Housing Wire
AUGUST 31, 2023
However, a year after the GSEs announced new appraisal modernization solutions, as they’re more widely adopted, questions arise. A look into GSE appraisal modernization efforts The GSEs have each offered appraisal waivers on eligible loans for several years. How do the solutions work? Why do we need them? But you already know this.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 3, 2023
When it comes to offering an opinion of ‘good or bad’ on HR 7735 — the VA modernization bill — and its ultimate ability to create a better appraisal process for veteran and active duty borrowers, it’s simply too early to tell with too little information being shared on exactly what changes we should expect.
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Housing Wire
MAY 25, 2021
Modernization will either take root and flourish throughout every branch of the mortgage industry, or our industry could miss a critical window to introduce meaningful reforms. They are a property data collection labor force that lives and breathes residential property markets as a general course of business.
Housing Wire
MAY 20, 2021
Accurately establishing a home’s value is not just an important factor in real estate transactions and mortgage lending, it is integral to household wealth creation, as homeownership continues to be one of the primary pathways for Americans to build wealth. An AVM will use this sale record as part of the formula to estimate value.
Realtor
MAY 15, 2023
Lenders have a vested interest in the home appraisal because it protects them from lending more money than they can recoup should you default on your loan and go into foreclosure. And in 2018, Fannie Mae began testing its hybrid appraisal, a method it had worked on for years to speed up and modernize the traditional appraisal process. .
Appraisal Buzz
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The second thing, and most everyone who is tracking this data already knows this, is that this data and the indexes that spring from them are all lagging indicators of the health of a given market. In a market that moves as quickly as ours is, often that can be too old. The data we see is typically a few months old.
Appraisal Today
JANUARY 5, 2024
I suppose it is because most appraisals are done (now) for residential lending purposes. Modern Montauk NY ‘Tree House’ Offers Sweeping Oceanfront Views for $7.5M It’s known as the “Modern Montauk Tree House,” the listing notes. Lender issues are a significant factor in USPAP and Myths 1 to 4. Excerpts: 4 Bedrooms, 4.5
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