Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The product is completed from the desk of Opteon’s commercial staff appraisers in just 2-3 business days without requiring an inspection. Opteon is committed to bringing innovative solutions to the entire lending industry. The information therein enables underwriters to make informed decisions quickly.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Appraisers Can Complete Virtual Inspections Independently, Be Their Own Bosses, and Prepare for a Digital Future. Once they have signed up, they will be able to create job orders, complete virtual inspections, and set their desired fees. Appraisers pay a nominal fixed cost per inspection, which they build into their client fees.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

Add to those challenges increased competition in a rising interest rate environment that is choking off refinance business, driving overall mortgage volume down significantly. The post Are these factors creating chaos in your mortgage lending ops? The servicing platform can place the orders easily enough, but then what?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

” In a statement Friday, Accurate Group said it has completed more than three million property data inspections and hybrid appraisals through its ValueNet suite of products. Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.”

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McKissock

MARCH 28, 2023

In times like the present when the housing market is slow, you can help your appraisal business thrive by offering additional services beyond mortgage lending appraisals. What are some specific types of non-lending assignments that might be worth adding to your workload this year? Read the full survey results below. We do that.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

Property data collection consists of a complete interior and exterior inspection of the subject property. Freddie Mac announced automated collateral evaluation (ACE) as a new solution and Fannie Mae followed not long after with the introduction of Property Inspection Waivers (later renamed Value Acceptance).

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The mortgage ecosystem evolves quickly, with different sub-sectors such as lending, loan aggregation as well as loan securitization being impacted, Sean Begley, senior director of business development at CAPE Analytics, told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2022

The DOJ said Campos and Best have been evading authorities since January after they were both indicted for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to defraud mortgage lending businesses, banks, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Biden administration recommends proactive cybersecurity measures.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It quickly became apparent that the health risk would prevent professional fee appraisers from entering properties in order to inspect them for their appraisal reports. The impact on the appraisal business lasted all year. Home Equity lending is another case in point. That changed in March 2020 when the COVID-19 virus struck.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2021

Get pre-approved to show you mean business: Consider obtaining a pre-approval for a mortgage from a lender by the time you reach the offer stage, as this document can play a key role in the negotiation process. While a home inspection is a valuable way to get to know your new potential home, it can also be used as a negotiation tool.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

We continue to see the benefits of using advanced AI and machine learning techniques when developing new mortgage lending solutions,” said Ann Regan, Executive, Product Management at CoreLogic. The performance, delivery and pricing of each THV solution are customized to unique needs of each lending use case.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 31, 2022

As we all know, the home valuation is an integral part of the lending process that helps Americans in their journey to homeownership. This series of articles explores the role of appraisal review processes in the risk system in the format of mortgage lending for 1-4 family real estate.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. This is the second acquisition for Accurate this year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

Is your home equity business as profitable as it could be? They can do this by applying advanced technology — digital title solutions, automated inspection and appraisal tools, consumer-facing scheduling apps and eClosing solutions — and working with you to optimize your internal workflows and processes. Excellent turn times.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 27, 2022

Over the past 10 years my focus has been on developing new lines of business and ways to bring the skills we possess as valuation experts to markets outside of just lending and bank work and beyond the four walls of ‘appraisal practice.’ Exactly what business are you in and what’s its core competency?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2023

Appraisal modernization is generating a lot of buzz in the real estate lending industry. The real estate lending market is more competitive today than it has ever been. Others are marketing and claiming first-mover innovation on technology capabilities, such as mobile property inspections, that have existed for years.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Completed appraisal reports are expected to follow accepted appraisal techniques and methodology which adhere to USPAP, lending and bank guidelines. Inspects properties as necessary to ensure that compliance conditions are met. Stable and positive work environment within a growth-oriented organization.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mark: I have 13 years in the AMC industry working with mid-sized and large mortgage lenders performing operations, vendor management, and business development at the C-Level. Mark: Incenter’s growth in the lending world includes some of the largest military-based and non-bank lenders in the country. We put appraisers in control!

