Appraisal Today

APRIL 21, 2023

Brand your appraisal practice Make it easier for customers to send you referrals by developing a brand that they will remember. 2 Lenders require appraisers to carry E&O insurance because they routinely seek to hold appraisers responsible for loan losses. Here’s how to get referrals for your appraisal business.

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Appraisal Today

JUNE 16, 2023

(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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Walitt Solutions

JULY 28, 2019

During my presentation, I reviewed with the audience a number of appraisal scenarios that have been common practice for decades – often in spaces outside of first mortgage lending. Is this so-called “new” process new at all? The appraiser relies on a non-appraiser to measure and collect subject property data.

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Will Springer Realtor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

These findings provide a strong economic base and cement walkable urban places and development as the wave of the future, as we move toward a more connected, environmentally sustainable way of life.” In addition, discussions are well underway between city leadership, neighborhood advocates and developers to consider placing a “lid” over I-5.

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Will Springer Realtor

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The effort was led by lawyer Edward Bassett, who went on to develop freeways and parkways. Creativity and individuality were often tossed aside by these mass-built developments. MHA requires developers building market-rate apartments, townhomes and other developments to either include affordable units on-site or pay fees.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency , the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued on Tuesday a new rule to modernize the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), which addresses systemic inequalities in access to credit. Barrs, Fed vice chair for supervision, said in a statement.

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The Robert Weiler Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Not only that, but you want those transit links to be modern, well funded, and in high use. Less Onerous Insurance Policies: While it’s valid that multifamily properties have more to insure, often, these policies are easier to read and manage. Otherwise, the proximity to these transit connections would be useless.

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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). One of the most common types of reverse mortgages is the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), which is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Catskills Modern: ‘Sleeve House’ Highlighted by Charred Wood Exterior. Excerpts: An extremely modern home with an equally dark exterior is now available in Ancram, NY. Many homes were re-zoned a few years ago and needed flood insurance. Earthquake insurance is available but expensive. Homes Not Suitable To Live In.

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Quicken Loans

APRIL 6, 2021

Condo owners also tend to spend less on property taxes and insurance because there is less square footage, and owners do not have to pay taxes or insurance on the rest of the building or complex. While having neighbors close by is rewarding, townhouses present owners with far more privacy than condos.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2022

The three agencies in charge of such reviews — the Federal Reserve , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — have not denied a single bank merger in 15 years. Senior administration officials claim that rooting out “modern-day redlining” is a top priority.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

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. And so this is crazy, but in the late 70s, all the way up to the early 80s, the Federal Housing Administration would not insure a mortgage to minority families.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2021

The taskforce report uses five interrelated principles that serve as the foundation for proposed systematic changes to the current legal and regulatory framework: consumer protection, information and education, competition and innovation, regulatory modernization and flexibility and inclusion and access. Presented by: SoftWorks AI.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2021

trillion discretionary funding request includes a 15% budget increase for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to combat homelessness, retrofit rental housing and increase the supply of affordable housing. Among the unknowns servicers face in 2021 are changes that could affect lender-placed insurance (LPI).

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Will Springer Realtor

MARCH 11, 2024

The soaring prices of insurance and energy have dealt a two-pronged blow to homeowners’ wallets, with no relief in sight. Nationwide, home insurance premiums have surged by an average of 21% year-on-year, as of May 2023, equating to an annual increase of $244 per household. The overall total ranks 15 th in the U.S.,

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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. As some independent mortgage banks have found out, a modern-day redlining allegation does not need to prove intentionality.

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