Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Desktop appraisals, a temporary flexibility implemented in March 2020 to keep the mortgage industry afloat amid lockdowns and social distancing, will become permanent, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said today. Appraisers often spend much of their day driving from property to property, Thompson said. Presented by: Incenter.

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Valcre

MAY 12, 2023

Where we were In the appraisal industry, events serve as a great opportunity for professionals to gather, network, and learn from one another.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday it has extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 another month for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The flexibilities surrounding alternative verifications of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on Jan.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The post Five Star Honors Industry Leaders at Women in Housing Event appeared first on DSNews. The post Five Star Honors Industry Leaders at Women in Housing Event appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 22, 2022

The post Report Examines Impact of Recent Events and Policies on PoC appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 17, 2024

This week on the Appraisal Buzzcast, host Hal Humphreys interviews Kelly Davids, President of The Appraisal Foundation. How can we all get involved with The Appraisal Foundation? The post A Vision for the Future appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. What is her vision for the future of the industry?

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 12/08/23 Free Q&A event for appraisers only (on private work) […] The post This one company owns 9,000+ homes in California (interactive map) first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. Today, I want to debut an interactive map I made to show where these homes are located.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday that it has again extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The COVID-19-related flexibilities surrounding alternative verifications of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on March 31, 2021.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has begun developing a process for borrowers seeking Federal Housing Administration (FHA) financing to request an appraisal review when they suspect racial bias. . “We Fudge said during an event at the Brookings Institute.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Appraisers recently contacted by McKissock tend to agree that the profession will go generally well in 2022, with no major changes to the real estate market and no events on the horizon that could seriously upset appraisers’ business. Desktop appraisals, with information provided by third-party hirelings, may increase.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fannie Mae announced on January 19, 2022 that they will be accepting desktop appraisals for eligible loan transactions. The team at Fannie Mae were the first to announce requirements lockstep with their Regulator that desktop appraisals will become a normal part of the appraisal product landscape. Appraisal Labels.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

Sheridan’s listing appraised at the contract price, and the deal went through without a hitch. The challenge is that the sales data you’re looking at is dated,” said Shawn Telford, chief appraiser at CoreLogic. Indeed, time adjustments are a valuable tool that appraisers use to reflect changing prices in the local housing market.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

What should appraisers know before they sign the appraisal report and deliver their professional opinion of value? Many appraisers working in today’s marketplaces are about to find out how important this is. This is important information for appraisers, though it may not appear so at first. Appraisers track such data.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The appraisal industry’s lack of diversity — in terms of age, gender and ethnicity — and the growing number of appraisers exiting the profession as they reach retirement age have been well-documented issues. Data from the Appraisal Institute reveals there are around 78,000 active real estate appraisers in the U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 1, 2024

In this week’s episode, host Hal Humphreys talks with Kevin Hecht, Appraisal Training and Development Manager and Real Estate Economist for McKissock. What can appraisers expect from the market in the near future? Appraisers that are attending both can get up to 21 hours of CE.

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Valcre

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Where we were 2023 is off to a swift start for Team Valcre with two events down in January and more coming up.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 24, 2024

Ferris will be teaching a class on valuation of short term rentals all across the country for the Appraisal Institute, and one of those stops is at Valuation Expo on August 19th. You can get 7 hours of appraisal CE and gain the knowledge you need to become an expert on short term rentals. appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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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 dramatic change in value from two appraisals seems unusual. The first appraisal came back at $405k.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2021

Cora Robinson, who is Black, claims that appraiser Thomas Kearney violated the Fair Housing Act by undervaluing her home by over $400,000. Robinson also names as a defendant Class Valuation , an appraisal management company. Like most appraisers, Kearney relied largely on the appraised value of comparable homes to reach his figure.

