Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2021

Appraisal software company Reggora today announced the completion of a $30 million Series B funding round, led by returning investor Spark Capital. Other investors included Shine Capital , Greenpoint Partners , Boston Seed and 1984. Regorra officials are hoping the recent Series B funding will aid in such a transition.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Business delinquency rates for five of the biggest investor groupscommercial banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Macare examined in MBAs quarterly analysis. The post Q3 Commercial Mortgage Delinquency Rates Ramp Up appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 31, 2022

With an emphasis on the Golden State, investors in 2021 comprised the highest share of single-family home and condo sales nationwide since 2013. The post Institutional Investors Reach Seven-Year High in Home Purchases appeared first on DSNews.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lenders perspectives on current underwriting guidelines from secondary market investors are mixed. This is mainly due to issues with the requirements for income calculation, documentation, and stability and history, as well as the lack of industry standards or investor guidelines.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 26, 2022

Experienced real estate investors often say that there are opportunities in every market — whether prices are rising or falling, whether the trends lean towards a buyers’ market or a seller’s market. Here are 7 trends to watch in the 2022 appraisal market. All these investors need are properties to sell or rent.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 30, 2024

A new report from New Western, a national real estate investment marketplace, indicates that local real estate investors are poised to outperform traditional builders in several key markets. Investors are selling these flipped homes at an average of 21% below the market sales price, making them an attractive option for buyers.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

trillion of outstanding commercial mortgages held by lenders and investors will mature in 2025, a 3% increase from the $929 billion that matured in 2024. The loan maturities vary significantly by investor and property type groups. appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 12, 2024

Over the past few years, investors have reduced their homebuying activity, but their activity has continued to outpace the market as a whole. Consequently, even though investors are buying fewer homes, their percentage has increased—according to a new Realtor.com study. Investor participation in home purchases decreased from 13.8%

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

Let’s talk about this as well as other institutional investors right now. A couple weeks ago a viral story came out about a fund called BlackRock who was reported to be buying everything in sight and paying 20-50% above market value. This is a longer post, so scroll topics (or digest slowly). Market update on […].

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Consequently, many businesses, including real estate appraisers who operate through LLCs, corporations or other business entities,are now required tocomply with these reporting obligations. What Is the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOIR)? Itisparticularly usefulfor appraiserswithoutexperience navigating regulatory filings.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

Dubbed “Investors Flex,” the non-QM product for real estate investors, offered purchase and refinance loans up to $2 million that could be used to finance up to 20 properties by using each property’s monthly rental income to qualify.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 14, 2021

Fannie and Freddie are slowly rolling back some of the COVID-era regulations that have facilitated getting appraisals done during the pandemic. Appraisers are starting to get one-off requests from Fannie and Freddie for more information and an interior inspection, even though the property already had a COVID-alternative accepted.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a bidding war, cash buyers and investors will win, and first-time buyers will lose. This tactic will only work if the home appraises at the higher value, of course—leaving the consumer with a larger mortgage and monthly payment. But this practice would have an inflationary effect on home prices. What does that mean in the long term?

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Fannie Mae announced on January 19, 2022 that they will be accepting desktop appraisals for eligible loan transactions. The team at Fannie Mae were the first to announce requirements lockstep with their Regulator that desktop appraisals will become a normal part of the appraisal product landscape. Appraisal Labels.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Kenon Chen, executive vice president of strategy and growth at Clear Capital , to talk about appraisal modernization and how technology is just part of the solution. SW: How are appraisers adapting to some of these challenges, including new rules on valuations from the GSEs?

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Some say it’s only the wealthy or institutional investors, and first-time buyer are missing in action. first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. Who is buying in today’s housing market? What do stats show when we look at forty local neighborhoods? Let’s find out.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

AURA integrates appraisal quality analytics driven by machine learning and photo AI into loan origination and order management platforms. Through the AURA API solution, technology partners can provide lenders with a consolidated version of all the necessary data to assess the risk associated with an appraisal.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Despite ongoing challenges, such as rising energy costs, office vacancies, and economic uncertainty, commercial real estate (CRE) investors remain optimistic about the opportunities 2025 may bring. According to the survey: 52% of CRE investors believe that potential interest rate cuts will have the biggest impact on the sector in 2025.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. Everybody is affected by the appraisal process. SW: How is technology changing appraisals?

