Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Behind him, the recent financial crisis still cast a cautionary shadow over new business development, but ahead he saw opportunities for a client-centric, tech-focused family of companies in the title insurance and real estate settlement services industry. Now, at WFG’s 10-year anniversary, this vision holds even more relevance.

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Birmingham Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Appraisers develop an opinion of value for the subject property for various reasons including mortgage underwriting. Other nontraditional uses for an appraisal include valuation for insurance companies, helping sellers arrive at a market value to list their home, estate planning, and tax appeals.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 27, 2022

Like many loan officers, Dicker was working nights and weekends, banging out refinancings and purchase mortgages at record-low rates for clients. Less business for lenders and real estate brokerages, in return, is hurting title companies, tech vendors, appraisers and mortgage insurance firms.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. But the truth is, there are components outside of our realm today that include mortgage and title and insurance.

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AmeriMac

MARCH 29, 2024

To be eligible for a reverse mortgage, homeowners must meet certain criteria set by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The reverse mortgage process typically begins with a borrower contacting a loan officer who specializes in reverse mortgages.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

2023 E&O Insurance Brokers Risks of Expert Work by Claudia Gaglione, Esq A long article from Claudia with 4 very good case studies. In valuation we can either go out further in distance for comps or go back in time in the immediate neighborhood. Why are appraisers using older sales? For a balanced view of things, why not do both?

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Appraisal Today

MAY 12, 2023

Fannie Mae will end up creating more instability for the trillions in the bond market – investors will have to process millions of valuations with the physical attributes of the home collected by unlicensed, uninsured, and unprepared individuals getting paid $10-$25 per inspection. I had appraised many of the homes that burned down.

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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.” To create new capacity for the industry, new approaches to valuation that are faster and better, and less prone to bias. Interview with Ribbon Co-Founder & CEO Shaival Shah.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Few things terrify lenders more than the arrival of a manila envelope from the Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) containing a redlining allegation. For a borrower with tarnished credit and thus unable to get conventional financing, an FHA-insured mortgage is the go-to choice.

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