Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The real estate appraisers of old used to network more, market their services, and sell themselves more than today’s modern appraiser,” remarks Mark Skapinetz, an independent real estate appraiser in Georgia who operates a 100 percent non-lender appraisal firm. AMCs had taken over the mortgage-lending work. Budget cuts. Retraction.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Industry Insider Insight on Risk and Modernization. Bill Rayburn gave a rousing and lively explanation of exactly what quality means in valuation at a recent meeting. Joe Minnich, a condo risk consultant, spoke on how loans secured by an individual unit in a condominium project have greater risk than found in typical SFR lending.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Resembling a modern French Chteau, it features a freshwater lake, manicured gardens, and three levels of luxurious living spaces. Take Note of GSE Requirements To read more, Click Here My comment: If you do residential lending appraisals, read this article! The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 6.37

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = The reality is you don’t know what you don’t know, especially if you’ve never done non-lending appraisals.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2021

He started contracting with home mortgage lenders to appraise the value of the property tied to a loan. “It But they did not become key players in the home valuation industry until the recent housing bubble.”. The outcome was a settlement, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, or, as appraisers swiftly dubbed it, havoc.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2021

But the boost in purchase business likely won’t be enough to prevent operational contraction: As margins shrink, lenders will likely have to lay off staff and renegotiate compensation. Lenders will have to “manage expenses and improve customer service in a purchase market,” Tom Wind, executive vice president of consumer lending with U.S.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Some appraisers feel that lenders should not provide them with the purchase and sale contract.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Historical Properties and Their Unique Appraisal Approaches Excerpts: Appraising historical properties involves a complex interplay of factors, making it a specialized field within real estate valuation. Never use a lending form (such as a 1004) for estate work. My comments: MORTGAGE LENDING IS VERY SLOW NOW. baths, 2,973 sq.ft.,

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Clear Capital

JUNE 21, 2022

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry. Valuation Equity.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

His law practice is dedicated to valuation issues. Back in the day, this protected the lender from lending more than the home/property is worth. Set on a hill above a desert filled with midcentury modern homes, this duo of dwellings is part of the Hopi Village group of rock residences built by R. Lee Miller. percent from 13.3

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

addition in 2011 expanded its footprint and modernized its features also adding a 4-car garage. They are working closely with FHFA on how to handle the risk associated with that—things like accuracy, condition, default risk, fair lending, and city vs rural. Originally constructed in 1973, an 1100 ht.sq.ft. percent from 7.86

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non-lender appraisals, VA, flood and fires no insurance, retirement, few lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination $22M Modern Mansion on 130 Acres in Napa Has Its Own Cabernet Vineyard Excerpts: 6 bedrooms, 6.5+ The GSEs started keeping track in 71.

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 14, 2022

While that number may seem high to some, in the context of lending and property complexities, that is a 54% improvement in performance cited earlier in this article (from 35% 10 years ago). Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to 5.56

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Then they dive into Freddie Mac’s long-anticipated research paper, “ Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals.” It’s also, to be clear, somewhat about revolutionizing and modernizing the appraisal process by enabling property data collection to be performed by non-appraisers. Kenon Chen.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

According to Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plan, it could be the expansion of automated valuation models. Using its automated valuation models “leads to relatively lower racial gaps,” Freddie Mac said. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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