Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) sent a letter to regulators on Monday warning of the “unintended consequences” of new quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs). Department of the Treasury ; and the Federal Reserve System.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Title I program insures mortgage loans made by private lending institutions to finance the purchase of a new or used manufactured home.). Additionally, the administration is expanding allowable income sources for borrowers “consistent with the criteria for income and property valuations used in real-estate mortgage financing.”

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

At the top of the list of housing issues the Bureau will aim to address is a rule related to automated valuation models (AVMs). Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke soon afterward about the need to address the impact AVMs may have on homeownership prospects for certain Americans.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2022

On the servicing side, a default servicer will work with a number of third-party vendors to gather collateral valuation, title information, property inspections and field services reports. Servicers, especially those who service government-insured loan products, are under statutory time constraints that give them very little wiggle room.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said. The acquired company will operate as a standalone division.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Watch Now The challenge and power of updating your brand Speaker: WeiLing Jang, Chief Marketing Officer, CoreLogic.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

Best Practices for Affiliated Partnerships,” will examine the importance of aligning your brokerage with strong partners in mortgage, title, insurance and other services. Outside his role at TMS, Lykken is also the host of two podcasts: “Lykken on Lending,” and “Lykken on Leadership.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Orchard , which operates a home-buying and selling platform, announced it has raised $100 million in Series D funding at over a $1 billion valuation. It also launched its lending division, Orchard Home Loans, in July. It also launched its lending division, Orchard Home Loans, in July. North Carolina and Texas.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

In his own statement Thursday, Chopra said companies have “legal responsibilities when they let a black-box model make lending decisions.”. The CFPB has raised concerns in the past that algorithmic models perpetuate discriminatory mortgage lending practices.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

Legislation in Congress would try to solve for inconsistencies in appraisal underwriting, a lack of diversity in the profession, and the legacy of property valuation discrimination. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Rep. Once formed, the task force would “harmonize” collateral underwriting standards, the bill reads.

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Housing Wire

JULY 19, 2021

Shares closed trading at $20.90, giving Blend a valuation of around $4.6 Blend’s investors are apparently convinced that the company can radically transform lending, simplifying and digitizing regimented-but-clumsy processes that are still rather paperwork-heavy. “So, the roadshow was very, very well received.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2023

Their collective expertise spans the entire spectrum of the sector, encompassing areas such as lending, tech, real estate, appraisal, compliance, operations, sales and so much more. The following list of honorees comprises many more examples of exceptional leadership from some of the industry’s most accomplished women.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Though its earnings were disappointing overall, residential lending at Wells Fargo rebounded in the third quarter, both in terms of income and origination volume. billion in income from its residential lending operation, up from $317 million in the prior quarter. billion to insure against any losses on its active loans.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2020

Suazo has over 15 years of leadership experience in the mortgage lending space with firms including Stearns Lending , Bank of America , Carrington Holding Company and CloudVirga. Before that Yankowski was president and CEO of Executive Title Insurance Services.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 17, 2022

The partnership with Palantir, co-founded by Peter Thiel, appears to be an attempt to resuscitate a company that not long ago was hailed as being at the vanguard of innovation in the digital lending space, but more recently has been exposed by a lack of reliable purchase business and a series of self-inflicted scandals.

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Appraiserblogs

MAY 15, 2023

Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending… AVMs. 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

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In today’s competitive real estate market, an increasing number of real estate investors are turning to private money lenders to help them close deals faster, enhance property valuations, and increase their returns. If your state requires a lending license, make sure a the lender is licensed.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Real estate still relies on a “system” unable to integrate production across the silos of media, brokerage, lending, insurance and trading. Geographically aware marketplaces that link listings, lending and liquidity will unlock actionable information. Many industries began to deploy electronic supply chains in the 1980’s.

