BLOG VIEW: Modern document and character recognition technology has been advancing for a long time. Today, it’s possible to deposit a check just by taking a picture with one’s mobile phone – or, similarly, determine who someone is in an image using facial recognition software.
Interestingly, optical character recognition (OCR) – the process by which a machine converts text images on a paper document into electronic text – predates World War I. A physicist
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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Let’s get real for a moment. When that email from an AMC hits your inbox, asking for your best fee and quickest turnaround, do you
By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
