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Knowledge Is Power When It Comes to Appraisals and Inspections

Keeping Current Matters

Buyers in today’s market often have questions about the importance of getting a home appraisal and an inspection. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect from the appraisal and the inspection, and why each one can potentially save you a lot of time, money, and headaches down the road. Home Appraisal. Home Inspection.

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Incenter Appraisal Management’s RemoteVal solution keeps appraisers in full control of the inspection

Housing Wire

The industry has a huge demand for appraisals but an ever-shrinking number of appraisers available to conduct them. Incenter Appraisal Management’s RemoteVal technology allows appraisers to cut out all physical travel and get more inspections done, in turn generating more orders per day that they can complete.

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What’s the Difference between an Appraisal and a Home Inspection?

Keeping Current Matters

If you’re planning to buy a home, an appraisal is an important step in the process. In most cases, an appraisal is ordered by the lender to confirm or verify the value of the home prior to lending a buyer money for the purchase. Home Appraisal. Protect yourself by getting your investment appraised! Home Inspection.

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Unwrapping what to expect in your home inspection, appraisal and closing

Housing Wire

What’s the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal? Before you get overwhelmed, take comfort that critical milestones of home inspection, appraisal and closing processes are all great ways to get more acquainted with your prospective new home. Home Inspection. Have you budgeted for closing costs?

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Clear Capital launches UDC to support appraisal modernization

Housing Wire

Real estate valuation technology provider Clear Capital on Thursday launched Universal Data Collection (UDC), a product designed to support appraisal modernization. The UDC product provides lenders with tools for scalability, interchangeability and loan management, according to a statement.

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Senate passes VA appraisal modernization bill

Housing Wire

Senate this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the “Improving access to the VA home loan benefit Act of 2022,” the VA is now permitting desktop appraisals, and in some circumstances, waiving appraisals altogether. The bill, introduced in the House by Rep.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

Luke Tomaszewski, an appraiser doing home inspections in the aftermath of the housing bust, was traveling as much as an hour across Chicago just to snap exterior photos of bank-owned properties. At $50 to $100 per inspection, according to ProxyPics, it’s certainly less expensive than sending an appraiser. Made to order.

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