UAD 3.6 is no longer some far-off deadline. It’s happening. The limited-production phase has begun, and Rocket Mortgage is ...

Imagine standing before a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, ready to flip the switch. You plug in the lights and nothing ...

What do mortgage borrowers and lenders want most in a mortgage transaction? Contemporary society is shaped by the attraction ...

This was reprinted with permission from SFREP's Spotlight. See original post here. Watch for an update to Appraise-It Pro in ...

Today, hosts Hal Humphreys and Jim Morrison sit down with Matt Johnson of SFREP, one of the first software companies verified by the GSE's for UAD 3.6, to talk about what UAD 3.6 means from the ...

It all starts with the standard appraisal forms used in the mortgage process. There are 12 principal forms used for a mortgage origination appraisal. These forms have been around since the early 1980s ...

Mild mannered appraiser by day, cartoonist & illustrator by night. Steve and his sweet wife, Renae, live in the wilds of Mississippi where he's been an appraiser for 30 years. He loves his kids and ...

Many say “history always repeats itself” and in the case of appraisals, it may be for the best. We sat down with Edward Pinto, the Co-Director of AEI’s Center on Housing Markets and Finance as he ...

The real estate valuation industry stands at a pivotal moment. After decades of relying on manual processes that are inefficient, error-prone, and costly, we’re witnessing a fundamental shift toward ...

This article was reposted with permission from Chase Pursley. See original article here. Using data from the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) Federal Registry, we’ve analyzed the licensing of real ...

This short article raises issues related to what constitutes or defines a comparable sale. While it may seem arrogant to take on a topic of this import, it is necessary, since there is not currently a ...