Housing Wire

AUGUST 11, 2023

Appraisal modernization is a hot topic right now, but updating the appraisal process is easier said than done. Freddie Mac’s appraisal modernization strategy With these challenges in mind, Freddie Mac continues to work on modernizing the appraisal process for lenders that deliver loans to Freddie Mac.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 8, 2025

Phoenix Burst Website: phoenixburst.ai/ For decades, efforts to modernize the mortgage industry have fallen shortnot for lack of ambition, but because regulatory compliance consumes the majority of time, budget, and focus needed to drive real innovation. And this is what will make mortgage modernization possible at last.

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GoForrmz

MARCH 25, 2025

Too often, this valuable information remains trapped in paper forms, creating inefficiencies and limiting visibility. Enhanced Data Accuracy for Better Decisions Accurate data is essential for making informed decisions on the farm. These abilities help ensure that the information entered is consistent, timely, and error-free.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

They need to be detailed, informative, capture the essence of the property and grab a readers attention all at once and with limited words not easy! Seamlessly blending historic elegance with modern luxury, this 5 bedroom 3.5 bath home boasts over 4k sq feet on 3 finished levels.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Servicing teams must manage shifting delinquency rates, regulatory demands that may pivot with each new administration, and ever-increasing operational costs while keeping their fingers on the pulse of the modern consumer and advancing technology. When AI is done right, both the homeowner and the servicer come out ahead.

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GoForrmz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Modernizing consultations with GoFormz can eliminate these issues. Digital forms reduce paperwork, minimize errors, and ensure all necessary information is captured accurately and securely. GoFormz allows businesses to create and manage HIPAA forms digitally, ensuring that sensitive client information is handled securely.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The FHA should critically evaluate and simplify inspection criteria, review the inspection requirements for FHA appraisals, and modernize criteria wherever possible “to help reduce homebuying hurdles over non-essential, smaller home repair issues,” the authors wrote.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

The dashboard presents a modernized user interface and offers customization options for both users and associations. It provides industry information such as market data trends and news articles, while enhancing interactivity for user convenience. Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS, expressed confidence in the transition to the new dashboard.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The platform’s mobile-first approach enables lenders to close more loans through on-the-go origination tools while also delivering the modern convenience that today’s consumers have come to expect. Nexus Origination features bi-directional data sync and automatic data push to a lender’s LOS for added time savings and information integrity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Consolidation efforts Many of the handbook updates related to the HECM program revolved around consolidating and streamlining guidance to make it less confusing for counselors seeking to find the right information, Ames explained. “[We This helps the counseling handbook avoid both inconsistent and duplicative information.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

The “science” is driven by hard data and analytics: previous home sales, combined with information about the property and location. Now that sale is part of the data set that will inform future appraisals and home sales in the neighborhood. First, we must recognize that traditional appraisals are a unique blend of art and science.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In the modern mortgage landscape, quality control (QC) stands as a critical pillar supporting the industry’s integrity and stability. ” This approach involves analyzing data from post-closing reviews to inform pre-funding discretionary sampling.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2022

Amanda Hill: Lenders see appraisal modernization as a top priority by Maria Volkova. They had a young executive team who valued fresh ideas and were not afraid to train inexperienced novices like me. The GSEs are implementing big changes this year that will allow for modernization to kick into high gear.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

And nobody understands the modern day law officer better than I do, because I’m one of them. And it allows us to not just be accessible and available, but to be able to provide real time, accurate information that people can make life-changing decisions with. But my biggest focus initially is going to be the loan officers.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To some degree, appraiser capacity issues can be mitigated by modern appraisal products like desktop and hybrid appraisals. Since the 1930s, appraisers have largely been trained the same way — the supervisor/trainee mentorship model. For more information on HW+ benefits, click here. To become an HW+ member, click here.

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GoForrmz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Take the hassle out of food safety training with modern tools Improving the safety training for your kitchen staff is always on the mind of restauranteurs and food processors alike, but during Food Safety Education Month, it’s a great time to review how you’re training your team.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this executive conversation, Laura O’Connor, President and COO of JPAR Real Estate Affiliated Network shares her insights on the role of the modern real estate professional. As with any technology, putting good information or prompts into the tool means you get valuable information and resources out.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

HousingWire sat down with Bell to learn about how the VA is working to revamp the image of the loans it offers, how it plans to modernize its appraisal processes, how it coordinates with other agencies, and whether its COVID-19 partial claim program will get an extension. JB: We just approved a brand new training department for VA.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2021

Through the partnership with SkillBridge, Clario’s training program will upskill and employ 35 active service members transitioning to civilian life in the next 12 months. To apply for the training program, visit this website. For more information, visit clarioappraisal.com/. — Clario Appraisal Network, Inc.,

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Additionally, modern mortgage servicing software and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) automate investor reporting and compliance and create a more efficient workflow, effectively allowing servicers to service loans in-house to maximize their advantages. Why should lenders retain servicing?

