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HUD, GSEs to Allow Consumers to Seek Reconsideration of Appraisal Valuations

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowing home appraisals to get a second look when bias is suspected in the appraisal process.

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Buyside launches a new home valuation pages feature

Housing Wire

Buyside’s new feature enables the millions of homeowners who are currently receiving a Home Valuation Report from Buyside, to now see a personalized Home Equity Dashboard. The post Buyside launches a new home valuation pages feature appeared first on HousingWire. Williams IV, CEO, Buyside.

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StoicLane has plans to create an appraisal giant

Housing Wire

Less than one month after launching operations , the private holding group StoicLane – the backers of Interfirst Mortgage – has acquired control of the appraisal management company Lender’s Valuation Services (LVS). ” How do remote valuation solutions benefit appraisers? Presented by: Incenter.

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Nicole Beattie will be the next CEO of Amrock

Housing Wire

Amrock , a title insurance, property valuations and settlement services provider that is part of the Rocket Companies family, announced Wednesday that longtime CEO, Brian Hughes will be retiring later this month and Nicole Beattie, the current vice president of mortgage servicing at sister company Rocket Mortgage , will take over.

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FHA’s manufactured housing loan program gets a facelift

Housing Wire

The Title I program insures mortgage loans made by private lending institutions to finance the purchase of a new or used manufactured home.). One of the updates to the program is enhanced value determinations, which will now “use a sales comparison approach” and allow for qualified FHA roster appraisers to perform valuations, the FHA said.

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CFPB wants lenders to disclose reason for denial of credit

Housing Wire

Presented by: Mortgage Coach. The government watchdog in February also announced a potential clamp down on the use of automated valuation models by lenders and appraisers. The CFPB said it is concerned automated valuation models may reflect bias in design and function.

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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.