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In many cases, investors and all-cash buyers have stepped in to fill the void, purchasing these homes and either flipping them for a profit or using them for rental income. This finding suggests that investors are more active in these markets. The post The Shrinking Dollar’s Impact on Homeownership appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

I’ve been getting a TON of questions every week about what Zillow is doing and whether appraisers can use their purchases as comps. Let’s talk about Zillow. Big news: First off, yesterday news broke that Zillow would be suspending buying anything else until 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Louis (8.4%) Kansas City, MO (6.5%) Baltimore (6.4%) Approximately 871,200 (or 3.5%) of the 25 million investor-owned residences in the U.S. The highest levels of vacant investor-owned homes are in: Indiana (6.7%) Illinois (5.9%) Alabama (5.9%) Oklahoma (5.8%) Kansas (5.7%) In Q4 of 2024, some 13.9% as of Q4 of 2024 remain unoccupied.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Visit Easy Street Capital Constitution Lending: Best for new investors If youre a new investor, finding the best hard money lenders for beginners can make or break your chance at success. You want someone whos experienced with emerging investors and with terms that are fair and comprehensible.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 13, 2024

The CFPB has found that investors are targeting people of faith with predatory mortgage products that set the borrower up to fail,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. The post CFPB Acts Against Contract-for-Deed Investors Targeting Low-Income Borrowers first appeared on The MortgagePoint. To read the full advisory opinion, click here.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 25, 2025

in 2023, as inventory dried up and investors struggled to find homes to flip. Gross profits on typical home flips in 2024 increased to $72,000 nationwide (the difference between the median sales price and the median amount originally paid by investors). About 298,000 single-family homes and condos were flipped in 2024 a decrease of 7.7%

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

That said, market volatility will likely persist through the first quarter as investors and The post Mortgage Rates Drop for a Third Straight Week as Market Volatility Persists appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. As we move into early spring, with improved weather and potentially lower rates, demand will rebound.

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Appraisal Hub

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

This is where a commercial real estate appraisal becomes your most important step. Whats the Deal with Commercial Appraisals? At its core, a commercial appraisal is all about answering one simple question: How much is this property worth right now? Appraisers dig deep. Why Does an Appraisal Really Matter?

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Additional savings were linked to lower shipping and custodian fees, fewer lost or damaged notes, reduced delays in investor delivery, and decreased warehouse line costs. By shortening the time from closing to investor delivery, lenders gain flexibility and secure better pricing, creating measurable savings and a distinct competitive edge.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I hear these phrases quite often when it comes to product and software development, but I think they apply very well to solving complex problems like transforming the property appraisal process to work better for every stakeholder. Another common theme is reducing the amount of subjectivity within the appraisal forms and data standard.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We have amazing data scientists who are building out new models — from reducing premiums on wildfire insurance in California to using image analytics so that an appraiser can capture the appraisal in real time and use it for quality assurance. I look after the dataset and all things related to property location.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Pure wholesale lender Homepoint will provide a $500 credit on appraisal costs for borrowers buying primary homes that are designated as Fannie Mae HomePath properties, the company announced on Monday. . HomePath allows homebuyers to make offers and purchase homes before the properties are available to investors. .

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This can be particularly advantageous when dealing with lenders, investors, or during client negotiations, potentially leading to more successful transactions. The post Enhancing Revenue Opportunities for Real Estate Agents With USRES & RES.NET appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By investor type, the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance increased relative to the prior month from 0.76% to 1.06%. The post Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Jumps appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The share of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans in forbearance increased relative to the prior month from 0.13% to 0.20%.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 16, 2025

This years data points to foreclosure trends potentially returning to more predictable levels, offering some clarity for industry professionals, investors, and homeowners. The post A Closer Look at YOY Foreclosure Filings appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. populationalso available for licensing or customized reporting.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For investors, 2025 offers a promising landscape despite high interest rates, with opportunities for strong cash flow and long-term returns. The post Short-Term Rental Market Showing Signs of Stability appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. 2025 will be a dynamic year for growth, Lane emphasized.

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