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Modernizing Appraisals: Collaborative Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

This article was originally published in the Fall 2021 Appraisal Buzz Magazine here. In a couple of words, it’s collaborative valuation; in a description it’s bringing together a team of professionals to tackle each appraisal report in concert. What is Collaborative Valuation? That is unfortunate and disingenuous.

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ServiceLink offers brokers constant communication and transparency into valuation and closing

Housing Wire

ServiceLink’s unique tech-enabled mortgage services include valuations as well. We have a valuations team solely dedicated to the wholesale market, whose dedicated hands-on approach ensures milestones and commitments are met. Clients are able to quickly schedule their appraisal inspection, without phone tag or other scheduling delays.

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eXp CEO loves Glenn Stearns’ star power

Housing Wire

Glenn Stearns, founder and CEO at Kind Lending. The tax benefit primarily comes from a release of a valuation allowance, according to a footnote in eXp’s Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The joint venture announced this July is called Success Lending , and it is slated to get off the ground in October.

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Nationwide Appraisal Network’s valuation solutions allow lenders to select appraisers based on performance

Housing Wire

Nationwide Appraisal Network (NAN) is an industry-leading appraisal management company providing residential and commercial valuation services in all 50 states. NAN’s valuation solutions give lenders the chance to evaluate, select and manage appraisers based on their quality and performance.

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Opinion: seven things to look for in a home equity partner

Housing Wire

Automated inspections and valuations — Technology is improving valuation methods and workflows to make appraisals faster. In addition to traditional in-house inspections, your service partner may offer automated valuation models (AVMs), desktop appraisals, hybrid valuations and self-inspection tools.

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The First 100 Days

Housing Wire

Our readership at HW Media covers a wide audience that spreads across the housing ecosystem to lending, technology, closing, appraisal/valuations. My eyes were opened to a whole new level of the mortgage industry and real estate related technology platforms!

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Clear Capital’s loan servicing solution helps servicers evaluate and mitigate risk

Housing Wire

Clear Capital’s suite of field valuations, real estate analytics, and platform technology solutions help servicers prevent fraud, check the accuracy of completed appraisals and broker price opinions (BPOs), conduct portfolio valuation analysis and updates, and help with disposition analysis on distressed loans.

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