Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

Eight days after Compass unveiled a hoped-for Wall Street valuation of over $10 billion, the New York City-based residential brokerage has significantly scaled back its ambitions for an initial public offering. The price reduction docks Compass’s target market value to around $7 billion. Realogy had a market cap of $1.8

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 17, 2025

So one main difference between traditional lender appraisals and relocation appraisals is the forecasting aspect: whereas lender appraisals determine a current market value, relocation appraisals try to project what the sales price WILL be. After all, time is money.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 3, 2025

AssetVal , a valuation company known for delivering high-quality broker price opinions (BPOs), is now integrated with Restb.ai , an innovator in computer vision AI for the mortgage industry a move which will elevate the consistency and accuracy of AssetVals residential BPO offerings. The integration will also help reduce valuation drift.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions. With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Revive has released a new tool named “Revive Vision AI” designed to assist real estate professionals in property valuation. This AI-driven tool uses computer vision technology to evaluate the current condition of a property and provide a detailed assessment of its current market value and potential value post-renovation.

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Sacramento Appraisal Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

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. Market update on […]. Let’s talk about this as well as other institutional investors right now. This is a longer post, so scroll topics (or digest slowly).

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 20, 2024

As an appraiser, you’re already familiar with buzzwords like seller’s and buyer’s markets. A seller’s market indicates demand is high and inventory is low, while a buyer’s market means inventory is high and demand is low. Navigate a seller’s market by considering the following.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Real estate appraising is a complex practice that requires a diverse range of skills and knowledge, from understanding current market conditions to understanding and interpreting complex legal and financial documents. However, becoming a successful real estate appraiser requires more than mere market knowledge.

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

Accurately establishing a home’s value is not just an important factor in real estate transactions and mortgage lending, it is integral to household wealth creation, as homeownership continues to be one of the primary pathways for Americans to build wealth. So, what can be done to mitigate bias and inequality in the valuation process?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2023

Fannie Mae updated its Selling Guide on Wednesday to include more options for property valuations, saying that they are “moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement.” Those options include value acceptance (formerly appraisal waivers), value acceptance plus property data and hybrid appraisals. “We

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It could also have big implications for appraisers, who are already nervous about the continued rise of automated valuation models. Cape Analytics’ AI system instantly extracts property condition from images, which is then run through Weiss’ valuation model, Raj Dosaj, Cape Analytics’ head of real estate, explained.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I started thinking about this when I saw the news coming from the National Association of Realtors about how far the current real estate market is out of balance. Inventory levels have an impact on property valuation, at least in the short term. Appraising real estate in a fast-changing market. Appraisers track such data.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

Without sales figures, it’s difficult to access comparable sales, and home buyers may find it challenging to gauge the fair market value of a property. Buyers should focus on other factors when estimating a property’s value , such as location, condition of the home, local amenities, and current market trends.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

An automated valuation model (AVM) provides an estimate of market value for a subject property at a specific point in time. To determine a value for the subject property, the most common AVM method is the use the prices of comparable properties that were recently sold. Greater Similarity…Stronger Connection.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

This fish phenomenon reminds me of the housing market today. As soon as homes hit the market, they often sell in days, with numerous offers that usually bid the list price up. People who are willing to spend tens of thousands more than the market will really support, seem to be speculating that things will continue as they are.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

LoanDepot , backed by private equity shop Parthenon Capital Partners, first announced plans to go public in September 2015 , but canceled the IPO hours before pricing due to what the company called adverse “market conditions.” At the time, loanDepot had sought a market value of $2.4 billion to $2.6

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 4, 2024

The report analyzed property tax data collected from county tax assessor offices nationwide at the state, metro and county levels along with estimated market values of single-family homes calculated using an automated valuation model (AVM).

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

One big one is their Zestimate’s inaccuracy at predicting market value, and more specifically, they were relying on their own Zestimates to make important decisions like buying & selling homes. They are excellent at marketing. Just think how much more difficult it would have been to flip in a declining market.”

