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TAF president speaks to appraisers working in the new world
Posted Date: Monday, August 31, 2020
Valuation Review caught up with The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) President David Bunton.
Bunton shared his thoughts and assessment of the industry as appraisers everywhere continue to deal with restrictions and adapting to other methods of valuation.
Read on to find out what other specifics the TAF president shared with us.
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Credible reports must continue
Posted Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Appraiser Michael Perry of Perry Appraisal Services has been in the industry for more than 18 years.
Valuation Review sat down with Perry and discussed what appraisers must do in the days that lie ahead that could make or break their businesses.
Read on for more of this exclusive interview.
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ASA partners with organization providing appraisal review management
Posted Date: Monday, August 31, 2020
The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) has partnered with the International Association of Assessing Officers to provide their 8,000-plus members access to ASA’s appraisal review education and credentialing programs leading to the Appraisal Review Management designation. Read on to learn more.
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COVID-19 threatens validity of CRE appraisals
Posted Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Structured sales can give asset-based lenders actionable insights into the value of commercial real estate in the COVID-19 era, advises Jeff Hubbard of A&G Real Estate Partners, in a column for ABLAdvisor.com.
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Senators concerned over GSE refinance fee
Posted Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
A group of Democratic senators wrote to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria raising concerns about a recent announcement that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will impose an adverse market refinance fee. Read on to learn more.
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Cannae, Senator request CoreLogic shareholder meeting
Posted Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Two companies continue proceedings to make their bid to purchase CoreLogic.
Cannae Holdings, Inc. and Senator Investment Group, LP, have delivered written consents to call a special meeting of CoreLogic shareholders to consider the director nominations previously put forth by Cannae and Senator.
Read on to learn more.
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Strong July for housing starts, report says
Posted Date: Monday, August 31, 2020
In a further sign that housing continues to boost the economy, single-family and multifamily starts each posted solid gains in July.
This is according to a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department.
Read on to learn more.
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Clarifire, CoreLogic reports integrate
Posted Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Clarifire has completed a strategic integration to include credit reports and scores from CoreLogic, which will help users streamline their servicing workflows, including their loss-mitigation workouts, the company announced in a release. Read on to learn more.
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BSI Financial, Kasasa partner
Posted Date: Monday, August 31, 2020
Kasasa and BSI Financial Services have partnered to increase servicing speed and visibility of a mortgage loan product that community banks and credit unions can market to their customers. Read on to learn more.
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Study reveals best real estate markets of 2020
Posted Date: Monday, August 31, 2020
With mortgage rates hitting record lows but consumers struggling financially, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2020’s Best Real Estate Markets. Read on to find out who made the list.
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NAHB: Builder confidence matches all-time high
Posted Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes increased six points to 78 in August.
This is according to the latest North American Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Read on to learn more from the report.
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GAO examines homeownership trends
Posted Date: Monday, August 24, 2020
The Government Accountability Office released its first of a series of reports assessing housing markets which addresses homeownership.
The office found two main points in the report, including that the makeup of homeowners differs by location and type of buyer, “sometimes substantially.”
Read on for more details from the report.
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Blue Sage partners with FormFree to streamline lending
Posted Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020
FormFree announced the availability of its AccountChek automated asset verification service within Blue Sage’s cloud-based digital mortgage lending platform. Read on to learn more.
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First American Solutions, Clarifire integrate
Posted Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020
First American Mortgage Solutions, LLC completed its strategic integration with Clarifire, a workflow automation provider that automates orders of First American Mortgage Solution’s FirstMod loss-mitigation products and services suite for CLARIFIRE technology users. Read on to learn more.
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Tyler Technologies launches solution
Posted Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020
Tyler Technologies, Inc. has launched Assessment Connect, a solution that provides county, municipal and state assessing offices with data access and analysis tools to help ensure fair and equitable property valuations throughout their jurisdictions. Read on to learn more.
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Valcre redefines modern appraisal process with app
Posted Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Valcre has launched a mobile app allowing for end-to-end appraisal completion ranging from job tracking to report generation, the company said in a press release. Read on to learn more.
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MortgageCountry implements DocMagic platform
Posted Date: Monday, July 27, 2020
DocMagic, Inc. revealed that MortgageCountry, a newly formed mortgage banker, has implemented its Total eClose platform and dynamic document preparation service, the company announced in a release. Read on to learn more.
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Trades take victory lap after refi fee postponed
Posted Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Following two weeks of intense pressure, industry trade associations celebrated an announcement from the Federal Housing Finance Agency that it would postpone the implementation of a fee on refinance loans from Sept. 1 until Dec. 1.
The agency said the fee would be necessary to help cover projected losses of $6 billion from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because of the pandemic.
Read on for details and reaction from the industry associations.
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