Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 27, 2022

Class Valuation, McKissock, and DataMaster are hosting a Free webinar on “ Staying Relevant in the Appraisal Industry ” June 28th at 2 pm with Mel Black, Matt Simmons, Jared Preisler, and Lamar Ellis. Buzz: What is your background in the appraisal industry? Buzz: What are some of the ways appraisers have evolved with new tech?

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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. What are the benefits of 1004 Desktop appraisals?

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Clear Capital

AUGUST 30, 2023

AURA is the first AI-driven appraisal review solution in API format that enables lenders to automatically assess images, text and floor plans. LenderX is the first Clear Capital partner to provide lenders with access to AURA, giving them a competitive advantage in streamlining the traditional and hybrid appraisal review process.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

If this trend continues, consumers and appraisers will need to have a heightened awareness of where and how insurance pricing or availability is affecting house prices.” According to Mehlomakulu, ICON’s homes are 350% stronger and are designed to outlive the traditional spec home by nearly triple their life expectancy.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them?

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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.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

How To Appraise Rural Properties Excerpts: Appraising residential properties in rural areas can be both challenging and rewarding. Whether you’re a seasoned appraiser or new to the field, having a better understanding of rural properties is essential for providing credible appraisals. Well written.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 1, 2022

Enhanced program designed to accelerate adoption of modern appraisal solutions by lenders. Clear Capital invites partners to join them in achieving a shared goal of bringing appraisals along on a digital transformation journey. March 1, 2022 —.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

Bradley, SRA, CDEI, McKissock Learning On May 5, 2023, the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) voted to adopt changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which will become effective January 1, 2024. I suppose it is because most appraisals are done (now) for residential lending purposes.

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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. Dragon has been around a long time and is popular with commercial appraisers.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Read on for some pointers from Cleveland Appraisal Blog. Before a roof renovation begins, a contractor will inspect the attic, gutter, and various other aspects of the home structure to make sure it is safe to proceed. Any home renovation from home office design to whole roof replacement can involve processes you wouldn’t expect.

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DataMaster

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Is it time to overhaul the appraisal process? By now, most appraisers have read the Request for Information (RFI) published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on December 28, 2020. ” This RFI is your chance to impact the direction that the inevitable appraisal overhaul will go. Appraisal Modernization.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2021

A husband and wife requested a bank appraisal to refinance their Jacksonville, Florida home. Only the wife was at home to greet the appraiser when they arrived to inspect her home. When the couple received the final appraisal report of their home’s value, they were shocked!

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2021

“We’ve found that many people care more about public spaces than private spaces,” says Katie Lambert, an interior designer with Lambert Home, referring to different living areas in a home. The kitchen is also one of the areas that is commonly in need of modernization, from outdated appliances to antiquated cabinet styles.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

A more modern system will make you feel much safer. If you want to avoid fire and water hazards in your home, you should do a complete spring cleaning and inspection. Finally, and most importantly, you should inspect and clean the chimneys. And thank you so much for visiting the Cleveland Appraisal Blog!

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 15, 2021

New technology furthers Clear Capital’s efforts to modernize the appraisal process. The technology was developed by Clear Capital’s data science team to further streamline the appraisal process and equip lenders with technology that powers low-risk, high-quality decisions.

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Clear Capital

JUNE 14, 2022

Collateral Desktop Analysis provides transparency and efficiency to ValueLink customers conducting appraisal reviews. Designed to remove pre-funding uncertainty or support post-funding due diligence, CDA is an efficient, cost-effective method to determine if an appraisal under review is adequately supported.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 20, 2023

Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser! Arouse the suspicion of an entire neighborhood when inspecting comparable sales. Arouse the suspicion of an entire neighborhood when inspecting comparable sales. To read more, click here My comments: It has been a while since appraisers made negative concession adjustments.

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Lamacchia Realty

OCTOBER 6, 2021

They will come out and do an inspection prior to coverage, but the inspection is free of charge. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) states that home appraisers should examine the electrical box to ensure there are no broken or frayed wires. Financing a Home with Knob and Tube Wiring.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 8, 2024

Other topics include: It’s never just about resale value 55+ communities Splitting hairs to prove an adjustment To read more, including Ryan’s many comments, fun images and graphics, his Twitter X and Instagram surveys, plus 50+ comments, Click Here My comments: This is the only analysis I have ever seen about this appraisal topic and it is great!

