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Corcoran Reverie, Housify form luxury valuation partnership

Appraisals, Appraisals and Valuations, Brokerage, Corcoran, Florida, HWmember, Luxury Real Estate, Real Estate, Valuation /

Florida-based Corcoran Reverie has announced an exclusive partnership with property valuation and analytics platform Housify. The platform draws on more than 15 years of transactional data, market trends and proprietary engineering to produce highly localized property valuations. Housify’s system analyzes multiple data sources — including local MLS information, county GIS records and property appraiser data […]

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UAD 3.6 is live, but many lenders aren’t ready

Appraisals, Mortgage technology, Secondary markets, Underwriting /

UAD 3.6, a sweeping overhaul of how residential appraisals are reported to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, becomes available to all lenders on Jan. 26. The rollout comes even as many lenders are still sorting out what the change will mean for their appraisal workflows, systems and timelines. Processing Content The new standard replaces UAD

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Restb.ai targets UAD 3.6 compliance for lenders, appraisers

Appraisals, Appraisals and Valuations, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Government Lending, HWmember, Mortgage, Regulatory Compliance, Restb.ai, Technology, Valuation /

Restb.ai has released a new application programming interface called Feature UAD. The interface is aimed at helping mortgage and appraisal professionals comply with new appraisal data standards set to take effect later this year. The tool is designed to support the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 — a revised standard that will be required for conventional

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HUD tightens rules for FHA appraiser roster

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance that clarifies how appraisers are added to, maintained on and removed from the FHA Appraiser Roster. Mortgagee Letter 2025-24 — effective immediately — updates FHA policy to make appraiser eligibility easier to track and more consistent with federal and state licensing records. Changes apply

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Feds raise appraisal exemption for higher-priced mortgages

Appraisals, Originations, Regulation and compliance /

The government is raising the exemption for special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans to $34,200. Processing Content The loans are defined as any mortgage with specifically higher annual percentage rates than the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s average prime offer rate. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the

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Atlas VMS integrating AI review tool into AIM-Port platform

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Atlas VMS is integrating HomeVision’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven collateral underwriting and appraisal review technology into AIM-Port, the company’s appraisal order management system. The company says the move is intended to reduce manual review work for lenders and appraisal management companies while improving consistency and overall appraisal quality. HomeVision’s system uses rules, workflow automation and analytics

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Making the 7-day refi reality: Modernizing mortgage appraisals

Appraisals, Appraisals and Valuations, Contributors, HWmember, Mortgage, Opinion, Refinancing /

For many borrowers, the appraisal is the most stressful step in a refinance: part mystery, part high-stakes hurdle. Will the home appraise high enough? Will it delay closing? What actually determines the final value? Lenders can help ease these concerns by adopting the right combination of technology, strategy, and partnerships to modernize the process. A

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Assessing the impact of broadband on property values

Appraisals, Home equity loans, Home Prices /

High-speed internet access has evolved from a luxury amenity to an essential utility that directly influences residential property valuations across the United States. Modern homebuyers and mortgage lenders increasingly recognize broadband connectivity as a major factor in determining home desirability and market value. Broadband infrastructure drives market premiums According to a study published in Regional

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Atlas VMS hires Trey Cole to lead client engagement for AIM-Port

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Valuation management form Atlas VMS has appointed Trey Cole as vice president of client engagement for its AIM-Port Platform Solutions Division. In his new role, Cole will focus on strengthening customer relationships, expanding client-focused initiatives and promoting adoption of the AIM-Port platform across the country. AIM-Port — Atlas VMS’s flagship order management system — was

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Suspected $100M real estate fraud scheme uncovered in Baltimore

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A suspected real estate fraud ring involving New York-based investors has triggered a wave of foreclosures across Baltimore, according to a local report. A months-long investigation by The Baltimore Banner uncovered the scheme, which allegedly involved EGBE Ventures and related companies tied to investors Eluzer Gold and Benjamin Eidlisz. The group reportedly purchased more than

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