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The Automated Appraisal: Tips for a Changing Appraisal Environment

Genworth MI Blog

In many cases, this means that a person (who may or may not be an appraiser) collects information on the property via property inspection and a computer does the valuation. The person conducting the property inspection may not be licensed or have enforceable standards of practice, so the borrower experience can vary widely.

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The Automated Appraisal: Tips for a Changing Appraisal Environment

Genworth MI Blog

In many cases, this means that a person (who may or may not be an appraiser) collects information on the property via property inspection and a computer does the valuation. The person conducting the property inspection may not be licensed or have enforceable standards of practice, so the borrower experience can vary widely.

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Nothing New Under the Sun: the varied face of appraisal

Walitt Solutions

My talk focused on Property Inspections, which – to an outsider – might seem to be a straight-forward topic. So, with the changes in the first mortgage space, I asked the audience to consider several questions, when examining the varied face of property inspections that are currently in practice in the overall valuation profession.