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AmeriMac

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

ACE + PDR stands for Automated Collateral Evaluation and Property Inspection Waiver with Power of Attorney (ACE + PDR). It is a streamlined appraisal process designed to provide lenders and borrowers with a more efficient and cost-effective way of obtaining property valuations.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This partnership will reduce the friction in the bifurcated appraisal process by enabling a seamless integration of property inspection data and analytics in appraisal workflows. Ideas of modernization and data integrity have been heavily debated topics in the real estate industry for some time. About PropMix.io.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How to Level Up as an Appraiser By Conrad Meertins Jr. For example, are you competent to prepare an entire appraisal from start to finish? But what if the appraisal form was completely blank with no boilerplate text? For example, you understand that you do not need a form to produce an appraisal. Are your legs shaking?

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. Trainees can do them.

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Houston Properties

JULY 19, 2022

However, newer properties such as modern townhomes and Victorian mansions sit well with Sandalwood’s peaceful atmosphere. Despite its distance from inner Houston, all the amenities and modern comforts of city living are present in Sandalwood. Sandalwood Real Estate Information. "The "The Houston Properties Team is fantastic!!!

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As you may remember, the young Jedi-to-be is seen inspecting with dismay his recently chartered flight, the Millennium Falcon, for a speedy trip to the planet Alderaan. Not only that, but you want those transit links to be modern, well funded, and in high use. Otherwise, the proximity to these transit connections would be useless.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And the appraisal process is no exception. After a summer filled with overwhelming demand and too little appraisal capacity, which increased loan costs and time to close, there is finally light appearing at the end of the tunnel. The appraisal gap for properties in Latino neighborhoods can be even worse, going as high as 9.4%.

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Clear Capital

APRIL 24, 2024

During his tenure, he has played an instrumental role in Clear Capital’s work alongside Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to refine and modernize the appraisal process. In addition to UDC, Dan led the development of AURA (Appraisal Underwriting Risk Analyzer) , which launched in August 2023.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Sins of the Past Are Back to Haunt Appraisers. Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals. Excerpts: In the recent past, when appraisers were swamped. Even with the Collateral Underwriter program review, appraisers were overwhelmed. Failures to personally inspect and photograph comparables. .

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Clear Capital

AUGUST 31, 2022

Freddie Mac began offering ACE+ PDR in mid-July, allowing lenders to originate cash-out and certain no cash-out refinance loans without an appraisal. With ACE+ PDR, property information is physically collected on-site by trained data collectors using a Freddie Mac PDR dataset in place of an appraisal.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

MPR Repairs: Guidance for FHA Appraisers By: McKissock Excerpts: If you are appraising a property that needs some cosmetic repairs but meets FHA minimum property requirements (MPR) in its current condition, you should make the appraisal “as-is.” Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers.

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Appraisal Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

New USPAP Q&As January 16, 2024, the Appraisal Standards Board released new Questions and Answers covering important topics in the profession today including: Demographics Does demographic information relating to race (such as Census data) constitute “information relating to” a protected characteristic? Few lender appraisers survived.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Then they dive into Freddie Mac’s long-anticipated research paper, “ Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals.” It’s also, to be clear, somewhat about revolutionizing and modernizing the appraisal process by enabling property data collection to be performed by non-appraisers.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

As you may remember, the young Jedi-to-be is seen inspecting with dismay his recently chartered flight, the Millennium Falcon, for a speedy trip to the planet Alderaan. Not only that, but you want those transit links to be modern, well funded, and in high use. Otherwise, the proximity to these transit connections would be useless.

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 14, 2021

You have to think about appraisal, you have to think about title and escrow, you have to think about things you never thought you’d think about like flood insurance. We don’t wait for an inspection to have happened. And so that’s what we’re focused on.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

“Many news stories tend to focus on the potential for an individual appraiser delivering a too-low estimate based on factors associated with the occupants instead of the home. ” These programs were designed to address an acute housing shortage by providing affordable homeownership opportunities for American families.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 5, 2023

Fannie’s New Appraisal Online Formats By Brent Owen Excerpts: To Be Or Not To Be (a form), That Is The Question The first thing to notice is that the ‘form’ isn’t really a form anymore. It’s not the length of the report which is of ultimate importance, it is the time necessary to develop the appraisal that is key.

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