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  A conversation with Craig Steinley, 2023 AI presidentWednesday, February 1, 2023 As is tradition, Valuation Review brings to its reader an exclusive interview with the newly appointed Appraisal Institute (AI) president.
We caught up with Craig Steinley to get his thoughts on the profession, goals as the organization’s president, and what he sees for appraisers during 2023.
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 Veteran appraiser offers business adviceWednesday, February 1, 2023 In his blog, “P.U.– No Longer Just a Bad Smell,” Dustin Harris, “The Appraiser Coach,” talks production units (PUs).
This method, which came from one of his students, can help structure one’s appraisal business.
Read on to learn more. |
 Webinar panelists address possible changes for appraisersWednesday, February 1, 2023 Valuation Review hosted the first installment of its compliance webinar series.
Guest panelists were Greg Stephens, veteran appraiser, Michelle Czekalski Bradley, chief appraiser of Czekalski Real Estate Inc. Appraisal Services and The Appraisal Foundation’s Lisa Desmarais speaking on the program titled “Proposed Changes to USPAP.”
Read on to find out how you can order your copy of the program. |
 Accurate Group hires chief appraiserWednesday, February 1, 2023 Accurate Group recently announced the hiring of a new chief appraiser.
She will manage the company’s staff appraisers, appraisal compliance and regulatory issues.
Read on to find out who the new hire is.
HUD announces new fair housing ruleWednesday, February 1, 2023 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will imminently publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register to fulfill the promise of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. The proposed rule aims to remedy the effects of the long history of discrimination in housing and will help to foster opportunity in communities across the country where every resident can thrive.
Fannie Mae releases statement on multifamily standardsWednesday, February 1, 2023 Fannie Mae supports the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s enhanced radon testing standards to better identify properties with elevated levels of radon, ensuring a more sustainable multifamily environment. The new standards will increase testing of ground floor units from 10 percent to 25 percent for most Fannie Mae multifamily properties.
Black Knight to integrate with loanDepotWednesday, February 1, 2023 Black Knight, Inc. will be integrated with loanDepot’s next generation of lending services as the company migrates some of its backend operations to Black Knight’s scalable and secure cloud-based Empower loan origination system.
 Can tiny homes solve homeowner dilemmas?Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Sometimes, it’s not the actual size of the property that matters, but the peace of mind it brings to the owners.
Valuation Review analyzed this rather unique subject by sitting down with ECLIPSE Cottages founder and CEO Justin Draplin, who discusses how smaller home options can produce big dividends.
Read on for more of the conversation.
 Partnership to enhance homebuyer fraud protectionWednesday, January 25, 2023 FundingShield, LLC. recently announced it entered into a strategic partnership to deliver its consumer wire fraud prevention technology to clients of the Milestones.ai company.
This protects homebuyers from real estate wire fraud.
Read on for more news about this partnership.
 Zillow presents updates to conforming loan limits, jumbo loansWednesday, January 25, 2023 More than 2 million homes across the country no longer require a jumbo loan, according to a new analysis by Zillow Home Loans.
This means customers will have additional available inventory that is covered by a more accessible financing option.
Read on to learn more.
Fannie Mae reports home price deceleration in Q4Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Single-family home prices increased at a non-seasonally adjusted annual rate of 9.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from the previous quarter’s revised annual growth rate of 13.1 percent. This is according to Fannie Mae’s latest Home Price Index.
Pandemic homebuying boosted by financial benefitsWednesday, January 25, 2023 It is no secret the real estate industry experienced record-breaking highs during the COVID-19 pandemic. That, combined with the sharp drop in home sales this past year, prompted Fannie Mae to look into what actually drove purchase demand in 2020 and 2021 and what has changed.
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