Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Plunk , an AI-powered home analytics platform, has introduced a new tool called Plunk Pro that aims to transform the real estate market by offering real-time insights into home valuation, risk assessment, and remodeling possibilities. This content was generated using AI and was edited by HousingWire’s editors.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Instant home values (like Zillow's Zestimate) are getting better, and can be a tool for underwriters and savvy agents.

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Clear Capital

MAY 4, 2021

” The post “Post-COVID-19 Home Values & Valuation” panel session appeared first on ClearCapital.com, Inc. To learn more about what is on the horizon for modernizing the appraisal process, download our white paper “ Why We’re Heading Into a Golden Age for Appraisal Modernization.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

Home values have increased over the past several months and consumers are realizing there is more equity in their homes than anticipated. This realization has increased demand for wholesale lenders and brokers as borrowers look to refinance, cash-out refinance or otherwise take advantage of the equity in their homes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Features of the new RealScout Pro+ include Auto Nurture, Home Value Alerts and market activity alerts. The two seller or future seller nurture features in the RealScout Pro+ launch include Home Value Alerts and market activity.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Revive has released a new tool named “Revive Vision AI” designed to assist real estate professionals in property valuation. This AI-driven tool uses computer vision technology to evaluate the current condition of a property and provide a detailed assessment of its current market value and potential value post-renovation.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 6, 2024

And in some condominium markets in Florida, home values are taking a hit as insurance premiums skyrocket. Areas more exposed to such risk are likely to see increased volatility in valuations.” The post Going to Extremes appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This is especially true for automated valuation models (AVMs). AVMs are software-based pricing models that often use public records to estimate the value of a home or other real estate. Today, it’s an accepted norm to show homebuyers or sellers an automated home value that is accurate enough to get their attention.

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Clear Capital

JULY 27, 2023

By reducing the time it takes to properly evaluate a property’s market value, BeSmartee provides efficient access to HELOCs giving homeowners credit they need. This partnership allows lenders to centralize the valuation process and access accurate value predictions on nearly every residential property in the U.S.

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D Fritz Appraisals

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Home Appraisals and Online Home Value Estimates Are NOT the Same Thing. On-site vs. Online: Proper Home Appraisals Need to be Done in Person. With so many types of transactions solely being handled online these days, it’s tempting to want to complete your required home appraisals entirely online and leave it at that.

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Hank Miller Team

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The homebot monthly home value report is now available and is absolutely free. Homebot provides home owners an unequaled depth of information about their home and competing market.

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Eppraisal

APRIL 5, 2024

In this post, we'll explore key market trends and provide insights into strategies for optimizing home values in an ever-changing environment. Understanding Market Dynamics The foundation of maximizing home values lies in a deep comprehension of market dynamics.

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BiggerPockets

APRIL 22, 2021

Your ability to qualify for a mortgage hinges on your home appraisal—so how can you maximize your home's value? Here, learn how to challenge a low appraisal and get the highest valuation possible.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Find their dream home faster. The platform helps to differentiate from the competition with real-time and augmented property valuation estimates, unique AI-driven property search, personalized market intelligence, valuable real estate agent connections, potential savings and rebates*, and more. Evaluate properties instantly.

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Clear Capital

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Shared equity programs are growing across the country, and lenders and appraisers should understand the nuances of these programs to ensure accurate valuations. Appraisers are on the front lines of combating the incorrect narrative that shared equity programs in communities bring down home values. What is shared equity?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

However, many lenders have issues building profitable home equity programs due to some misconceptions about handling valuations in a way that ensures they are underwriting quality loans. It may even be enough to dissuade some from initiating the home equity loan process.

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Valuation Review

JUNE 7, 2021

A perceived endless demand and low supply have driven record-breaking home value appreciation over the past year, according to Zillow’s latest market report. April pushed the envelope even further with an annual home value growth for a typical U.S. home at 11.6 percent, the highest seen since 2005.

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Houston Properties

JULY 25, 2022

Asking yourself, "What is the home value of my house in Houston"? Use this Houston home valuation tool from HoustonProperties.com.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The residential appraisal space has been rocked by increased federal scrutiny over the past two years, with several agencies studying whether appraisers let racial bias change their valuations. Home value inequalities are the result of appraisal practices that elevate White spaces as the most valuable,” the report said.

