Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 29, 2024

Dovenmuehle Mortgage reports that Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed its servicer quality (SQ) assessment as a servicer of prime residential mortgage loans at SQ2-. Dovenmuehle says the assessment underscores its exceptional capabilities across various key areas of mortgage servicing.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Looking to diversify your appraisal business? Taking on non-lender assignments like divorce and estate appraisals may be a great way to bring in different types of clients. Perhaps you already understand the details and intricacies of divorce and estate appraisals , and you’re ready to do the work.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Deephaven Mortgage is partnering with Incenter Appraisal Management to offer non-agency/non-QM brokers remote appraisal services for Deephaven’s loans. A dedicated Incenter Appraisal Service Team will be assigned to each broker, communicating daily on the status of their files.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Yet as surrounding neighborhoods appreciated in value with increased amenities and services, rising costs pushed out the mostly Black, longtime residents — excluding them from the benefits of development.” Here’s a summary of how “redlining” flows from its inception during the New Deal until today: A Black homeowner seeks an appraisal.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Nationwide Property & Appraisal Services LLC (NPAS), a pioneer in the real estate appraisal sector, announced on Tuesday the launch of its product line, Pinnacle Desktop Appraisals. This service delivers a cost-effective solution that enhances efficiency, accuracy, and impartiality, according to the company.

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George Dell

MARCH 6, 2024

Accuracy is a professed desire of most users of valuation services. The overarching goal of appraisal today is not “be accurate” — it is “be […] The post What is Appraisal Accuracy? However, today’s conflicted regulations, legacy practices, and obsolete standards — do not have accuracy as a goal!

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 19, 2021

The strategic acquisition of servicing rights and personnel will benefit rural America’s lending institutions, says CEO Brad Nordholm. The post Farmer Mac Expands Loan Servicing Function appeared first on DSNews. The post Farmer Mac Expands Loan Servicing Function appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 4, 2022

The meeting consisted of 45 of the top key players in the RMBS servicing space who discussed perspectives on important industry trends, developments, and use of technology … The post Fitch: RMBS Servicers Largely Weather the Pandemic appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

The parent company of appraisal software firm Veros Real Estate Solutions has acquired California-based appraisal management company Valligent Technologies. Valligent, founded in 2003 and led by Jeremy McCarty and Jeff Wickham, provides traditional, desktop and hybrid appraisal services to lenders, credit unions and others.

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Housing Wire

MAY 7, 2021

The booming real estate market has created a high demand for appraisal services. This is good news for lenders, but it puts a tremendous amount of pressure on appraisers who have to be diligent in their work, while also meeting closing dates. HousingWire: What’s the biggest pain point appraisers are currently facing?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Kenon Chen, executive vice president of strategy and growth at Clear Capital , to talk about appraisal modernization and how technology is just part of the solution. SW: How are appraisers adapting to some of these challenges, including new rules on valuations from the GSEs?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is warning servicers that it is ramping up enforcement and will be specifically watching how servicers manage borrowers coming out of forbearance. The CFPB will closely monitor how servicers engage with borrowers, respond to borrower requests and process applications for loss mitigation.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. Everybody is affected by the appraisal process. SW: How is technology changing appraisals?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

Tony Pistilli, general manager of valuations for Restb.ai, expressed his enthusiasm about the collaboration: “Working with Bradford, we are providing the newest and most advanced AI technology to accelerate the modernization of the appraisal process.” This is a service every appraiser needs to improve their inspection efficiency.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

House of Representatives this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether.

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Boston Appraisal

JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Boston Appraisal Services: A Short Intro appeared first on Boston Appraisal Services.

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Boston Appraisal

JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Boston Appraisal Services: A Short Intro appeared first on Boston Appraisal Services.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 25, 2022

OrangeGrid , a provider of mortgage servicing software, has launched a loss mitigation initiative that will give users the ability to quickly scale up when facing sudden increases in the number of default servicing requirements without having to hire large numbers of new staff.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

One of the final hurdles to clear is the appraisal , and it has the power to leave a deal dead in the water. What is a real estate appraisal? A real estate appraisal is the assessment of a property’s value. Appraisals are required for homes financed with any type of mortgage. Why are appraisals important?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Opteon , a Scottsdale-based appraisal, valuation, advisory, and property services provider, has expanded its direct-to-consumer business model nationwide, the company announced on Wednesday. “Our impending technology rollout will enable appraisers to deliver reports straight from the field,” Trice said.

