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'Going concern' facts for appraisers to know
Posted Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Valuation Review spoke with Deane Wilson, managing partner for The Blackwell Group, who shared many facets related to going concern valuations.

Wilson also examined the facts and the misconceptions surrounding these types of properties.

Read on for the full conversation with Wilson.


TAF responds to CFPB director’s comments about foundation
Posted Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Earlier this week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra offered a submission to the Appraisal Subcommittee regarding oversight of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF).

Additionally, Chopra made critical comments about TAF and its position on appraisal bias. Valuation Review reached out to TAF for its response.

Read on to find out what was said by both the CFPB and TAF.


Defining the term ‘valuation modernization’
Posted Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

Valuation Review spoke with Jared Preisler, chief appraiser and director of product development at DataMaster, about the many facets of appraisal modernization.

From specifics to opportunities for appraisers, Preisler discussed it all, including where property data collectors fit in.

Read Part I of this exclusive feature.


TAF names new president
Posted Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) Board of Trustees voted March 25 to appoint a new president of TAF.

She is the former superintendent of the Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing, the chief regulator for Ohio’s appraisers.

Read on to learn the identity of the new TAF president.


ASB updates appraisers on ‘personal inspection’
Posted Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

Earlier this month, the Appraisal Standards Board released new questions and answers covering the term, “personal inspection.”


Governor appoints members to real estate research committee
Posted Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently appointed four members to the state’s Real Estate Research Committee, according to a release from the Office of the Texas Governor.


Agencies pause appraisal requirements affected by Hawaii wildfires
Posted Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

To help facilitate recovery efforts from wildfires in Hawaii last year, four federal financial institution regulatory agencies temporarily paused certain appraisal requirements for real estate-related transactions in Maui County.


Bipartisan legislation introduced to improve home appraisals
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

To strengthen the home appraisal workforce and speed up the appraisal process, U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Jon Tester (D-MT) recently introduced the bipartisan Appraisal Industry Improvement Act.

It aims to improve access to housing in rural communities across the country.

Read on to learn more.


CoreLogic: HPI reveals annual US home price growth again moves up gradually
Posted Date: Monday, March 25, 2024

CoreLogic recently released its Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for January.

Year-over-year, home price gains reached the highest rate in a year in January, but growth is expected to begin slowing in the coming months.

Read on for more from this report.


Adding efficiency, simplicity to the valuation process
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Regulators are focused on residential property appraisals, lenders and investors are looking at ways to make the overall valuation process easier, and homeowners and homebuyers want to make sure they’re getting full and fair value.

At the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) Experience in Las Vegas, ICE announced the addition of two new solutions to its growing suite of home valuation tools.

Read on to learn more from this event.


Executive shares more insight on PAREA, appraisers embracing technology
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Earlier, Valuation Review brought you the announcement that McKissock Appraisal withdrew its involvement with PAREA (Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal).

We caught up with Nancy Gerome, vice president, Valuation & Property Services, and general manager, at McKissock for a more in-depth look at PAREA and her thoughts on the opportunities and challenges ahead for appraisers.

Read on to find out what Gerome told us.


B. Riley Financial launches strategic alternatives including appraisal solutions
Posted Date: Monday, March 18, 2024

B. Riley Financial, Inc. recently announced that it has retained Moelis & Co. LLC as an independent financial advisor to assist in its review of strategic alternatives for the company's appraisal and valuation services.


Affording seniors housing, more market valuations
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with with Zach Bowyer, executive managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, who revealed key factors in seniors housing.

In Part II, Bowyer discusses affording these properties, and much more.

Read on for the conclusion to this feature.


FHFA announces key appointment
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

In March, the Federal Housing Finance Agency made a key appointment in its Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.


‘Appraisers are the unsung heroes of the real estate process,’ says company CEO
Posted Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Valuation Review recently spoke with the CEO of Calque, a company enabling traditional lenders to offer buy-before-you-sell programs.

He discussed what specific challenges homeowners face during the buying and selling process, as well as the important role of the appraiser.

Read on for the full conversation.


