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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just as we were all arriving in Philadelphia for the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Annual meeting, the Fed made a major announcement that they would not be increasing the interest rate at this ...

This is a continuation of the April 15, 2024 article “From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul” I am named after my father, who passed away in 2000. Dad was an SRA who brought me into the ...

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 ...

Bryan S. Reynolds, CDEI™ is a KY/TN Certified General Real Property Appraiser, a registered agent with the TN State Board of Equalization and an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor. He has testified and ...

This is the final article in Ernie Durbin’s three-part series on the new UAD. The first article on April 15, 2024, was “From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul.” The second article on July ...

The commercial real estate lending industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. What once took eight days—generating a loan quote—now happens in hours. Soon, it will take minutes. This isn't science ...