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CRN – Gross Living Area Measuring Standards Announcement

Appraisal Buzz

The Collateral Risk Network (CRN) announced today its formal endorsement of the gross living area measuring standard developed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). It is imperative to set and adopt a standard that can be applied by appraisers as well as other stakeholders. Technology impacts.

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Sierra Pacific to use CoreLogic’s appraisal platform

Housing Wire

“We are excited to work with innovative lenders like Sierra Pacific Mortgage to find ways to take time, touch and cost out of their collateral underwriting workflows,” said Sage Nichols, CoreLogic executive of client and business development.

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What Lessons to Take Into the Appraisal Industry Post-COVID-19

Appraisal Buzz

This one can be applied to many different industries, and appraisal is one of them. While drive-by appraisals have been a part of the industry much longer than COVID, they are definitely not ideal in a lot of circumstances — namely, the traditional circumstances that require a home appraisal for sale.

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Geographic “Data” Competency?

Appraisal Buzz

Most, if not all of the complaints stem from “low” appraisals being followed by “high” appraisals – ironically, all of these appraisals were performed by appraisers that lived in close proximity of the subject property and were deemed to have geographic competency.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised. Even if I do not include my development of the Cost Approach in my report, I have it in my work file.

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Don’t Start Driving until You Know Where You’re Going

Appraisal Buzz

You should never agree to do an appraisal, much less quote a fee, without first clarifying each of these six elements. They have that much variance in what they demand of the appraisal process. But the other problem is that it undercuts the contract you’re entering when you agree to perform the appraisal.

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Lines of Defense in Real Estate Collateral Risk Management

Appraisal Buzz

The first includes development and use of processes to ensure regulatory and policy requirements are being upheld by the business unit originating mortgage products. report, part of a report, or some combination of these) that was performed as part of an appraisal or appraisal review assignment.”