hybrid-appraisals-and-the-associated-risks 
Boston Appraisal
OCTOBER 8, 2022
In recent years, it has become common for lenders to obtain hybrid appraisals. While appraisers provide an essential service through their reports, this work comes at high costs to the buyer or borrower. This cost can be measured in terms of dollars spent on an appraisal or the time required to produce a full appraisal report.
Boston Appraisal
OCTOBER 8, 2022
In recent years, it has become common for lenders to obtain hybrid appraisals. While appraisers provide an essential service through their reports, this work comes at high costs to the buyer or borrower. This cost can be measured in terms of dollars spent on an appraisal or the time required to produce a full appraisal report.
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Boston Appraisal
OCTOBER 8, 2022
In recent years, it has become common for lenders to obtain hybrid appraisals. While appraisers provide an essential service through their reports, this work comes at high costs to the buyer or borrower. This cost can be measured in terms of dollars spent on an appraisal or the time required to produce a full appraisal report.
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2022
A piece of legislation introduced in the Senate in mid-May could streamline the appraisal process for VA loans. The legislation would modernize the Department of Veteran Affairs ‘ appraisal requirements by allowing desktop appraisals, and in some circumstances, waving appraisals all together. Sponsored Video.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Desktop appraisals arrived in March of 2020, allowing the housing market to keep humming while many stayed indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Allowing appraisals without a walk-through was one of several flexibilities the Federal Housing Finance Agency allowed in light of the pandemic.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 2, 2022
The new platform will allow brokers to choose from three closing options: in-person, hybrid or a virtual close. Ishbia also announced Safe Check, which will allow borrowers to get an appraisal waiver pre-check before submitting their loan. The most impactful may be an alternative to the traditional lender title process, called TRAC.
Housing Wire
APRIL 6, 2021
Unfortunately, the appraisal put the house’s value roughly $50,000 below than what she paid. Linda had a sizable downpayment but still needed to find a way to close the appraisal gap. She recently had a deal fall apart due to appraisal. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Wow, since when?
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