Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In parallel, ICE plans to develop its own PPE to provide additional options to lenders and partners, ultimately lowering the cost for the consumer. “We Under the agreement between the FTC and the two mortgage tech providers, ICE completed the sale of Black Knight’s Optimal Blue and Empower in September.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Generative artificial intellegence, such as ChatGPT, is changing everything—a statement that comes as little surprise to anyone these days, and least of all to the many real estate agents whose markets are being saturated by artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered buyers. Keep Up AI is making buyers smarter.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2024

As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. There are hundreds of companies that help with various parts of the transaction and process “supply chain,” from search and valuation to closing, from appraisal to title, from targeting to closing.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

As the appraisal industry struggles to meet demand, Voxtur has developed a solution to streamline the process. For appraisers, we have developed an end-to-end, encrypted, AI-driven platform to streamline scheduling, manage payments, and facilitate direct, real-time communication between stakeholders.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 3, 2023

They repeat the mantra “Home buyers and sellers will always need a real estate agent.” The history of AI and where it is going The Turing Test was developed by Alan Turing in 1950. Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is, “AI that can learn and perform most intellectual tasks that human beings can, including AI development.”

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Appraiserblogs

JANUARY 8, 2024

Appraisal waivers, hybrid appraisals, automated valuation models, all based on the last 13 years of data collection by an entity I will call Goliath has created a paradoxical inversion of. Related Posts: Seller Filed a Racial Bias Complaint Against Me So what’s caused the sudden loss of income?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

Always include your contact information and a call to action, such as an offer for a free home valuation. There are still plenty of buyers interested in this area. In fact, we had (number) offers, which means there are still ready, willing, and qualified buyers eager to make an offer! Great news! Your neighborhood is hot!

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 3, 2024

Many of them are buyers, but they are underwriting deals based on the new interest rate and pricing reality in the market. As developers deliver units, they will be motivated to fill up their buildings, even if it means cutting rents in order to do so. Well-located assets will typically always have buyers.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

According to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the rules that all professional appraisers are required to abide by, appraisers must take into consideration all market trends and other influences on property value in their valuation opinions. USPAP Rule 1-3 (d) (v) makes this clear. Of course not.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2021

One of the most challenging aspects in a real estate transaction is the valuation process. A simple mistake could drastically slow down the process and frustrate lenders, home buyers and sellers. The platform can produce any type of valuation, including appraisal, hybrid or broker price opinion (BPO).

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

With first hand knowledge of how complex and time consuming appraisals can be, Reggora is motivated to streamline and modernize the process, benefiting appraisers, lenders and buyers themselves. While Reggora focuses on the future of appraisal and valuation, the founders understand that the best tech isn’t rushed. “We

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised. Even if I do not include my development of the Cost Approach in my report, I have it in my work file. I’m glad you asked!

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Appraiserblogs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When the appraised value didn’t meet the sale price, the first assumption was that the appraiser conspired to lower the… Under-Valuations Unrelated to Racial Bias Under-valuations that more accurately reflect the homes' “true” value as opposed to the contract price will also alert the buyer,… Baltimore Racial Bias Lawsuit When reading over the Baltimore (..)

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Meanwhile, buyers are plucking up homes left and right. Thus, the FHFA will likely have to develop a set of best practices in the coming years to prevent these snags and protect you and lenders. In response, the FHFA is looking to modernize the appraisal process to ensure more streamlined and accurate valuations.

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Boston Appraisal

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Introduction Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. Targeting the Most Likely Buyer The niche market for historical properties typically comprises buyers who value historical preservation and authenticity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The faster price growth is leading to affordability challenges for certain segments of buyers, and particularly for first-time homebuyers,” Kan said. According to Yun, median home prices are rising “ much too fast ” and that transforming raw land into developable lots and new supply are clearly needed to help tame the home-price growth.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. Next, he has his buyers write a letter to the seller, a practice that has come under scrutiny lately for creating potential biases.