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Valuation Review

JANUARY 3, 2022

ClearPath Lending, a VA home loan origination firm, has provided more than 50,000 mortgage loans. These were guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs or insured by the Federal Housing Administration since the company was founded in 2012.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2021

Judd Hoffman has been hired as chief executive officer for Proper Title LLC , an Illinois-based title insurance agency that’s backed by top independent real estate brokerage @properties. How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. And they’re in expansion mode. Streamline by combining services.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2021

billion valuation. The digital lending software provider has even been breaking into adjacent businesses of late. Doma , a title insurance firm , and digital lender SoFi are also both hoping to go public this year at valuations of $3 billion and about $9 billion, respectively. That January round gave Blend a $3.3

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Well, after 5 years with that team as the Director of Operations I thought I had dealt with every situation ranging from appraisal disputes, title insurance questions, and most recently a market with incredibly low inventory and more buyers than we could handle due to the record low interest rates.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

As many real estate professionals saw firsthand, the valuation process was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The many applications for financial institutions of this technology include Home Equity Lending to Insurance inspections.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2021

Stewart has been on an acquisition tear in the past 18 months, closing deals to acquire over a dozen companies — including Cloudvirga , NotaryCam , Pro Tek Valuation Intelligence , United States Appraisals , and A.S.K. It claims to have more than 3,000 customers in lending and real estate. Services , just in March.

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Valuation Review

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Williston Financial Group (WFG), a Portland-based, full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, released the findings of its 2021 survey of WFG Executive Roundtable members and other industry leaders.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2021

Mortgage software platform Blend Labs set terms for its initial public offering Tuesday including its goal to raise up to $360 million for a targeted valuation of nearly $4 billion. But Mayopoulos has also stated that virtually “every aspect of mortgage lending can be improved through digitization.”.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Among the unknowns servicers face in 2021 are changes that could affect lender-placed insurance (LPI). The CFPB also rolled back leniency on reporting of certain information related to credit card and prepaid accounts under the Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z, and Regulation E.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2022

Wells Fargo , one of the nation’s largest banks, had at least 114 layoffs in its home lending business following a drop in revenue in that division in the first quarter of 2022. Wells Fargo: at least 114 employees in home lending. The bank’s revenues in the home lending business totaled $1.5 loanDepot: Unknown.

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McKissock

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are appraisal jobs available in the lending sector, such as staff appraisers, review appraisers, fee panel managers, and with experience and time on the job, chief appraiser and valuation compliance officer jobs can be found. They all handle land and building acquisitions and dispositions, as well as condemnation valuations.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech-focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, insurance and real estate. Blend announced Wednesday it has raised a $75 million Series F round at a valuation of nearly $1.7 Stay tuned for updates.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

An appraisal is a valuation of a property by a third party. Something buyers aren’t aware of is that the appraisal process can take a while, depending on location, geography and the number of appraisers available at a company,” said Anthony Masseria, Vice President and Area Lending Manager at Citi.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 9, 2022

The question is raised as to what is the real problem with log home valuation and what is the problem with appraisers working in the niche log home market? It’s apparent when someone has little to no knowledge regarding log home valuation. Most appraisers would gladly take a log home valuation class if it was offered to the public.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. So what can we do? That’s what I use.

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McKissock

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 1, 2023, Fannie Mae issued Announcement SEL-2023-02, which addressed several different lending-related topics. Predictably, the appraisal online community reacted to this announcement in much the same way that a vampire in a low-budget horror movie reacts when shown a crucifix.

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McKissock

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 1, 2023, Fannie Mae issued Announcement SEL-2023-02, which addressed several different lending-related topics. Predictably, the appraisal online community reacted to this announcement in much the same way that a vampire in a low-budget horror movie reacts when shown a crucifix.

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D Fritz Appraisals

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Home appraisers are trained to inspect and measure your property and perform comparisons that result in an accurate valuation for the current housing market. Home appraisals are a vital part of the home buying process as they have a big influence on the amount a lending institution will loan the buyer. Valuation for insurance claims.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

From a lending perspective they are the easiest loan to work with,” Naumovych explained. They have 100% financing, no mortgage insurance and there is no longer a loan limit and I am often able to give customers better interest rates even if they do not have a great credit score or their debt to income ratio is high.

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