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Under-Valuations Unrelated to Racial Bias

Appraiserblogs

The AEI Housing Center recently released an analysis revealing that reports by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and by Brookings, attributing the greater prevalence of under-valuations in home purchase appraisals. The post Under-Valuations Unrelated to Racial Bias appeared on Appraisers Blogs.

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How to support credible valuations for shared equity programs

Clear Capital

Shared equity programs are growing across the country, and lenders and appraisers should understand the nuances of these programs to ensure accurate valuations. The contract will also likely reference a second document, either a deed restriction or a ground lease. What is shared equity? As an appraiser, how can you help?

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SmartZip Review: Can data improve your prospecting game?

Housing Wire

Exclusivity: No Trial period: No Contract requirements: Annual contract required SmartZip is a lead generation, marketing and CRM solution founded in 2008. This snapshot can give you insight into how home values are performing for the market you want to focus on. Automated marketing: Yes.

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Supreme Court orders review of recession-era class action against Rocket

Housing Wire

But they claim that Quicken Loans influenced appraisers to raise their home values and originate higher loans. According to the lawsuit, the Aligs, for example, estimated their home was worth $129,000, and provided the information to Quicken Loans. Messages left with plaintiffs’ attorneys were not returned.

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Working with buyers in the nation’s hottest housing market

Housing Wire

year-over-year increase in home values. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. Either way, it puts the squeeze on property valuation. In fact, Austin has just about 1.2

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. They had hired the former real estate professional to value their property for the purpose of a divorce. But then they had to hire me to perform an appraisal.

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HousingStack Phase 4: Lead conversion

Housing Wire

The products I’ve put into this category primarily help in converting leads, prospects and opportunities into contracts. Specifically, I’m talking about listing agreements and sales contracts. The first is listing tools – the products designed for you to convert potential sellers into listing contracts. in 2019.

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