Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our profession has been abuzz the last year or two with regards to the GSEs being mandated to modernize the appraisal profession. Why are appraisers essentially being excluded from the conversation about modernizing the profession? What is Collaborative Valuation? The old idea that many hands make lighter work. Can it be abused?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“They give you the ability to scale the amount of appraisals you can do with the current appraiser population that you have, and that’s an important part of all the modernization initiatives that have been going on,” said Scot Rose, chief innovation officer at Class Valuation. Be prepared to leverage it and to leverage these tools.”.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

The perception of VA loans as risky and logistically complicated — even if an outdated view — continues to impact the competitiveness of the borrowers it serves. Legislation is making its way through the Senate that will modernize appraisals, in part by allowing desktop appraisals. But the VA is hoping to change that.

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Modernization Appraisal Process Appraisal Training 370