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

469 LoanStar Technologies 1,241% 2016 Enabling lenders to connect and lend to customers who are traditionally underbanked or unbanked. 497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2024

On the right tech mindset: Adam Carmel, Polly CEO : “When I was in lending, I think I always overestimated the impact technology or software, or more importantly, a switch in technology, would have on our business in the first six months or a year, and the difficulty in transitioning.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

One way the FHFA proposed is through the government-sponsored enterprises’ duty to serve plans, which set goals for lending liquidity and preservation for manufactured, rural, and affordable housing. Dworkin said the GSEs must “not be in the risk avoidance business, but in the risk management business.”.

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The Appraiser Coach

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Appraisers have been accused of being “speed bumps” in the lending process. We frustrate buyers, sellers, loan officers and, sometimes, real estate agents. In some ways, I can understand their. Read More.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

With the integration, Blend will have access to the companies Dual AUS functionality – a product unveiled in 2018 with the ability to run an application through both systems and quickly identify property inspection waivers early on in the process. Though that need may have started long before the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2021

They provide much-needed services that no other person involved in the transaction can provide for clients,” said Mark Grant, a Business Development Officer at Citi, who pointed out that clients who partner with a nonprofit develop a sense of trust with the organization and are more willing to follow the guidance provided.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Artificial Intelligence company Quantarium announced on Thursday its partnership with Valligent Technologies to launch a condition adjusted “Quantarium Valuation Model” for equity lending, broker price opinions and real estate owned valuations. It can also factor in the effects of local events like foreclosures and recent sales.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

HousingWire: How did the title business adapt to unique conditions caused by the pandemic, the growth of the remote workforce and low interest rates? EXOS Inspect is a mobile app that allows borrowers to conduct their own home inspections when a traditional appraisal is not required, such as in home equity lending.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

You can expand your area to include rural appraisals to get more business. Urban, Suburban, Rural in Appraisals Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! This kept appraisers busy. Another reason for upgrading!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For example, from a scheduling standpoint, 58% of survey respondents stated they would be very likely/likely to self-schedule their appraisal, inspection and/or closing appointment online if the option was available to them. if the option was available to them.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

Jay Garrett, a loan officer at Supreme Lending ’s McClellan Branch in Austin, said he is seeing 10 to 40 offers on houses no matter where they are in Austin, and cash offers are winning the day because sellers don’t want to have to worry about the house appraising too low for someone who needs financing. “If

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The pleadings ask the court to grant class-action status to the litigation, arguing that the defendants KeyBank and OSC were negligent in failing to adequately monitor, inspect and control data-security practices. “[OSC

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

How about one for you and your appraisal business? Our business is often affected by a seasonal slowdown, and with the current housing trends , it is possible that this slowdown will last longer than usual. Non-lending appraisal courses. All that noise got me thinking. Most of us are fee appraisers who work independently.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2023

In a letter to a group of founders and shareholders, New York-based asset management firm Sculptor Capital Management said their request to inspect the company’s books and records pertaining to its acquisition by Rithm Capital was “improper” and motivated by founder Daniel Och’s “long-standing resentment” of being exited from the company.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Mortgage servicers are staying busy. ClearLabs has brought innovative solutions to the market, including OwnerInsight , a first-to-market homeowner-enabled appraisal inspection tool, available free to all lenders, appraisers, and AMCs.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2022

Daniel Wallace, the general manager of lending at Figure , a company that uses blockchain for mortgage products, is skeptical that there’s political appetite for county’s relenting on deed recording. A homebuyer closely inspecting their property before closing also does not strike most observers as a waste of time.

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McKissock

AUGUST 30, 2022

Be aware of who your appraisal clients are, and be familiar with their business practices. If they are not local, check up on them with the Better Business Bureau or an organization like the Mortgage Bankers Association. CE course: Diversify your business to include non-lender assignments. Get to know your current clients.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2020

.'” For Gary Malis, chief financial officer of Paramount Residential Mortgage Group , the complexities in modeling right now are dizzying, especially when accounting for servicing and PIWs (property inspection waivers). “You talk about what you want to buy – it’s about how you price it up front,” said Malis.

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