The 1004/70 appraisal form used for Uniform Residential Appraisal Reports hasn’t been updated since 2005, despite the changes and innovations that have taken place in the mortgage industry and in ...

The home appraisal is just one piece of the homebuying puzzle, but your mortgage lender's approval of the loan hinges on it.

Traditionally, appraisal reviews have required lenders to have a team of underwriters in place to manually review data to ensure accuracy and completeness. This process is time-consuming and the use ...

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.

In an industry where technology is changing the way we do business minute by minute, one of the most important factors when purchasing a home is done in an archaic fashion. The residential appraisal ...

You have your accepted contract in hand, a closing date, and many things to do before your loan is approved. One of these items is the appraisal, which if not everything works out properly can quash ...

When his green property value assessment postcard arrived in the mailbox this month, Anchorage resident Luke Mefford noticed ...

Many employers value the need for a performance appraisal process for workers but some question the effectiveness of this common management tool. A cost and productivity-conscious small-business owner ...