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Appraiserblogs

MARCH 15, 2023

Despite all their bells and whistles, these automated valuation models still rely on inaccurate public records and often come up with wildly inaccurate home values.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Appraisers use three different property valuation methods: (1) Sales Comparison relates the estimated value of our subject property to similar settled, active, and pending market sales. (2) 2) The Income Approach considers the present value of expected future cash flows. (3) Know what average home values are in your area. (2)

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2021

How do remote valuation solutions benefit appraisers? However, she added that the “silver lining is that housing values didn’t just climb in large affluent cities” as homeowners in rural America also saw “substantial” home-value increases. Redfin’s report found that rural home values climbed by 46.2%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

For instance, in the conversation at the ASC hearing on using automated valuation models (AVMs) as a viable, non-subjective tool for understanding value accuracy during underwriting , concerns were brought up about bias being present in the data itself. Is “better” good enough as a starting point?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Only homes in census tracts with poverty rates of at least 130% of the area poverty rate, median family income below 80% of area median income, and median home values lower than the area median value would be eligible for the credit.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2022

But they claim that Quicken Loans influenced appraisers to raise their home values and originate higher loans. According to the lawsuit, the Aligs, for example, estimated their home was worth $129,000, and provided the information to Quicken Loans. Messages left with plaintiffs’ attorneys were not returned.

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Appraiserblogs

JANUARY 11, 2024

Convinced racism torpedoed valuations in… The Real Cause of the Home Value Gap Is the Income Gap Blaming appraisers for the income gap will never solve the real underlying problem. the renewed “churning” of mortgages by nonbank lenders.

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Houston Properties

JULY 22, 2022

Home Value Of My House: Tips for Pricing Your Houston Home. Asking yourself, "What is the home value of my house in Houston"? Use this Houston home valuation tool from HoustonProperties.com. Value Your Home. Planning to sell your home but overwhelmed with all the steps to take?

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Housing Wire

MAY 11, 2021

This is why most automated valuation models (AVM) default to assessing “average” quality and condition. As a result, it is often difficult to differentiate (and accurately value) properties at the above-average and below-average ends of the spectrum.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 13, 2023

High interest rates and falling home values mean borrowers north of the border aren’t able to refinance out of these toxic mortgages. Home Valuations Are Being Subverted At the crossroads of it all is a campaign to weaken or eliminate valuations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

year-over-year increase in home values. Rapidly accelerating home prices come with a variety of challenges for lenders and real estate agents, including one of the biggest pain points right now — the appraisal gap. Either way, it puts the squeeze on property valuation. In fact, Austin has just about 1.2

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. They had hired the former real estate professional to value their property for the purpose of a divorce. But then they had to hire me to perform an appraisal.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 28, 2022

Race is NEVER considered during a valuation Last week in a congressional hearing on the future…. Elizabeth Korver-Glenn, PhD, work is one of the key reasons why there is so much chatter about racist appraisers in the US. Her discussion of her book ‘Race Brokers‘ begins at the 8:30. Is Race Baked into Big Data?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

Reginald Edwards, Redfin senior economist, said racist housing policies that were outlawed in the 1960s combined with “continuing biases” among homebuyers and housing professionals in parts of the home-buying process — like appraisals and mortgage lending — are keeping Black Americans from building wealth through home equity.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Smart Home Price: Customized landing pages, including a home valuation tool for prospects and lead capture capabilities; you can make personal contact those who fill out your online form and express interest in learning more. Enhance your brand with custom landing pages designed to convert real estate seller leads.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2023

Property data and valuation solutions are my primary areas of expertise, but housing affordability and increasing the number of people that are “well housed” (thanks to Jeremy Potter for that Dr. Raphael Bostic quote) is an all-hands-on-deck-sized challenge. I plan on seizing opportunities to make progress even in the current market.

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Appraiserblogs

APRIL 23, 2024

The underwriter revealed that the tool uses a ‘Census Block Grid’ adjustment (CBG) to evaluate comparable property values. This adjustment, which modifies values based on median home values within specific census blocks, raises concerns for potentially reflecting practices akin to redlining – a discriminatory practice that.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

One of the first steps in determining a property’s value is the use of an Automated Valuation Model (AVM). Using an AVM helps lenders quickly and accurately get an independent assessment of collateral value, which can streamline the home buying process for them and the borrower.

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