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As title insurance volume shrinks, workers take on more tasks

Housing Wire

Presented by: SoftPro. However, 67% of respondents are over the age of 45, with the largest age brackets being 45-54 and 55-64 at 28% each. The second largest age bracket was 35-44 at 19%. Digital closings continue to evolve – What title companies need to know.

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

The final CMA report presents findings and recommendations to clients, allowing them to make well-informed decisions in their real estate transactions. Agents and appraisers should be choosing comparables based on the physical attributes of the property and bracketing different features of the property when possible.

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Since rural markets commonly present appraisal challenges that are significantly less prevalent in urban markets, lack of underwriter familiarity with rural markets contributes to elevated first pass and overall appraisal denials. Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. By extension, 80.7%

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Since rural markets commonly present appraisal challenges that are significantly less prevalent in urban markets, lack of underwriter familiarity with rural markets contributes to elevated first pass and overall appraisal denials. Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. By extension, 80.7%

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ANSI Z765: Finally Required After 26 Years

McKissock

In fact, I immediately began using it in my appraisal practice, teaching it in my school’s classes, and did presentations on it for a couple national appraisal organizations. Another is to bracket the square footage and use at least one larger and one smaller comparable to help compensate.