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WFG reduces time and cost in real estate transactions

Housing Wire

By focusing on its clients and their processes, WFG helps compress the time required to close a loan and/or transfer real property ownership. WFG develops solutions in direct response to industry concerns solicited through regular engagement with its Executive Roundtable (ERT) of C-suite lending executives. .” properties.

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Compass acquisition could worry some California agents

Housing Wire

Under the agreement, the California Association of Realtors gained “access to a comprehensive suite of tools allowing them to create, manage, negotiate, and close offers on real property, all at no additional cost and integrated with their MLS platforms,” read the March release.

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GSEs Seek Input on Duty to Serve Plans

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Additional initiatives that Freddie Mac noted included the financing of more than 46,000 manufactured homes titled as real property from 2018-2023, providing more than $6.7 Census Bureau, the nation’s manufactured housing market provides affordable housing to nearly 6.7

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What it’s like originating reverse mortgages in Montana

Housing Wire

He lived in different states over the years but returned to Montana with his family in 2020. Population centers like Bozeman and Billings may have more tract homes, but that is a relatively recent development, DeWolf explained. He joined the mortgage industry in 1990 and transitioned to the reverse channel in 2002.

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

During the first six months of 2020, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that the volume of e-mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spiked significantly. introduced the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act of 2020, which allows for the immediate use of RON nationwide.

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Revisiting Advisory Opinion 16

DataMaster

This Opinion addresses Fair Housing Laws: Avoiding Bias in Real Property Appraisal and Appraisal Review Development Reporting. This increased public attention culminated in 2020-2021. This story ties into the events of 2020 and 2021 with the accusations of bias in the appraisal industry. Advisory Opinion 16.

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Checklist: What to Include in a Narrative Appraisal Report

McKissock

for mortgage financing purposes or tax assessment appeal purposes) Identification/brief description of the property appraised Real property interest appraised (e.g., Editor’s note: This post was originally published on June 23, 2020 and updated in May 2023. fee simple, leased fee, etc.)