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Opinion: What the ICE-Black Knight merger means

Housing Wire

The capital, capability and content are present to make all real estate markets smarter, faster, safer and connected. Real estate still relies on a “system” unable to integrate production across the silos of media, brokerage, lending, insurance and trading. Consumers, communities and taxpayers are major beneficiaries.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

Its appraisal modernization pilot, which used hybrid appraisals, showed an 18% point reduction in confirmation bias compared with traditional appraisals, which rely on human observations and, as such, potentially could be riddled with overt or subconscious bias. Presented by: Reggora. The seller accepts it; they go into contract.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

Unlike the standardized expectations of urban and suburban properties, rural properties often present unique characteristics that require a nuanced approach to valuation. Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? I am still messed up from the time change last Sunday. = By Dallas T.

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Fannie: Words and Phrases in Appraisals

Appraisal Today

(Freddie Mac Announcement: “Loan Collateral Advisor: Starting June 29 New Messages Alert Users to Certain Unacceptable Appraisal Practices,” April 28, 2023) To read, click here So, if we have the technology and tools to present our conclusions in clearer, fact-based ways, let’s get ahead of the program and make the changes proactively.

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State Appraisal Boards – What Do They Look For?

Appraisal Today

2 Lenders require appraisers to carry E&O insurance because they routinely seek to hold appraisers responsible for loan losses. Despite the fresh coat of paint and a small but modernized kitchen and bath, the home retains many of its original features, including the loft bedroom, where the school’s headmistress once slept.

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Appraisal in Changing Markets

Appraisal Today

Insurance companies. House Passes VA Appraisal Modernization Legislation. This legislation is an important first step towards broad modernization of VA appraisal processes and could make veterans’ home purchase offers more viable in today’s competitive housing market. Done for divorce and sometimes for estates.

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Appraisal Risk, Reviews, and Revisions

Appraisal Today

After many years of reading appraisal reports, my response is “One that leaves the reader with few unanswered questions, allows the data to tell the story, keeps appraiser interventions to a minimum and is able to present a case for what a property is worth, as well as what it is not worth.”. Many residents don’t have flood insurance.