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  NAN: Appraisers’ community involvement can make a differenceWednesday, March 20, 2019 Some in the appraisal profession believe community involvement is a great way to enhance the industry, and possibly increase their business.
Valuation Review spoke with Nationwide Appraisal Network’s Cristy Conolly for her thoughts on why an appraiser should consider such involvement, and why her decision to do so in her home state of Florida has made a difference in her career.
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 AI, Freddie to form teaching partnershipWednesday, March 20, 2019 The Appraisal Institute (AI) and Freddie Mac recently announced a partnership targeted to help real estate appraisers.
The assistance will come by way of valuing manufactured housing, meeting an important need for homebuyers, lenders, appraisers and homebuilders, according to a release posted on the AI website.
Read on to learn more. |
 Collateral Analytics launches commercial AVMWednesday, March 20, 2019 Collateral Analytics has developed a new automated valuation model solution to assist lenders.
The model will also help with monitoring commercial property values and provide access to quick, accurate and inexpensive valuations for commercial real estate.
Read on to learn more and hear what the company president had to say. |
CoreLogic reports ’significant’ market headwindsWednesday, March 20, 2019 CoreLogic reported its financial results for the quarter and year ending Dec. 31, 2018, the company announced. Read on to learn all of the numbers and the impact such statistics will have moving forward.
FHA issues policy guidance for third-party servicesWednesday, March 20, 2019 The Federal Housing Administration recently issued Mortgagee Letter 2019-01 (ML 19-01), providing new guidance to FHA-approved mortgagees regarding the use of Third Party Verification (TPV) services. Read on to learn more.
 Hackers break into CoreLogic product databaseMonday, March 18, 2019 CoreLogic, Inc. filed a lawsuit about an alleged hacking into a property information database it sells called “Risk Meter,” sold primarily to insurers.
Hackers broke in and apparently stole the data as well as user information.
Read on to learn more about the suit.
 Assessed value, appraised value differs-Part IIMonday, March 18, 2019 Valuation Review continues its conversation with GeoData Plus President Erik Wind, who emphasizes when it comes to the determining of a home’s value, it all comes down to the scope of work.
Wind discusses a few other things appraisers may need to know pertaining to tax assessments.
Read Part II to find out more.
 CBRE acquires Florida valuation companyMonday, March 18, 2019 CBRE Group, Inc. announced the acquisition of Florida Valuation Group, Inc.
This is a commercial real estate appraisal firm that specializes in right-of-way appraisal and litigation support related to eminent domain proceedings across Florida and the Southeast.
Read on to learn more about the acquisition.
Class Valuation invests in home digitization Monday, March 18, 2019 Class Valuation announced that they have made an equity investment in and are partnering with InsideMaps, a technology company using computer vision to lead innovation within the valuation and mortgage space. Read on to learn more.
Ellie: Millennials took advantage of lower rate to refinance Monday, March 18, 2019 Millennial homebuyers took advantage of slightly lower interest rates in January to refinance their mortgages. Refinances by millennial borrowers accounted for 13 percent of all closed loans, the highest percentage since February 2018, according to the latest Ellie Mae Millennial Tracker. Read on to learn more from this report.
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