Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

When we started, the idea was to obtain exterior photos as fast as possible, at a time when Uber, Lyft and marketing technology was advancing, and anyone with a smartphone could get exterior photos,” said Tomaszewski, who worked to turn his idea into ProxyPics. It’s a model in stark contrast to that of inspections for traditional appraisals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

Clear Capital’s desktop appraisal solutions offer an easy way to obtain property information by pairing seasoned brokers and appraisers with innovative mobile phone technology, ClearInsight and CubiCasa. lenders and nearly every mortgage investor. lenders and nearly every mortgage investor.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

Last year’s record-high origination volumes impacted every aspect of the mortgage cycle, and appraisals were no exception. In light of that, HousingWire recently sat down with ValueLink SVP of Operations Aqil Ahmed to discuss today’s appraisal landscape. HW: What is the No.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2021

Recently, at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre , President Biden announced the launch of a new interagency task force to root out what it calls inequity in the appraisal industry. The second is that the intent of the leadership of this massive real estate and mortgage finance industry is clear.

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Clear Capital

MAY 15, 2023

Story by Lisa Marie Conklin If you need a mortgage to buy a home you have your eye on, it’s standard for your lender to order an appraisal of the property. But when your lender says it’s ordering a hybrid appraisal instead of a traditional appraisal , what does that mean exactly ?

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Clear Capital

JULY 14, 2023

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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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It’s an exciting time in the mortgage industry, especially for appraisals. Over the past few years, leading companies from across the industry have modernized and transformed how appraisals are manufactured to streamline the lending process and improve the borrower’s experience.

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Clear Capital

MAY 10, 2023

Clear Capital’s UDC property data collection solution provides lenders with interchangeability and less complexity in loan management, as well as ease of adoption by integrating with ValueLink’s appraisal management platforms. Our goal is to provide customers with a complete understanding of every U.S.

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Clear Capital

MAY 15, 2023

Story by Lisa Marie Conklin If you need a mortgage to buy a home you have your eye on, it’s standard for your lender to order an appraisal of the property. But when your lender says it’s ordering a hybrid appraisal instead of a traditional appraisal , what does that mean exactly ?

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AmeriMac

MARCH 15, 2024

Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) play a crucial role in the real estate industry by providing independent appraisal services to lenders and other clients. While most people are familiar with the concept of an appraiser, many may not be aware of the important role that AMCs play in the appraisal process.

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Genworth MI Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Perhaps you’ve heard the murmurs about an automated appraisal. There are big changes coming to appraisals, and they’ll have a huge impact on how the mortgage industry does business. Today, we’re breaking down some of the new developments in appraisals, what they mean for your business, and tips to help you prepare.

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Genworth MI Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Perhaps you’ve heard the murmurs about an automated appraisal. There are big changes coming to appraisals, and they’ll have a huge impact on how the mortgage industry does business. Today, we’re breaking down some of the new developments in appraisals, what they mean for your business, and tips to help you prepare.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 2, 2023

Clear Capital Announces Universal Data Collection in Support of Fannie Mae Appraisal Modernization Policy Changes UDC data set provides lenders with immediate national scalability, interchangeability and less complexity for loan management Reno, Nev. Clear Capital is a leading provider of hybrid appraisals for mortgage origination.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

6 months course access Ridgeline: All features of Base + Livestream option and Forms Training 101. Visit Website Overview The Lee Institute School of Real Estate combines professional instruction and video format training to make the concepts of the real estate business more digestible and engaging. 25 hrs livestream access.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

The FHFA’s engagement of industry stakeholders signifies a critical inflection point for appraisal transformation. Modernization will either take root and flourish throughout every branch of the mortgage industry, or our industry could miss a critical window to introduce meaningful reforms. Poor data visibility.

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Realtor

MAY 15, 2023

Getty Images If you need a mortgage to buy a home you have your eye on, it’s standard for your lender to order an appraisal of the property. But when your lender says it’s ordering a hybrid appraisal instead of a traditional appraisal , what does that mean exactly ? Is a hybrid appraisal accurate?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

The FHFA RFI responses to appraisal modernization are a treasure trove of insight into ideas and options for modernization from a wide variety of respondents. In many of those reviewed, there is a strong desire to keep appraisals and appraisers as key components of the mortgage lending process.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 4, 2022

The mortgage industry is on its way to modernizing the appraisal process. In early February, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored entities (GSEs), incorporated desktop appraisals into their Selling Guides beginning in March 2022. What is a desktop appraisal? Copyright © 2022 Clear Capital.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As appraisal modernization and digitization initiatives take hold, it’s now more important than ever to standardize the calculation of a home’s gross living area (GLA). It’ll also help build confidence in the accuracy of hybrid appraisals. The days of needing months of training to produce accurate GLA are now history.

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McKissock

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Approach to the appraisal process. Appraisal specializations. ” “As a 38-year-old student and appraiser in training I bring a fresh perspective from other industries and many years of fresh life experience and completely unadulterated perspective of the appraisal industry.”

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Clear cCapital just announced that we have acquired a Finnish proptech startup called CubiCasa and CubiCasa is incredibly exciting technology that enables anyone with a smartphone and no training to do a 10-minute walkthrough a property and get a fully detailed, accurate floorplan with gross living area. Jeff Allen. Makes sense!

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. But for all the weaknesses amongst appraisers, who is training the average property data collector on this stuff?

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Value Reconciliation, non-lender appraisals, liabililty, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. How does the appraiser get through such anti-appraiser gyrations? Mortgage applications decreased 0.8 The 10 U.S.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

. — September 22, 2021 — Clear Capital, a national real estate valuation technology company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of CubiCasa , a Finland-based proptech startup. We evaluated every option available, and CubiCasa’s technology far exceeded anything else in the marketplace.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

As a first-time buyer, unless you are among the 6% who purchase their homes entirely with cash , you are likely financing the transaction and your mortgage lender will require an appraisal. The potential for appraisal bias in home valuation has recently garnered public attention and regulatory scrutiny. Regulatory scrutiny.

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