Nations Valuation Services (NVS), the appraisal services division of the Nations Companies and a nationwide provider of Appraisal & Valuation Services, announced the integration of NVS’ proprietary management system, AppraisalTRAX, with appraisal software from Anow, an appraisal management software developer that simplifies the way real estate appraisers manage their businesses.
According to NVS Executive Vice President of Operations Matthew Scott, more than 16,000 appraisers nationwide will run through Anow, allowing the entire NVS appraisal network to tap into the platform's powerful time-saving and collaboration features.
“NVS built its business as a leading national AMC by leveraging best-of-breed appraisal technology — an approach that has served us and our partners well,” Scott said in the company’s press release. “We spent a long time searching for a way to achieve a stronger level of communication with our appraisers across the country.
“Anow’s consolidated platform really impressed us, because it allows appraisers to work with multiple clients through a single portal. That's incredibly valuable,” he added.
Industry enhancements from the integration include:
- Efficiently managing orders, clients and fees;
- Fully customized workflows;
- Automated status updates;
- End-to-end activity tracking;
- Unlimited scalability and rapid setup;
- Rapid responses to mortgage lenders; and
- Closing deadlines met.
“Anow has been thoughtfully architected to enable firms like NVS to better communicate with appraisers and, in turn, offer vastly superior service to lenders,” Anow founder and President Marty Haldane said. “Appraisers that build their businesses around the mortgage industry’s demands and cycles must work hand in glove with lenders’ priorities, which typically are speed of job completion, quality of work and borrower satisfaction.”