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HW+ Member Spotlight: Jeremy Potter

Housing Wire

I continue to refer to this as the best piece of advice I have ever received because it reflects two key values. Making sure everyone is included spans from our diversity, equity & inclusion commitments to our product development where we create greater opportunities for our clients. Jobs that create houses.”

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Fannie and Freddie Release New Hybrid and Desktop Forms for Testing

McKissock

As part of their appraisal modernization efforts, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have issued test forms for Hybrid and Desktop appraisal assignments. These two terms are often used interchangeably by appraisers and clients, but under the GSEs’ new definitions, they are different types of assignments.

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Lenders Not Using AMCs for Appraisals

Appraisal Today

When I started fee appraising in 1986, my first client was a small local bank with a few nearby branches. Reference Guides for the Restricted Appraisal Update Report and Completion Report to provide guidance on entering information and how it will be displayed. Network to build relationships. Join the Mercury Network. percent from 6.73

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A Guide to Property Investment Software Realtors Need in 2024

Listing Spark

For some, software represents a potential threat or challenge, as it can take away clients who are looking for technical capabilities at the cheapest possible rate. Your Clients Demand Near-Real-Time Market Insights In Texas especially, markets are in flux, and there remains a severe shortage of inventory.

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How to Find a Property Manager Company in Ohio

The Robert Weiler Company

Also, you can sometimes obtain maintenance services at a discounted rate when the work is contracted through the property management company. Some property managers are more adept than others in using modern technology and keeping their finger on the pulse of the industry. Do you have a preferred method of communication with clients?

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, forms to reports modernization, AMCs, earthquake risk, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == == Rare Coastal Contemporary Manchester, MA, for $9M Excerpts: 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath, 5,258 sq.ft. percent from 7.01 percent from 7.13

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Appraisers Riding the Waves of Up and Down Mortgage Rates 

Appraisal Today

I got the client to write a letter to the state indicating my report did not mislead them, yet the state sanctioned me for it anyway! If my client says I did not mislead them, how can the state board say I did?!” My clients want me to hit the number. Once again, modern brain-body science jumps ahead and teaches me things.