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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

Real estate still relies on a “system” unable to integrate production across the silos of media, brokerage, lending, insurance and trading. Lenders began to define the “trust model” of standards, contracts and shared services necessary to achieve cross industry interoperability.

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Blockchain today vs. yesterday – What’s different?

Housing Wire

Today, established actors in settlement services are collaborating on the same ledger with the same form of smart contract to eliminate transaction overheads. For example, the DLT and smart contract structure for trade transaction settlement are encapsulated by the vested industry actors.

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NAR Appraiser Survey July, 2023

Appraisal Today

The architectural design avoids lines and straight angles to establish the idea of continuous fluidity. This typically happens when an appraiser turns in an appraisal with an appraised value opinion lower than the sale contract price. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 7.04

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Data Collectors: Appraisers vs. Uber Drivers

Appraisal Today

Whimsical Casa Luna Bounces Onto the Market in Big Sur for $6,600,000 (dropped from $7M in December 2022) (Mickey) Manning architecture and designed homes to complement their natural surroundings. In 2000 and 2002, Architectural Digest named him one of the top 100 architects in the United States. Those who adapt survive.

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USPAP Myths for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

I suppose it is because most appraisals are done (now) for residential lending purposes. Get licensed or certified (24%) Grow my business (23%) “As the lending side of the commercial appraisal business has declined, we are actively networking to increase our private party work for CPAs, lawyers, and estate planning professionals.”

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Appraising Historical Homes

Appraisal Today

This comparative market analysis extends beyond standard parameters like size and location to include age, architectural style, and historical significance. Never use a lending form (such as a 1004) for estate work. For non-lending work like estate work, you can use a good, protective engagement agreement. baths, 2,973 sq.ft.,

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Desktop Appraisals: Who, When, and Why

Appraisal Today

But if for lending, it might be rejected on review by GSE computers or humans. So, will anyone go for the architectural gem this time around? “At You try to compare it to other architecturally significant homes.” The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.80