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Eppraisal

JANUARY 29, 2023

Once a suitable piece of vacant land becomes available, a prospective buyer must then determine what price is worth the acquisition. Contacting the Seller The first question a buyer must answer is whether the lot is listed for sale or not. As a result, this valuation often exceeds assessor estimates.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JUNE 18, 2022

But once these qualities are developed, many appraisers find eminent domain work to be interesting, challenging but worthwhile, and financially rewarding. Becoming an expert appraisal witness in an eminent domain case starts with developing a comprehensive understanding of how value is determined in this special proceeding.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

That imbalance favors buyers and is expected to be a drag on MSR pricing that threatens to squeeze margins for already struggling IMBs — particularly the smaller players, regardless of whether they sell or retain servicing. “For We see the market opportunities as pretty compelling and are raising money into that opportunity,” Smith said.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 10, 2023

Related Posts: A Low Appraisal is Now a Bad Appraisal A low appraisal is now a bad appraisal. Well, that's according to the headline. The article does not stress ‘bad.’…

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2022

Blue Water Financial Technologies is a provider of asset valuation, mortgage servicing rights (MSR) distribution, MSR hedging and electronic solutions to mortgage lenders. . Taylor Stork, chief operating officer at Developer’s Mortgage Company , agrees. “It The way forward is streamlining the process all the way through.”.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

As a land buyer, owner, or seller, understanding the true market value of the real estate in question is important. Land appraisal is a process of assessing the land value and then developing an opinion of value. Licensed land valuations vastly differ from building valuations. We dive into these areas, below.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

In a pilot program we developed, a technology solution was able to successfully scan a small batch of loans to detect undisclosed property liabilities such as tax liens and child support/alimony payments. As fraud in mortgage becomes more sophisticated, so must we.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

Founded in 2000, Scottsdale, Arizona-based HomeSmart is the seventh largest brokerage in the country by transaction sides, or how many times a HomeSmart agent represented the buyer or seller in a deal, according to RealTrends. HomeSmart has yet to give itself a valuation or declare how much money it seeks to raise in a public offering.

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Birmingham Appraisal

MAY 21, 2024

Strategies for Evaluating Home Value: What Buyers Need to Know When it comes to purchasing a home, understanding the various factors that affect its value is important. Key Factors For Buyers to Consider 1. Keep an eye on the neighborhood’s growth trends and planned developments.

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Lamacchia Realty

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Staying informed of market fluctuations and trends, they provide insights into neighborhood developments and pricing strategies. They predict how current economic developments might influence local real estate, providing a strategic edge in decision-making.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But, to date, it’s not been altered,” said Michael Carnes, managing director of the MSR Valuation Group at the Mortgage Industry Advisory Corporation (MIAC). During the first and second quarters, 20 to 24 buyers would show interest in a $5 million MSR auction, resulting in 12 bids on average.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

That shouldn’t start with the wishful determination of the multiple one might wish for in selling a business, nor the lowest possible valuation for the target of an acquisition. Know thy buyer (or seller). Each potential buyer has different priorities, different ways of evaluating a potential purchase and different motivation.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

One of the first steps in determining a property’s value is the use of an Automated Valuation Model (AVM). Total Home Value x (THV x ) from CoreLogic is a state-of-the-art AVM built to simplify and standardize valuation through the loan lifecycle. With that said, not every AVM is created equal.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2020

So, early in my career, I sought for ways to help would-be buyers, most being minorities, bridge the gap and achieve homeownership earlier. In the early 2000s, many — including myself — believed empowering someone with a home for sale to contribute to the buyer’s down payment was a small way to help deserving families.

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Birmingham Appraisal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Understanding the Role of the Real Estate Appraiser When a home buyer finds a home they would like to purchase and have the need to obtain financing they will work with a lender. The appraiser must make sure that they are providing an impartial valuation so that the market value shown in the appraisal is as accurate as possible.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

So, why offer a valuation service that provides values that should not be relied upon? It appears that the valuations AVM’s provide are really instruments that are used to attract consumers to their sites, where they collect data on people’s searches, while at the same time offering other real estate services and information.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

MLS) We use it to find homes that are comparable to the ones we are valuing, to determine what buyers are paying for similar homes. Let’s talk about three areas of a listing that, when completed accurately, can help appraisers to develop more supportable opinions of value. NO BLANK FIELDS. ACCURATE DATA.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In most instances, such as public development projects or litigation cases, the commercial appraisal review is a mandatory examination of an appraisal report to spot mistakes, address errors in a CRE appraiser’s judgment or update information based on changing conditions due to the passage of time. Grant Applications.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 15, 2024

In this blog, we will delve into the world of AMCs, exploring their evolution, core functions , regulatory framework, and the benefits they offer to lenders, homeowners , and buyers. The concept of AMCs was developed in the 1970s but didn’t gain widespread use until after the financial crisis in 2007-2008.

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DW Slater Company

JUNE 16, 2022

They had simulators that you sat in and gave you all kinds of tests to develop your defensive driving skills. First time home buyers are having to compete with larger institutional investors that have more buyer power. The percent that buyers are paying over list price is less than the previous month. It was great!

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