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Best practices to speed up the appraisal process

Housing Wire

We are completing purchase appraisals today in two to three days on a regular basis using that product, but it has to be supplemented with technology and data collection in today’s environment,” Rose said. We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said.

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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

My frustration centered on the mundane tasks such as setting up files, data entry and getting the data into the analytical tools used to develop and support adjustments. The problem with trainees in most GSE and agency (FHA, USDA, AND VA) related work is that trainees cannot inspect properties. The Problem with Trainees.

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Opportunities to improve the home-building process

Housing Wire

Considering how much construction technology, materials, and techniques have evolved, building a new home should be far simpler than it is. We can get to a 10 — I’m confident we will get to a 10 — but it’s unlikely unless we use technology to get there. The build process was a logistical nightmare from start to finish.