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DOJ sues Rocket, appraisal companies over alleged discrimination

Housing Wire

The homeowner submitted a complaint to the HUD, which concluded that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act , and referred the matter to the DOJ. After she complained to Rocket Mortgage, the company canceled her refinance application. This is the second appraisal bias case involving a top-10 lender and a powerful regulator.

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FHFA takes a swing at racial bias in appraisal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the latest stakeholder to examine how racial bias may creep into property valuations. But when the FHFA hunted for examples of racial bias by keyword searching the free-form commentary section in millions of appraisal reports, it found thousands of references to race and ethnicity.

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On Time Adjustments

Appraisal Buzz

But our training must govern here and force us to ask the question, Does this adjustment protocol reflect current market verities? of USPAP (bibliograph citation by reference). The Appraisal Institute published Time Adjustment Research Contains Multiple Flaws on December 13, 2024 (see here by reference). 2025 Timothy C.

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A Seller’s Market: What Does It Mean for Appraisers?

Appraisal Buzz

Difficulty Finding Comps You might have difficulty finding comparable properties to base your valuation on in a buyer’s market. You can pull the comps on it for reference. Long Waiting Lists There are only so many trained appraisers available, so you may have a long waiting list. Stay informed as closing nears.

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Zurple Review: Features, pricing & alternatives

Housing Wire

When a potential buyer or seller lead searches for homes or a home valuation on Google, they are driven to your site by ads created and managed by Zurple’s advertising experts. You’ll get alerts about the hottest leads that include personalized talking points, properties of interest, and housing market data to reference.

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How the housing industry is preparing for the age of AI

Housing Wire

In particular, Holden noted the opportunity of training computer algorithms to review bank statements and identifying borrowers who have no credit but are making consistent rent payments every month. “We That’s something that will have to be overcome before we have wholesale adoption and use across the industry,” Stucky explained.

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Real estate postcards: The best ideas, examples and producers for 2025

Housing Wire

Share a bit about your background, training and what sets you apart as a real estate agent. They help you stay top of mind with friends, family and acquaintances who may require your real estate services or refer clients to you in the future. They can also be distributed to your network within the real estate industry.