Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

These include misconduct in the context of civil enforcement, and criminal or civil misconduct in connection with the management or ownership of real property. In July 2023 , the FHFA added more forms of counterparty misconduct to keep regulated entities from doing business with organizations found to have committed fraud.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The data-driven analysis finds that the role of title professionals in maintaining reliable and accurate property ownership records dramatically reduces estimated risk exposure in real estate transactions. The curative work conducted by the U.S.

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George Dell

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We ask: Are these conditions true in most real property valuations? Multiple regression works very well under some conditions. This is actually a vast topic, so we can only reflect on some of the conditions or assumptions which are required for a multiple regression to be valid.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

For over a century, NAR has protected and advanced the right to real property ownership in this country, and we remain focused on delivering on that core mission.” It provides a path forward for our industry, which makes up nearly one fifth of the American economy, and NAR.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“Today and every day, NAR is focused on demonstrating the importance of agents who are Realtors® in the marketplace, creating a transparent and inclusive home buying and selling process, and advancing the right to real property for all.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2023

Senate Bill 147 — the passage of which was first reported by the Texas Tribune — was passed in the Senate on a vote of 19-12, and restricts the “purchase or [acquisition of] title to real property in this state” for any governmental entity of the aforementioned nations.

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BiggerPockets

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The concepts of real estate vs real property represent different aspects of property ownership. Real estate is defined as a physical property and any attachments or improvements made to it. Real property comes with a bundle of common law rights that extend beyond the physical existence of the property.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Freddie Mac, however, agreed to a pilot program to purchase between 1,500 and 2,500 manufactured homes not titled as real property, better known as chattel loans, which make up 42% of the manufactured housing market. Those targets fall short of prior years.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

CoreLogic, owned by private equity firm Stone Point Capital , offers a national database covering real property and mortgage information. The data company’s clients include mortgage lenders, real estate brokers and property management companies.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2024

“, the paper estimates that the title insurance industry’s work to maintain accurate and reliable property records mitigates $600 to $900 billion in risk exposure to home buyers, lenders and other participants in real estate transactions.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

Common examples of instances subject to the tax include “documents that transfer an interest in Florida real property, such as deeds” as well as “ mortgages and written obligations to pay money, such as promissory notes,” the department said.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The data from real-property conventional mortgages that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collected is the basis for both the manufactured house price indexes and the median price.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This legislation eliminates the ‘credit provision’ and requires the disclosure of information concerning flood risk, flood history, and flood insurance on real property transactions.” “Previously, sellers could opt that the buyer gets a $500 credit at closing and the disclosure requirement was waived,” Hochul’s office explained.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A re-proposal is a smart move, and we commend FHFA for its receptiveness to our strong opposition to the initial proposal, which would have punished counterparties for potentially minor civil or administrative sanctions,” said Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Petersburg, Florida, and head of NAR’s Real Property Valuation Committee, pointed specifically to the apprentice training requirement – no comparable requirement exists for real estate agents – as the reason no one is joining a depleted profession in the crosshairs for allegedly racially biased appraisals.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Legislative priorities “From its building located steps away from the United States Capitol, NAR advocates for federal policy initiatives that strengthen the ability of Americans to own, buy and sell real property,” NAR says on its website. Taxes, finance, insurance, and consumer product safety round out the top five.

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2023

It would also authorize FHFA to “immediately and without first issuing a proposed suspension order, suspend business between the regulated entities and counterparties where the misconduct has resulted in debarment, suspension, or limited denial of participation imposed by a federal agency.”

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

MassiveCert, in addition to flood zone determinations, provides elevation certificates, Letters of Map Amendment services, private flood compliance, and real-property risk assessment. Up until now, Xactus obtained data from third parties.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 11, 2024

Additional initiatives that Freddie Mac noted included the financing of more than 46,000 manufactured homes titled as real property from 2018-2023, providing more than $6.7

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 20, 2022

Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Many advances have been made over the years to enhance techniques for developing real property valuations. Forty plus years ago I was taught to use building residual techniques to develop investment property valuations. Where does one go to question or clarify AVMs?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Once the home arrives on site and is placed on a permanent foundation, it becomes a real property and is able to be financed through a mortgage. Manufactured homes are built at indoor homebuilding facilities and then delivered to the land chosen by the owner. But not every manufactured home owner owns the land.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Included would be vendor contracts that exceed a certain dollar amount, detailed descriptions of real property and fixed assets, intellectual property information, current listings and pendings, insurance documents, and more. Disclosure schedules essentially memorialize or qualify key aspects of the business.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 9, 2024

If you’re a real property appraiser in Ohio, check us out! You can also listen right here at Cleveland Appraisal Blog! www.homevaluestories.libsyn.com I am a proud member of the Ohio Coalition of Appraisal Professionals. I am a member of the National Association of Appraisers.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Let’s face it, property management is a long-term ordeal, and not everyone has the time to perform real property management – you are not alone. Maintaining and running a property can quickly become overwhelming. If so, they may be signs that you need help from an on-site property manager for hire!

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

In selling property they own, or in which they have any interest, Realtors shall reveal their ownership or interest in writing to the purchaser or the purchaser’s representative.”

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Housing Wire

APRIL 27, 2021

“However, we must not lose sight that structural biases within the broader marketplace and among all stakeholders within real estate and lending continue to play significant roles that impact the realities of the real property market.”. A 2018 study from the Brookings Institute found that in the average U.S.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

” I wonder what would have happened if they had hired appraisers to appraise the homes they were buying, and relied upon a professional real property appraisers’ opinion of value when making their decisions? Of course, I am a real property appraiser, so clearly, I am biased.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 1, 2022

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. Summary, What Does it Mean? I do several reviews every month and most normally fail to meet minimum standards.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2025

Fitch explained that while property insurance serves as the primary protection for mortgage borrowers in these situations, their levels of coverage may not pay for all the costs to rebuild. In the Los Angeles area, preliminary loss estimates from the two largest wildfires the Palisades and Eaton blazes are as high as $45 billion.

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George Dell

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A real property market is seldom or never perfect. A gathering or place for buying and selling things. It can be physical, or virtual, and involves at least one third party for competition. Perfect competition is when you have many buyers and sellers. A “market” for […] The post What is The Market?

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Valuation Review

JUNE 26, 2023

On June 22, the Appraiser Qualifications Board voted to adopt the Second Exposure Draft of proposed changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria. The new edition will become effective on Jan.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

This session will focus on key issues and legislative updates in real property management. Discover the impact of property loss events, including FEMA holds and rising hazard insurance costs driven by climate risks.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2024

Striving to look through the microscope of empirical thought, we must not forget that our subject is more than real property, it is real people. Imperfect though our efforts may be, we must work to untie the knot of each transaction and of the real estate market as a whole.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 4, 2022

From accusations of bias or discrimination to failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance, complaints against appraisers are becoming more and more common. Disciplinary complaints are a hot topic these days with appraisers.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 31, 2021

As real property appraisers look ahead to the new year, we wanted to know where they plan to focus their efforts and what they will strive to achieve. Appraisal industry insiders tend to agree that 2022 will generally be a good year for appraisers. ” Here’s what they said.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Since the real estate market impacts the work of real property appraisers, demand for appraisers can fluctuate from year to year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that job growth for appraisers between 2019–2029 will be 3%, which is on pace for all occupations.

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