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Most good things change, and most change is good!

Appraisal Buzz

We all have seen the buzz phrases: appraisal modernization, bifurcation, data collectors, desktop and hybrid appraisals, and observation (rather than Inspection). And God forbid “I need to smell the house”! Some of these have been around for many years.

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Manufactured homes are appreciating faster than site-built homes

Housing Wire

Census Bureau over a five-year period shows that prices for manufactured homes have risen by nearly 60% as the nation continues to contend with a housing affordability crisis that stems in part from a shortage of sufficient inventory. In September, HUD announced updates to its manufactured housing construction and safety standards.

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Meet MortgagePoint’s Tech Excellence Award Recipients: Part V

Appraisal Buzz

These organizations are on the cutting edge of serving the mortgage, real estate, or housing markets, providing technology or software designed to serve those markets. The platform cross-references MLS data and public records, allowing users to adjust property details and validate valuations with confidence.

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It hasn’t been this hard to buy an existing home in at least a decade

Housing Wire

In other words, prospective homebuyers have 28% fewer homes to choose from than they did before the pandemic Redfin’s analysis, which uses turnover as a measure of housing availability, includes overall for-sale housing turnover and breakdowns based on neighborhood type and home type.

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Why an Organized Workfile is Your Best Defense

Appraisal Buzz

Particularly when speaking about the workfile, for my money, the most dangerous words in USPAP are “or references to the location(s) of such other data, information, and documentation.” Simply having the contemporaneous records available whenever one might need to refer back to them allows the appraiser to create an imprint memory.

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Let’s All Build the Gallows Together

Appraiserblogs

The mission is to “modernize” the appraisal profession into a skeleton crew of compliant zombies who will be rubber stamping appraisal reports for $25 each (Source: Voice of Appraisal) from the dark confines of their private offices. Related Posts: Leaving the Appraisal Profession It’s a Great Time to Leave the Appraisal Profession.

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GSEs further expand AVMs, desktop and hybrid appraisals

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans. Fair housing, are you kidding me?”. .”

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