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Valcre

MARCH 29, 2023

Where we were It was standing room only in New York City at CRE Collective 's sold out AI + Data in CRE event on Wednesday, March 22nd. The event brought together some of the most brilliant minds in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

This is Part II of HousingWire’s deep dive into the appraisal profession, and the wave of racial bias claims that has rocked it. In Part I, we looked at the origins of the profession, its present demographic makeup and leadership, and the many struggles of appraisers. Exclusive access to the HW+ Slack community and virtual events.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 2, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a new collaboration with the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) designed to increase the housing industry’s awareness of appraisal bias. housing and home property valuation. Promoting fairness in the housing market is the broader goal, according to HUD.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

An Appraisal Subcommittee roundtable discussion about bias in appraisals struck a nerve with attendees of the virtual summit, many of them appraisal professionals. Marcia Fudge, who headlined the event, gave a short presentation to stress the Biden administration’s continued focus on addressing bias in appraisals.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I hear these phrases quite often when it comes to product and software development, but I think they apply very well to solving complex problems like transforming the property appraisal process to work better for every stakeholder. Another common theme is reducing the amount of subjectivity within the appraisal forms and data standard.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

The interagency task force to combat inequity in appraisals, led by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, will be co-chaired by former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice. How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience. Presented by: Voxtur.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

MAY 14, 2024

UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 5/15/24 KW Roseville Event (open to real estate pros) 6/5/24 Marketing Mastermind (register here) 6/6/24 Golden 1 Credit Union (details TBA) 6/11/24 Elk Grove […] The post Has the housing market peaked for the spring? first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

During a panel on residential appraisals, experts posed technology as a way to make appraisals more efficient and less subjective, as regulators take steps to understand and counteract bias. But tech adoption in appraisal might face an uphill climb. “Appraisers are not PhDs in mathematics,” Radke said.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 29, 2024

A lot will be changing with the UAD for both lenders and appraisers. We hone in on what some of these changes will mean for the lending industry, as well as how the technology changes will affect appraisers as we get closer to the live date. The post A Conversation with ‘Miss MISMO’ appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A liberal think-tank, regulators, the government-sponsored enterprises, the President of the United States, even fintech firms have all called attention to appraisal bias. Marcia Fudge with leading an inter-agency task force to root out bias in appraisals. Yet there are outstanding questions about the nature of bias in appraisals.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 01/31/24 Joel Wright & Mike Gobbi Event 9am (on Zoom here) 02/01/24 Gateway Event (private) 2/09/24 PCAR WCR Event […] The post The spring housing market is waking up & random stats first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Jim Amorin, the CEO of the Appraisal Institute , on Thursday announced his resignation from the appraisal trade group. In a statement, the Appraisal Institute said Amorin’s five-year term will end effective Feb. The racial gap itself in appraised values increased by 75% during that period. as Hispanic.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Big changes are ahead in the valuation space, most recently seen with the FHFA asking for input on appraisal modernization efforts. Will hybrid appraisals become the new norm? Are the GSEs going to expand the use of appraisal waivers? The post CoreLogic’s chief appraiser to speak at HW Annual appeared first on HousingWire.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 27, 2024

Learn more or request an invitation here: [link] At The Appraisal Buzzcast, we host weekly episodes with leaders and experts in the appraisal industry about current events and relevant topics in our field. The post Climate Change: What it Means for the Mortgage Industry appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

“A New Appraiser Discusses his Journey into the Industry” was originally published in May 2021. In this Buzzcast, we have Marcus Knight, a recently licensed appraiser diving into his firsthand account with the Appraiser Diversity Initiative (ADI) by Fannie Mae and the challenges facing trainee appraisers today.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2021

This is accomplished through obtaining an appraisal. . President Joe Biden recently addressed the appraisal bias topic in comments made as part of the centennial commemoration of events in Tulsa, Oklahoma, asking for an “interagency effort to address inequity in home appraisals.” Learn more at columbiainstitute.net.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 5/4/23 Housing Market Q&A 12-2pm 5/10/23 Empire Home Loans event TBA 5/18/23 SAFE […] The post Rising spring prices and appraisers checking the “declining” box first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog | Real Estate Appraiser.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 4/11/24 Lindsay Carlisle Event (private) 4/25/24 HomeSmart iCare […] The post Wait, so rates aren’t going down now? first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. Today, I have a big market update. This post is designed to skim by topic or digest slowly.

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