Housing Wire

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Class Valuation , one of the largest appraisal management companies in the U.S., To partner with an industry leader like Class Valuation will benefit both our lending and appraisal partners,” Robert Strong, CEO of PropertyVal, said in a statement. It’s at least the third acquisition Class Valuation has made this year alone.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

At an assumed $10 per share, that gets you about a $3 billion valuation.”. That money will go “invest in technology and product development, to pay transaction expenses and for other general corporate purposes including the repayment of indebtedness,” the company announced. valuation appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2021

Divvy Homes , the prop-tech startup that buys homes on behalf of renters and guides them to eventual ownership, announced Friday a new round of funding that nearly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion. Landis Technologies , a company with a similar business model, hauled in $165 million in debt and equity financing less than a month ago.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

HousingWire recently spoke to Chris McLain, division president of Valuations for Consolidated Analytics , about the current appraisals market, AI innovation in valuations and valuation products for HELOCs and second-lien mortgages. Technology is growing at an accelerated pace. The product environment is rapidly changing.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 18, 2022

Class Valuation reports that it has completed the verification process for Freddie Mac’s new ACE+ PDR (automated collateral valuation plus property data report) solution. These data collection orders will be completed through Property Fingerprint , Class Valuation’s 3D Scanning technology, the company says in a release.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Apprasial management company Valligent , which was recently acquired by enterprise risk management and collateral valuation services provider VerosTM , announced today that it has integrated with the ICE Mortgage Technology platform Encompass. This content was generated using AI and was edited by HousingWire’s editors.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2023

Fannie Mae has approved six firms to handle its new valuation initiative, which cuts traditional appraisers out of the process and potentially represents the biggest shift in the valuation space in years. Our appraisal, property inspection, title and closing technologies are designed to plug into any digital platform.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Presale renovation firm Revive has made its artificial intelligence -powered property valuation tool available to everyone, according to an announcement on Thursday. Previously, the Revive Vision AI platform was only available to registered real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes. Computer vision and AI solutions provider Restb.ai

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 13, 2022

Technology will continue to infiltrate the industry – learn about how ProxyPics technology and tools will put you at the forefront of real estate transactions as the GSEs continue to evolve valuation options in the digital age. Luke Tomaszewski: I’m an 18-year veteran of the real-estate valuation industry.

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Appraisal Buzz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Friends, appraisers, countrymen, lend me your ears: I’m Jason Covington, Tennessee appraiser, here to share my insider impressions of Valuation Expo XXI. Congrats to Bradford Technologies for the most splendidly designed golf hole and to the following VE Open winners: 1. Plus: prizes! Neil Ricafrente ($500); 2. Kris Osborn ($100); 3.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Mortgage tech company Xactus announced that its valuation solution Appraisal Firewall X has met federal requirements and is capable of fulfilling Fannie Mae property data collection orders. ” Fannie Mae’s program is part of its ongoing efforts to modernize the valuation component of the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

to bring computer vision to its valuation review platform called Certainty. The companies hope Restb.ai’s technology can help ClearValue’s appraisal review clients improve efficiency and quality control while also reducing costs. Certainty is used by mortgage lenders and valuation providers, and ClearValue’s partnership with Restb.ai

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

Inaccurate appraisals and valuations can impact the type of mortgage financing a potential buyer receives, whether a seller commands a fair value when selling their home, or whether a homeowner has opportunities to tap into home equity. So, what can be done to mitigate bias and inequality in the valuation process?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jimmy Kelly, president and CEO of Lone Wolf Technologies , to discuss the company’s development process and his vision for a connected real estate platform. That is a lot of technology and a lot of wasted effort. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

In March , Fannie Mae released an update to its Seller’s Guide that outlined more options for property valuations, including value acceptance (formerly appraisal waivers), value acceptance plus property data and hybrid appraisals. These additional valuation options will lessen the opportunity for appraisal bias.” Johnson said.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2024

regulators announced on Wednesday that they have approved a final rule that requires mortgage originators and secondary market issuers to impose quality control standards for their automated valuation models (AVMs). AVMs deploy technology to value the properties used as collateral to secure mortgages. ”

