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The Value of Words in Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. The post The Value of Words in Valuation appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. Summary, What Does it Mean?

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Ethics is Our Solution

Appraisal Buzz

I have weathered seasons marred by valuation professionals whose malfeasance adversely impacted the economy and society. The future of the valuation profession is not certain to me. Technological advances suggest we need to move toward automated valuation models that churn data through automated algorithms to produce valuations.

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How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience

Housing Wire

As the appraisal industry struggles to meet demand, Voxtur has developed a solution to streamline the process. For appraisers, we have developed an end-to-end, encrypted, AI-driven platform to streamline scheduling, manage payments, and facilitate direct, real-time communication between stakeholders.

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Risk Exposure in the Title Insurance Space 

Appraisal Buzz

“, the paper estimates that the title insurance industry’s work to maintain accurate and reliable property records mitigates $600 to $900 billion in risk exposure to home buyers, lenders and other participants in real estate transactions. With total revenue of $6.0 and abroad.

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Zillow Zinged

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

However, I believe that they’ve put too much value in their “values” Valuation is not their expertise. ” I wonder what would have happened if they had hired appraisers to appraise the homes they were buying, and relied upon a professional real property appraisers’ opinion of value when making their decisions?

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern. The world is a dangerous place for appraisers.

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. They had hired the former real estate professional to value their property for the purpose of a divorce. All three are market-based approaches.

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