Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, was just one step in the firm’s overall mission to modernize the appraisal process, a top official told Mortgage Professional America. READ FULL STORY.