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HUD outlines reverse mortgage wish list in budget proposal

Housing Wire

million to fund a training grant that would, in part, “enable specialized training that will prepare counselors to support expanded HECM counseling and to better understand property valuation bias so that they can effectively counsel clients on this topic,” according to congressional justifications for the budget. HUD is requesting $2.5

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Rick Roque and Andrew Maas on what AI can and can’t solve

Housing Wire

CC: You mentioned models are trained off of public data. Are there two different AI marketplaces that are emerging — like models that are trained around proprietary or in-house datasets versus models that are trained around publicly available information on the internet? It’s just that kind of time.

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Compass CEO Reffkin believes agents will still be valued in a post-settlement world

Housing Wire

Third, Compass agents have doubled down on training to help them better communicate their value proposition. million homes in 2026,” Reffkin said. Reffkin’s confidence came from what he called “five facts.” First, more buyers are using agents in 2023 than in 2003. Second, buyer agreements are not new. million to 5.6

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How can we bridge the talent gap in title and escrow?

Housing Wire

in 2026 — compared with 17.5% For workers 75 and older, the participation rate in 2026 is projected to be 10.8%, compared with 4.7% Good technology should require little training and be accessible to everyone. According to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor , the participation rate for workers aged 65 to 74 will grow to 30.2%

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New UAD Overhaul: What Appraisers Can Expect in 2025 & Beyond

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Folks, I recently attended a Train the Trainer 1.5 My info below is a limited high-level summary for the new UAD and URAR of what was presented, and what the appraiser community can expect to see, from now into 2026. day class about the new UAD/URAR, jointly facilitated by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Aloft.

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UAD Redesign Timeline

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My concern at this point is ‘training’ materials will be available in Q4 2024, but actual implementation of the ‘new reporting process’ won’t begin until Q3 2025 with limited production, into 2026. As someone who’s potentially interested in ‘training’ appraisers on the new process, it seems to me.

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New UAD Overhaul: What Appraisers Can Expect in 2025 & Beyond

Appraiserblogs

Folks, I recently attended a Train the Trainer 1.5 My info below is a limited high-level summary for the new UAD and URAR of what was presented, and what the appraiser community can expect to see, from now into 2026. day class about the new UAD/URAR, jointly facilitated by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Aloft.