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CAPE Analytics launches new AI-powered, automated property condition report tool 

Housing Wire

The mortgage ecosystem evolves quickly, with different sub-sectors such as lending, loan aggregation as well as loan securitization being impacted, Sean Begley, senior director of business development at CAPE Analytics, told HousingWire.

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Going to Extremes

Appraisal Buzz

Add to this rising replacement costs and legal fees, increased government regulation, inflation, and fraud, and companies are bleeding about a billion dollars every three weeks. ICON, an Austin based firm, has developed a 3D printed wall system. ICON houses have a two-hour rating for fire and reduce carbon emissions.

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The Complete Guide to Buying a Home As a Government Employee

Raleigh Realty

Buying a Home As a Government Employee Are you a government employee preparing to buy a home? With the right resources, you can ensure a successful investment and one in which you may save tens of thousands of dollars thanks to being a government employee. Who Is a Government Employee?

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Fannie Mae pays $53M to settle recession-era discrimination suit

Housing Wire

It alleged the government-sponsored enterprise didn’t maintain foreclosed properties in communities of color as well as it did in white neighborhoods. “I Our REO maintenance standards are designed to ensure that all properties are tended to and treated equally.”.

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7 best real estate classes in Ohio (OH) for 2024

Housing Wire

From agency relationships to local government regulations and more, every topic is inspired by the property types and types of transactions you’ll encounter as an Ohio real estate agent. Program follows a blueprint developed by the OH Association of Realtors®.

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Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal?

Appraiserblogs

Mass Appraisal tend to exhibit a regressive nature… In the intricate landscape of real estate mortgage financing, the notion of appraisal waivers recently dubbed “Value Acceptance”, by the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), has stirred considerable debate. Despite its roots in a methodology designed to support appraisers, Value.

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Opinion: The path to modernizing the appraisal process

Housing Wire

The agency would be well served to also adopt hybrid appraisals and inspection-only waiver policies as additional options to today’s GSE appraisal waivers. Additionally, as directed by the Biden administration, the U.S. It is encouraging that the FHFA has decided to permanently allow desktop appraisals, and that is a good start.