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Property Data Collection (PDC) Services:  USRES is now an approved service provider for the Value Acceptance + Property Data valuation option offered by Fannie Mae. Property Data API: RES.NET is now an approved technology provider for Fannie Mae—integrating the FNMA Property Data API with the RES.NET Valuation Portal. This

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

The parent company of appraisal software firm Veros Real Estate Solutions has acquired California-based appraisal management company Valligent Technologies. Its bend toward digital valuation services comes during a time of growing acceptance by Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and the VA to use desktop appraisals and hybrid appraisals.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2021

So much of life radiates from both the location and the valuation of the house a family occupies. Technology plays a big role. For those who choose not to work with agents, the trust must be transferred to the technology platform or other form of “automation” that is used in the process. . Of these, one stands tall: valuation.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 24 hours, the floor plan sketching technology provides a high-resolution floor plan file of the house, the company said. “By By offering a free version of our mobile scanning technology in the U.S., How smart home technology can benefit renters and property managers. Presented by: Rently.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2024

Clear Capital , a real estate valuation technology company, has broadened its collaboration with data management platform Cherre , the companies announced on Wednesday. Additionally, customers will be able to automate, standardize and validate data from multiple third-party sources.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

Opteon, a leader in the appraisal and property valuation industry, utilizes their tech-enabled service fulfillment to streamline and enhance the appraisal process. By focusing on these technological advancements, Opteon not only improves the appraisal process but also offers significant competitive advantages to its lender customers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2022

Figure , a blockchain-focused financial service company and Apollo , a global alternative asset manager, announced today completing a transaction involving the origination of digital mortgage loans and transfer of ownership via blockchain technology, according to a press release shared with FinLedger.

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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.” We are on a journey of continuous improvement to make the home valuation process more efficient and accurate.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. SW: How is Class Valuation leveraging AI? This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Appraisal technology company Accurate Group announced this week that it has acquired Voxtur Appraisal Services , an appraisal management company (AMC). Voxtur primarily serves real estate finance providers and specializes in broker-price opinions (BPOs), alternative valuation methods and traditional appraisals.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with ValueLink , a valuation management platform, to offer better support for appraisal modernization policy changes. Clear Capital is a national real-estate valuation technology company.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Instead, tech innovations have started to enter the market with the goal of optimizing the appraisal process by automating key portions of a property’s valuation. A number of them have made strategic acquisitions of related technology platforms over the last few years. In addition, AMCs have been investing heavily in R&D. . .

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital has conducted a new round of layoffs as part of a company restructuring plan. We looked at this as not just an adjustment to the current market climate, but also looking at the current shift that’s happening in the valuation industry.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Plunk’s platform offers real-time insights into home valuation , risk assessment, and remodeling possibilities. With Plunk, we’re getting ahead of that adoption curve and delivering home valuation, remodeling analytics and market insights to our target audiences across every digital medium—right now.” Meanwhile, Philip Hegge, U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 8, 2024

On today’s episode of the Appraisal Buzzcast, host Hal Humphreys speaks with Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine and our keynote Speaker this year at Valuation Expo. The valuation space is going through a lot of change right now, through technology as well as other factors. Why is this change important?

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

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. They also are using computer vision to validate third-party valuations prepared by appraisal management companies.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The CAPE aPCR tool can be applied across the valuation spectrum—from adding condition validation to an automated valuation model (AVM), to driving appraisal workflows. The common understanding of valuation, inspection and even property value is shifting, as more and more technology-enabled alternatives are emerging.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Through this collaboration, BHR’s RealReports platform will integrate Plunk’s proprietary AI technology, making property data even more accessible to real estate professionals. Property research, comprehensive valuation and remodeling insights will all be available in one place.

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