Company offers no commission FSBO home sales
Posted Date: Monday, April 15, 2024

Homepie, a proptech startup, recently launched its For Sale By Owner online marketplace. Homepie allows homesellers to list their home and buyers to purchase homes commission free.


CoreLogic: S&P Case-Shiller Index continues upward trend in January
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

S&P Dow Jones Indices recently released the January 2024 results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices.

The report showed that three out of the 20 major metro markets reported month-over-month home price increases.

Read on to learn more.


Walitt Solutions welcomes new member
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Compliance and real estate consulting firm Walitt Solutions recently welcomed a new member. The company stated they are “excited to add her expertise to the support it provides clients.”


B. Riley announces key company hire
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024

B. Riley Financial recently announced the addition of a new executive at the company.


Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, and other matters are examined regarding CRE
Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Valuation Review concludes its interview with Joseph Cioffi, an attorney with the New York-based firm of Davis+Gilbert, LLP.

In Part II of our feature, Cioffi addressed pre-existing programs that could be used for residential conversions.

Read on for the conclusion of this story.


CoreLogic, Polly partner for lenders
Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Polly, the provider of mortgage capital markets technology and operator of the ’industry’s first cloud-native, commercially scalable product and pricing engine, recently announced its API integration with CoreLogic.

The integration joins Polly’s vanguard pricing engine and CoreLogic’s Digital Mortgage Platform.

Read on to learn more.


Fannie Mae updates appraisers
Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

In the March 2024 Fannie Mae Appraiser Update, Fannie Mae spoke to hot appraisal topics such as zoning changes and highest and best use.


Survey points to states adding mortgage debt
Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Americans owe more than $12 trillion on their mortgages, and WalletHub recently released its report on the “States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt” to show where homeowners are struggling the most.


Partners in agricultural appraisal celebrate anniversary
Posted Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Agcor, an AQUAOSO Technologies, PBC brand provider of agricultural lending software solutions, recently announced a milestone in its partnership with AgWare, a developer of appraisal software.


The ability to change, and a key step for successful appraising
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

For this month’s sage advice for appraisers, Dustin Harris (“The Appraiser Coach”) shares his thoughts from his blogs “Change: Threat, or Opportunity” and “Confidence: The Second Key to Success.”

Harris notes change can mean opportunity, while confidence can carry an appraiser a long way.

Read on for more.


Calque appoints CEO
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Calque recently announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer. He has over 25 years of experience in the mortgage, real estate, insurance, and risk management sectors.


Fannie Mae: Higher mortgage rate forecast leads to home sales decline
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The increase in mortgage rates in February drove a modest downgrade to expectations for total home sales and mortgage originations in 2024, according to the March 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group.


Curinos, Lender Price partner to deliver specific data for mortgage lenders
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Curinos, a global data intelligence business serving financial institutions across lending, deposits and digital banking solutions, recently announced a partnership with Lender Price, a provider of mortgage pricing technology and cloud-native digital lending solutions.


Modern, traditional appraisals examined
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Valuation Review wraps up its conversation with Jared Preisler, chief appraiser and director of product development at DataMaster, who gives more observations about appraisal modernization.

In Part II of our feature, Preisler gave us insight regarding the modern appraisal to the traditional.

Read o n for the conclusion.


Are you equipped to value green properties?
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

The first webinar in the Valuation Review Compliance Series of 2024 will be “Appraising Green Properties.” 

Appraisal Institute President Sandra Adomatis and Woody Fincham of Fincham and Associates will be sharing their insights on what it takes to compliantly appraise environmentally friendly features.

Read on to find out how you can order your copy of the webinar.


HUD filing alleges a violation of Fair Housing Act component
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Recently, the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Tennessee Fair Housing Council announced they filed a housing discrimination complaint with the Department of Housing and Urban Development alleging a violation of the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility requirements at 13 multi-family rental properties in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.


Company offering employment verifications through Fannie Mae’s DU 
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Truv, a provider of automated employment and income verification technology for mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions, is now a conditionally authorized report supplier for mortgage lenders using Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter validation service.


Freddie Mac has interim CEO
Posted Date: Monday, April 1, 2024

Freddie Mac recently announced it appointed an interim CEO after CEO Michael DeVito stepped down on March 15.


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