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Be it for good or evil, the only way to quantify how much the improvements contribute to the market value of the underlying site, as if it were vacant, is via the analytics of the Cost Approach. And this requires the appraiser to collect, verify and analyze data to conclude a credible vacant site value.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

And homes in many communities have shot up in value in recent years, leading to tax increases through reassessments. But opinions differ on how much impact higher taxes are having on local housing and mortgage markets. “I The market has since cooled off, but taxes are going up. In August, the county raised the tax rate slightly.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Applying each of these tests properly is essential to the valuation process. In many litigation situations where appraisers values are far apart, its due to H&BU analysis differences. This is the most intensive of the four tests it requires a thorough market analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and financial projections.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

One significant factor behind the lack of evolution in the appraisal industry is that the American housing market has grown at a much higher rate than the pool of licensed professionals that are legally certified to appraise residential real estate. Navigating appraisal challenges in today’s housing market. Appraiser shortage.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2023

In a shrinking mortgage market, fee pressures are the main challenge for appraisers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. Appraisers , however, feel AMCs put pressure on the market by taking a increasing cut of appraisal fees. AVMs were used by 9% of the appraisers this year, up from 7% last year.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 26, 2024

Stick with me: I’ll explain a strategy to develop market-based adjustments throughout the grid. The SCA is a model used to predict a value. The SCA grid includes units of comparison that are imposed upon the analyst. Multivariable regression (MVR) is another valuation model that gets a lot of attention.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Prosecutors for the government initially argued that he should owe $69 million to the companies that lent to Live Well and the defunct lender’s estate based on — what was determined in court to be — inflated valuations of interest-only bonds backed by Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs).

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

For example, Class Valuation , one of the nation’s largest AMCs, provides its data collectors with imagery technology that creates a digital twin of the property. In its selling guide announcement , Fannie Mae wrote, “We are on a journey of continuous improvement to make the home valuation process more efficient and accurate.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 12, 2023

When we go through the brokerage valuation process, the product is Fair Market Value (FMV). Neutral terms are, however, dynamic depending on what’s going on in the market. Given the prevailing market risk, terms have shifted to favor buyers. At a 3x multiple, FMV would be $600,000.

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D Fritz Appraisals

JANUARY 29, 2025

House Appraisal vs BC Assessment: How They Impact Your Homes Value Understanding the difference between residential home appraisals vs BC assessments. These two commonly misunderstood yet crucial home evaluation tools, help to navigate the complexities of the real estate market in British Columbia.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

MAY 26, 2023

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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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Auction.com ‘s Distressed Market Outlook report for the fourth quarter shows a pick-up in demand for distressed housing, with a 24% increase in completed foreclosure auction volume in September. Daren Blomquist, vice president of market economics at Auction.com, estimates that foreclosures will grow to more than 1.1

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

An appraisal gap is the difference between what a buyer agreed to pay for a home in a purchase contract and what an appraiser concludes as the fair market value of the property. Fannie Mae recently announced the Value Acceptance + Property Data solution. Well, a cure for appraisal gap anxiety has appeared on the scene.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2022

“The volume of MSRs in the market continues to be robust in the first half of the year,” said Tom Piercy, managing director of Denver-based I ncenter Mortgage Advisors , which this year through July has traded a total of $180 billion in MSRs — based on the value of the loan portfolios involved. . billion, down slightly from $319.8

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2022

PFSI), which ranks as one of the top five mortgage lenders nationally, are seeking to raise more than $700 million in the debt markets through the sale of notes secured by mortgage servicing rights. Monthly valuations of the MSRs for both offerings will be performed by Incenter Mortgage Advisors , KBRA reports.

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The Robert Weiler Company

APRIL 20, 2021

Have you watched shows such as Shark Tank or The Profit and wondered how Kevin O’Leary or Marcus Lemonis calculate business valuation? Unfortunately, reality television shows aren’t the best platform for learning how to value a small business (or a company of any size). Question 1: Why do I need to understand business valuation?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

There are some specific markets where concessions are becoming more common or more of a challenge, but we haven’t really seen any impacts yet. We have to know why some properties could potentially be closing at different price levels, and figure out where market value is in the midst of that,” he said. ”So

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Appraisal Partners Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

They determine the fair market value of real estate assets, which is necessary for various purposes, including tax calculations, distribution of assets to heirs, and probate proceedings. An estate appraisal is a professional valuation of real estate owned by a deceased person (the decedent). The valuation methodology used.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

1, the company had lost 45% of its market value. Remote and hybrid work have dampened the prospects — and therefore valuations — of office towers across the country, causing tenants to miss rent payments and banks to write-down the asset values of the collateral tied to the loans they’ve made. By the end of Feb.

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