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Mortgage Investors and Asset Managers Should Do Some Valuations Themselves
A discussion with EVP's President & COO, Todd Rasmussen, and MBA NewsLink on DIY valuations
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Appraisal Industry Lessons – and Opportunities – from 2020
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Innovative Valuation Service Redefines Residential Appraisals
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The Times, They Are A-Changin’
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ABA DataBank: Tariffs could drive up auto insurance costs further
ABA supports FCC order to combat illegal calls
Existing home sales slid in January
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MORTGAGE NEWS
Trump's housing finance moves risk crisis in multifamily market
Consumers long-run inflation views rise to highest since 1995
Existing-home sales drop back again with mortgage rates at 7%
Hot tip: add an insurance broker to your origination team
APPRAISAL NEWS
Embrace Home Loans Hires Donny Panasis to Head Viera, Florida Branch
Mortgage veteran Donny Panasis has joined Embrace Home Loans as branch manager of its Viera, Florida office, where he and his team will originate loans for both existing and new construction homes. Pa...
AI-Driven Fraud Poses a Serious Threat to the Mortgage Industry
Artificial intelligence is beginning to play a positive role in the mortgage origination process – from applications to verifications to valuations to closings and beyond, it is helping to speed pro...
Why An Appraiser Union Would Never Work
The argument comes up all the time. Appraisers are getting squeezed from all sides—lenders, AMCs, regulators, and now even AI and automation. Meanwhile, other industries, from Hollywood writers to U...
Cancelled Sales vs. Stockpiling Inventory
According to a new Redfin analysis, just over 41,000 home-purchase agreements in the United States fell through in January, or 14.3% of all homes that went under contract during that month. This is th...