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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

Lenders began to define the “trust model” of standards, contracts and shared services necessary to achieve cross industry interoperability. The power of innovation ICE’s network, data and trading system architecture can power innovation to transform fixed income capital markets.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

Although architectural styles used to signify something of their region—think Craftsman homes in the Northwest, Colonial in the Northeast, or the sprawling California ranch house—today’s architectural styles are less locationally driven and more about the individual lifestyles being framed within them. Or hit the reply button.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

For too long, appraisers have faced sweeping claims that their valuations are biased against certain groups, despite appraisers’ ethical standards, rigorous training, and lack of financial stake in transactions. Even the two-car garage is an architectural marvel, with its tentlike roof that appears to float above a glass-curtain wall box.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Upon arrival, you’re greeted by a lavish motor court leading to timeless modern architecture. Lanham, 20/20 Valuations, and loanDepot.com, U.S. They alleged that the appraiser had taken into account their race in his valuation of their home in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act and other laws prohibiting discrimination.

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What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract?

Appraisal Today

What Do Appraisers Look For in a Sales Contract? Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? Secondly, the appraiser is likely familiar with the local real estate contract forms, customary terms, and conditions of real estate transactions in the area, and might be able to identify irregularities and comment on them.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

This is the statement in the HUD/FHA ML-2024-07: “This included guidance to improve the established process by which FHA program participants may request an ROV if the initial valuation is lower than expected.” Maybe it’s just a lover of historic architecture, but I think it’s someone who really cares about history and saving history.”

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

which can relate to valuation. He remembered me from Valuation 2000. Created over 25 years, Kellogg Doolittle in Joshua Tree National Park is a marvel of the organic architecture movement. Kellogg, a former protege of Frank Lloyd Wright, has taken organic architecture to new levels with this outstanding house.