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Appraisal Inspection vs. Home Inspection

Chicagoland Appraisal Blog

Sometimes consumers equate the appraisal inspection as a professional home inspection. Home Inspection A licensed home inspector performs a home inspection. Home inspections, which typically span hours, encompass various elements including electrical systems, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, and structural components.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. 533 ReBuilt 1,096% 2015 Vertically integrated marketplace helping homeowners sell their unwanted property and real estate investors find great off-market deals. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

Luke Tomaszewski, an appraiser doing home inspections in the aftermath of the housing bust, was traveling as much as an hour across Chicago just to snap exterior photos of bank-owned properties. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser.

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Appraisal Inspection Vs. Home Inspection: Your Role as an Appraiser

McKissock

Appraisers often balk at assignments that require a more detailed inspection of the subject property (e.g., ” Do you believe you are acting as a home inspector when you complete a property inspection as part of an FHA assignment? Appraisers perform similar inspections, to one degree or another, in most appraisal assignments.

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Navigating capacity concerns amidst record-high volumes

Housing Wire

Since launching in 2015, Xome has become a one-stop-shop for the entire real estate experience connecting every major touchpoint in the transaction process, from finding a home to closing the loan. Inspex solves an issue unique to 2020 by adding flexibility for homeowners who may not be comfortable with a vendor in-home inspection.

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Lender Toolkit and Reggora partner to streamline mortgage underwriting

Housing Wire

By resolving common issues that arise during the appraisal process, such as payment, inspection scheduling, and status updates, the Reggora platform enhances the borrower’s experience. “We are excited about the integration of our platform with Lender Toolkit’s AI Underwriter.

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Seeing is Believing: How using computer vision can become a best practice for all loans

Appraisal Buzz

Today, new technology can assist appraisers, AMCs and lenders with visual inspection, analysis, and intelligence to validate information, detect issues, and derive data-backed insights on every loan. Processing speeds have increased by a factor of 10 since 2015, to 1.9 It can also accelerate the review process.

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