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MBA to HUD: Publish notices about challenges with real estate inspection protocols

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which urges the department to avoid reprimanding mortgage servicers for compliance lapses with the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) system until it is “fully accessible and usable to each participant.”

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HUD resumes inspections of public housing units amid COVID-19 pandemic

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development said it was resuming in-person inspections of public housing units, though families concerned about the spread of COVID-19 can decline to have a HUD worker in their home. The post HUD resumes inspections of public housing units amid COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on HousingWire.

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Home inspector sees interaction from baby boomers, aging in place and reverse mortgages

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home equity based on different estimates its easy to see the potential impact that such a large cohort has on a variety of different businesses, including home inspections. Cook also feels like reverse mortgage professionals are potentially great partners for home inspection businesses.

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Disaster recovery for mortgage servicers: Navigating crisis with compliance & resilience

Housing Wire

Coordinating property inspections and updated valuations helps maintain collateral value, protecting long-term investment integrity. David Solomon is Senior Director of Business Development and delivery at Newbold Advisors, where he leads the Servicing, Secondary and Capital Markets Practice.

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Opinion: Don’t let red tape strangle city development

Housing Wire

I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world

Housing Wire

In writing both offers, Angela and I made sure to fully disclose how I was expecting her to get paid , as well as all of my requests, including a home inspection contingency clause. I grew up in an 1850s farmhouse and was not going to skip an inspection or an appraisal contingency.

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Fannie Mae extends relaxed appraisal, lending standards

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Are borrower-assisted inspections here to stay? The relaxed lending standards allowed the GSEs to use “appraisal alternatives to reduce the need for appraisers to inspect the interior of a home for eligible mortgages.” HousingWire reached out to the company, and will update this story with any new developments.

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