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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

Housing Wire

a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions. With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said.

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Automated valuations evolve with the launch of Interactive ClearAVM

Clear Capital

Today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of Interactive ClearAVM (automated valuation model). ClearAVM is an AI-based, investment-grade AVM that produces reliable, highly-accurate market value predictions and uses machine learning to deliver property valuations on more than 139 million addresses across the United States.

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Lines of Defense in Real Estate Collateral Risk Management

Appraisal Buzz

As we all know, the home valuation is an integral part of the lending process that helps Americans in their journey to homeownership. This series of articles explores the role of appraisal review processes in the risk system in the format of mortgage lending for 1-4 family real estate. Quality Control and Quality Assurance .

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LoanDepot says it’s going public (for real this time)

Housing Wire

LoanDepot , backed by private equity shop Parthenon Capital Partners, first announced plans to go public in September 2015 , but canceled the IPO hours before pricing due to what the company called adverse “market conditions.” At the time, loanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 billion to $2.6

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Appraising Well in a Fast-Changing Market

Appraisal Buzz

According to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the rules that all professional appraisers are required to abide by, appraisers must take into consideration all market trends and other influences on property value in their valuation opinions. USPAP Rule 1-3 (d) (v) makes this clear.

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Appraisers Are Historians

Appraiserblogs

I mean no disrespect to the modelers of the Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) or to Zillow for relying on their AVMs. Related Posts: Non-Appraisers Valuation Never Appropriate Here is a NAR deck on AVMs (automated valuation models). Tax Values Just as Accurate as AVMs? Does the buyer want more acres, or less grass to cut?

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Wholesale behemoth UWM bolstering cash flow with MSR sales

Housing Wire

“The volume of MSRs in the market continues to be robust in the first half of the year,” said Tom Piercy, managing director of Denver-based I ncenter Mortgage Advisors , which this year through July has traded a total of $180 billion in MSRs — based on the value of the loan portfolios involved. . billion, down slightly from $319.8