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Modernization will either take root and flourish throughout every branch of the mortgage industry, or our industry could miss a critical window to introduce meaningful reforms. Under this framework, mortgage investors like the GSEs would secure valuable data to inform their critical risk models that keep our housing ecosystem safeguarded.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

Clear Capital’s desktop appraisal solutions offer an easy way to obtain property information by pairing seasoned brokers and appraisers with innovative mobile phone technology, ClearInsight and CubiCasa.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 20, 2021

The public response to the recent Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Request for Information on appraisal-related issues was significant, with 164 unique written comments. Appraiser training, education and data availability are critical components to improving the accuracy, credibility and integrity of appraisals.”

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GoForrmz

MARCH 27, 2025

The Problems with Traditional Patient Intake Forms Time-Consuming and Inefficient Patients filling out medical intake forms by hand often leads to delays, whether due to incomplete information, illegible handwriting, or the need for front desk staff to manually enter data into electronic health records (EHR).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

With a simple transition to new software, you can have all the tools you need to operate in this modern environment at peak efficiency. Your software provider should have as many training opportunities as possible for you to be a pro on your first day using the new system. What are the benefits of switching?

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 24, 2025

But our training must govern here and force us to ask the question, Does this adjustment protocol reflect current market verities? Are there any other sources of information on this topic? times 42-days or $5,523. This rationale is mathematically correct. See the dilemma? Does USPAP offer any advice on this issue?

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Appraiserblogs

MARCH 8, 2023

Appraisers, something – comparing and contrasting – dawned on me last week, after reading another news release titled “Dean Kelker: Appraisal Modernization is Starting to Gain Momentum“, which is basically pushing an “Enterprise” singular ‘agenda’ of valuation speed regardless of accuracy. Under the banner of “modernization.”

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meanwhile, incomplete or inaccurate information can lead to faulty lending decisions that put lenders and their AMCs at risk. Today, new technology can assist appraisers, AMCs and lenders with visual inspection, analysis, and intelligence to validate information, detect issues, and derive data-backed insights on every loan.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a December 2020 request for information, FHFA highlighted potential benefits of desktop appraisals, including assisting training of new appraiser trainees, and alleviating appraiser shortages in rural and high-volume areas. Desktop appraisals, he said, still hold the appraiser responsible for getting the correct information.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Called RAIA, Offrs AI chat tool uses conversational AI trained by licensed agents to qualify leads for you. HouseCanary’s detailed reports and insights enable agents to offer data-driven advice to clients, ensuring informed decision-making in both buying and selling processes.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

APRIL 11, 2023

The research and analysis that a well-trained professional appraiser can provide you with will include important information above and beyond their opinion of the market value of the property they are appraising. A good appraisal will have that information in it along with how that determination was made.

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GoForrmz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Role of Real-Time Data Capture in Construction Real-time data capture refers to the use of digital tools to collect, store, and share information instantly. For example, when a team member completes a hot work permit using a mobile app, that information is instantly uploaded to a central database.

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Birmingham Appraisal

APRIL 4, 2023

However, in recent years, the rise of data collectors has brought into question the integrity of modern appraisals. Data collectors are individuals or companies who collect information on properties, such as their size, age, and location, and then provide this information to appraisers who use it to provide opinions of value.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plans further expand non-traditional property appraisals, which sometimes rely on property tax information, data collected by third parties, or algorithms to assess a property’s value. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 8, 2024

This means that instead of relying on a single entity (like a bank) to keep track of transactions, blockchain distributes this information across multiple nodes. Interoperability: Different blockchain platforms might not communicate seamlessly with each other, leading to fragmented information.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Since call centers will be ground zero for these difficult discussions, many servicers will be looking at their training programs, staffing and updating their call center scripts. While it may be easier to just keep doing things “the way we’ve always done it,” modern-day risks require equally robust solutions. When was it paid?

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GoForrmz

JANUARY 16, 2025

Digital Forms and Enhanced Data Capture One of the most impactful shifts in modern construction management is the transition from paper-based forms to digital forms. Whether for daily logs, safety checklists, or an invoice form, digital data capture ensures that critical project information is accessible, accurate, and secure.

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