Housing Wire

APRIL 21, 2022

To Ballard, 3D printing technology is evolving to solve a crisis in modern day America and the world: The failure to meet people’s demand for housing. A man in Iowa in the late 1800s would get a loan from the bank, take a train to Chicago, purchase a home, come back and the house is delivered, and his neighbors help him assemble it.”.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Think of the new URAR like upgrading from a basic flip phone to a modern smartphone. Definitely the best practical appraisal advice I have read on new URAR. Built in 1914, the Cape Cod mansion has been thoughtfully modernized over the years to retain its historic integrity. Includes links to relevant technical details.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2021

A variation of the conduct code was inserted into the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the modern AMC was off and running. An AMC doing business in every state, then, could pay up to $825,000 a year in combined state regulatory costs, a definite pain in the neck but a small expense on the balance sheet.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Who knows, this might help someone kick start styling their own home, which could result in them reaching out to you because you share a love for mid-century modern or boho minimalist style. Those who have gone through the same experiences, and identify with what you’ve shared will definitely engage with you to share their sentiments.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In my opinion, this definitely increases risk for consumers, GSEs, the economy and the real estate market. Early 2025 Appraiser training starts. Per the announcement: Training Available: – Appraiser-specific training for continuing education (CE) credit will be available through appraisal education providers beginning in 2025.

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GoForrmz

JULY 8, 2022

While an EMR may contain organization or clinic-specific details or abbreviations, an EHR would use industry-standard terms and definitions to ensure the data can travel with the patient. This can be things like continued education training, meetings, or administrative discussions.

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The Robert Weiler Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The importance of a fully modern open space preservation vehicle – a conservation easement in Ohio – cannot be better summarized than by our 26th President. A simple conservation easement definition is a legal contract to protect private land, permanently. What Is a Conservation Easement in Ohio?

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Appraisal Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Depending on how you were trained, at the beginner level you typically view appraisals as forms — forms with checkboxes to be checked or left blank. However, based on the definition of misleading in the prior version of USPAP, many appraisers were concerned they could be disciplined for minor, unintentional reporting errors.

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Clear Capital

MARCH 4, 2022

The mortgage industry is on its way to modernizing the appraisal process. Desktop appraisal meaning and definition. We have the technology, trained network of property data collectors, and experienced appraisers that lenders need to seamlessly adapt to the change. What is a desktop appraisal?

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

There were definitely adjustments for homes built by famous, widely known, architects. Keep the definition of intended users as narrow as possible. Keep your definition of intended use as narrow as possible to describe how your appraisal will be used by your client. Worth reading. A good summary. Others are not.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Training for this new process for appraisers should begin occurring in 2025, Quarters 2.5-3.5. This training will be separate from the individual appraisal software provider training. won’t begin with limited lenders until 2025 Q3, so training early in the year may not be productive. and the updated URAR.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 12, 2024

I was first trained as a scientist, starting with my high school biology class. I have always been a professional appraiser since I started in 1975, trained at an assessor’s office to do what is in this article. What about a degree in another field that did not include any appraisal-related training? I got it for MLS access.

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AmeriMac

JANUARY 17, 2022

One of the great things about modern technology is that we’ve never had more information at our fingertips. However, it isn’t necessarily accurate and shouldn’t be used for appraisals for a number of reasons that are definitely worth a closer look. Case in point: real estate. These days, sites like Zillow abound.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Some appraisers are now taking “Train the Instructor” classes from the GSEs on how to teach the new reports to appraisers My comments: I definitely like online report formats so we don’t have to wait many years for an update on the old forms!

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

to provide a specific definition, which includes: Refrigerators Ranges/ovens Dishwashers Garbage disposals Microwaves Washers and dryers It’s important to note this does not include garage door openers, swimming pool pumps, intercoms, sound systems, and security systems. How does the FHA define appliances? By Daniel A. Lee Miller.

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Appraisal Today

MAY 26, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Conservation easement appraisals are a definite risk for appraisers. billion tax fraud scheme.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Modern valuation progress requires three things: 1) a clear definition of “what is a comp?” 2) Appraiser training to reflect this simple data analysis rule; and 3) standards and user requirements (such as the GSE’s) that require this basic data science issue to be evaluated in every appraisal. To read what more, click here.

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Appraisal Today

JULY 7, 2023

In the past, appraisers were trained by FHA to redline, with lower values in Black neighborhoods. Everything has been fully modernized. This is definitely a challenge! == Nearly Half Of Texas Appraiser Complaints Come From The GSEs! Of course, some appraisers could be biased. You may lose a client.

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Clear Capital

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Clear cCapital just announced that we have acquired a Finnish proptech startup called CubiCasa and CubiCasa is incredibly exciting technology that enables anyone with a smartphone and no training to do a 10-minute walkthrough a property and get a fully detailed, accurate floorplan with gross living area. Kenon Chen. Jeff Allen. Kenon Chen.

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Clear Capital

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, yeah, it definitely is increasing the rate that people are tapping into that, and that seems like it’s just gonna keep growing. That’s definitely better than the first babbling nonsense that was disguised as a joke. But when I’m talking to a processor, I definitely have to screen really hard for that.

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Appraisal Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Keep the definition of intended users as narrow as possible. Keep your definition of intended use as narrow as possible to describe how your appraisal will be used by your client. If an executor of an estate is hiring you, for example, just say the executor is your client and only intended user (add the IRS if it’s relevant).

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Appraisal Today

MAY 19, 2023

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on hybrid appraisals, business tips, UAD info from Freddie, Fannie modernization, non-lender appraisals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = The number of appraisers is definitely dropping now. and Conditionality. I learned a lot.

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Appraisal Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Even the larger appraisal firms (with deep pockets) who’ve spent the last few years aggressively training and recruiting appraisers, acquiring small appraisal firms, and rolling up their competitors have rapidly changed their tone. Definitely the best book on this topic I have ever seen. Budget cuts. Retraction.

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Appraisal Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Newz: New URAR Training, “Death Stairs”, Catastrophe and Climate Risk November 22, 2024 What’s in This Newsletter (In Order, Scroll Down) LIA Buyer says value too high The Rise of the ‘Death Stairs’! As appraisers we are trained to look at the past (comps). But if you always look at the past, you can’t see the future.

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