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The Appraiser Coach

MARCH 19, 2024

As a real estate investor, I have the opportunity to rub shoulders with all kinds of people, even other appraisers on occasion. With a recent house purchase in another state, I got a call from the appraiser of this property as he was planning a visit out there. To get the mix just right, you need a little bit of both.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2021

A recent Legal League 100 Spring Servicer Summit examined the journey servicers and regulators will be embarking on when the foreclosure moratoria is lifted. . The post Servicers and Regulators Map Out Post-Moratoria Framework appeared first on DSNews.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

JULY 20, 2022

I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? In other words, do appraisal gap clauses cause appraisers to be more “conservative”? An appraisal gap clause can be written into a contract. Okay, maybe not.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 7, 2021

Mortgage servicer unloads its Champion Mortgage portfolio to Mortgage Assets Management in order to focus on its core origination and servicing segments. The post Mr. Cooper Sells Off Its Reverse Servicing Portfolio appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2021

The company provides appraisal management services to lenders, investment firms, community banks, servicers and anyone who needs a real estate valuation. Appraisal shortage. This continues to put a great deal of pressure on appraisers who are managing large portfolios during an appraisal shortage.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

Seattle, Washington-based real estate valuation company True Footage announced the acquisition of Spark for Appraisers , an appraisal technology firm. Spark for Appraisers sells data infrastructure software to appraisers to produce faster and more reliable appraisals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2024

The Mortgage Collaborative has added mortgage technology firm Blue Sage Solutions to its roster, allowing the consortium to deliver the Blue Sage Digital Servicing Platform (DSP) to its members at preferred rates. Blue Sage’s DSP is a cloud-based system that provides all necessary functions to perform interim servicing.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Sagent , a fintech company modernizing mortgage and consumer loan servicing for banks and lenders, has announced an agreement extension with Computershare Loan Services, a third-party mortgage servicer. In addition, Computershare will evaluate Sagent’s servicing solutions such as CARE Enterprise and the.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

COVID-19 presented mortgage servicers with a new challenge, creating and executing new customer solutions, while managing the impact of the pandemic on their own workforce. The post Servicers Adapt to Changing Times appeared first on DSNews. The post Servicers Adapt to Changing Times appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 16, 2022

Mortgage Capital Trading (MCT), a mortgage hedge advisory and secondary marketing software firm, has introduced a new technology for mortgage servicing rights (MSR) buyers to produce more granular pricing for mortgage servicing. The feature leverages an application programming interface (API) to connect MSRlive!,

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The final day of the Five Star Conference 2021 featured two educational Labs geared toward servicing professionals, as they look to technology and its role in the future of the foreclosure process. The post Five Star Conference Labs Highlight Innovations in the Servicing Sector appeared first on DSNews.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 19, 2021

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is making good on its threats to police mortgage servicers. In late January, the agency released weeks a series of authority actions warning servicers that it needs to do right by consumers who need access to forbearance programs. ” The lenders were not identified by name.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 4, 2022

Mortgage servicers polled in a new report expect 23% of seriously delinquent mortgages to complete foreclosure over the next year, with pandemic backlog and regulatory intervention having the biggest impact on foreclosure volume. The post Servicers Anticipate Rise in Foreclosures appeared first on DSNews.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 14, 2022

From predictive tech to customer self-service, Brad Hawkins details the developments that may reshape the field services sector in the months to come. The post Top Field Services Trends to Expect This Year appeared first on DSNews. The post Top Field Services Trends to Expect This Year appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2021

Mortgage servicers are staying busy. Whether they’re working with borrowers on forbearance plans or helping them refinance their homes, servicers are handling incredibly high call volumes. Most of all, they help servicers evaluate and mitigate the risk of investments in a timely manner.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 16, 2021

Jake Fowler has joined Constant , a fintech provider of digital loan servicing and loss mitigation customer portals, as vice president of partnerships, financial services. The post Constant Hires Jake Fowler as VP of Partnerships, Financial Services appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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