Lenders are facing increasing pressure to modernize their home lending operations, lower costs, and reduce risk following a rapid rise of interest rates and resulting cooling of the housing market.

Appraisal turn times have historically been a pain point in the mortgage process and in boom times, when transaction volumes soar, turn times tend to be one of the first casualties. In 2020 and 2021, ...

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AppraisalWorks, a leading provider of real estate appraisal technology, today announced innovations to its flagship appraisal management technology platform. The ...

The world’s population has grown to nearly 8 billion from roughly 2.5 billion in 1950. With this growth has come the demand for housing, especially in the United States, as 70+ million people in their ...

Former Ginnie Mae president says appraisal reform is stalling, calls for Congress to embrace data-driven valuations A former head of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) is ...

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Texans in more populous counties are electing appraisal district board members for the first time. Appraisal districts determine property values, a figure that helps determine tax bills. (Photo ...

Thanks to an amendment added by Rep. Otto to HB 3249, the Texas Board of Tax Professional Examiners (BTPE) will undergo review by the Sunset Advisory Commission in 2009, rather than 2015. The Sunset ...