Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In most cases the in-person inspections required by GSEs, FHA and VA policies can continue per policy; however, adjustments to policy compliance are often needed to get the loan underwritten. When inspections are safe and feasible, appraisers are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves and shoe coverings.

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Housing Wire

JULY 27, 2022

Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate tech firm PunchListUSA , which calls itself the first platform digitizing national home inspection data , closed on a $39 million Series A funding round this week. . ’s largest home inspection services providers, to offer customers instant repair estimates. .

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2021

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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Housing Wire

AUGUST 7, 2023

and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes. This is a service every appraiser needs to improve their inspection efficiency.”

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

To help mitigate these pain points, Incenter Appraisal Management is offering remote BPO and remote inspection capabilities paired with AVMs. Incenter’s Remote BPO and remote Inspections don’t require homeowners to download mobile applications and take pictures on their own. Mark Walser, President of Appraisal Management.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2022

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. The RemoteVal solution leverages the technology that homeowners and agents have with them already – their Apple or Android smartphones.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

Real estate technology provider Delta Media released a new report that highlights a sharp jump in AI usage from last year. Delta’s annual real estate leadership survey explores insights from brokerage leaders on AI, marketing technology and forward-thinking insights. Property inspections rank No.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2022

With the recent news about desktop appraisals, appraisal technology is top of mind for many. HousingWire recently spoke with Reggora co-founder and CTO Will Denslow about the role of technology in appraisal innovation. How will this affect appraisal technology moving forward? How can technology help mitigate this issue?

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2023

The need to physically inspect each property will be replaced with data or other inspection options in many cases. Tara Dugan, who works in marketing and real estate for Tavant, said that technology should focus on integrations and aggregations. These additional valuation options will lessen the opportunity for appraisal bias.”

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2022

CubiCasa’s innovative SaaS technology digitally maps out a home’s floor plan in as little as five minutes. CubiCasa’s technology is used in 160 different countries and has helped create more than 1 million floor plans, in large part based on its ease of use and quick turnaround times. to drive the industry toward a new paradigm.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Now in its 13th year, the Tech100 program serves as a trusted resource for housing professionals, providing a definitive list of the industrys top technology providers. These companies are at the forefront of solving the biggest challenges mortgage professionals face every day. Check out the full list of this years honorees below.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

By leveraging selective data and cutting-edge technology, the solutions from homegenius Real Estate help lenders make informed and efficient decisions. The technology is designed to analyze images as well as predict objects of value and room conditions within a house.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2024

JaroInspect JaroInspect is the mobile inspection tool in the Jaro suite of appraisal tools. It is now introducing LIDAR floor plan technology to expedite the submission process. 2 The JaroInspect app quickly completes property inspections and utilizes a range of workflow tools to expedite user processes and enhance efficiency. #3

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2021

Real estate technology has changed rapidly over the last few years, and property valuation is no exception. Quantarium, an artificial intelligence and RE data analytics company, along with Valligent Technologies, a valuation technology innovator and an appraisal management company, created QVM Insights.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

We’re committed to providing our members access to the latest, best-in-class tools and technology ,” Baczkowski said. The general tumult in the housing industry necessitates the use of new and novel technologies, according to Zach Gorman, co-founder of RealReports. The industry is at a crossroads.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 24 hours, the floor plan sketching technology provides a high-resolution floor plan file of the house, the company said. “By By offering a free version of our mobile scanning technology in the U.S., How smart home technology can benefit renters and property managers. Presented by: Rently.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday. Regulators are paying close attention to valuations for many valid reasons.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

By focusing on these technological advancements, Opteon not only improves the appraisal process but also offers significant competitive advantages to its lender customers. Opteon’s approach to data collection addresses these challenges by integrating cutting-edge technology with professional expertise.

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Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2021

Considering how much construction technology, materials, and techniques have evolved, building a new home should be far simpler than it is. We can get to a 10 — I’m confident we will get to a 10 — but it’s unlikely unless we use technology to get there. There are too many obstacles along the way that don’t need to exist.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

While the emergence of technology tools is not new to the industry, the latest wave of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology is unlike many others that have come before. Back then, we never thought about the property inspection. BH: Any final thoughts on technology trends that you expect to see?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2023

Jaro Jaro technology is transforming the mortgage industry by offering appraisers a more efficient way to deliver final inspections right from the field. JaroInspect is the industry’s only compliant software that generates a 1004D inspection from the field. Get More Info

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Housing Wire

MARCH 23, 2021

This scarcity catapulted appraisal costs and cycle-times running into three to four weeks in many cases and highlighted the growing need for appraisal modernization, including technological and data-driven solutions and other appraisal alternatives. HW: How and why has appraisal management technology evolved over the past year?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

PunchListUSA , a real estate technology platform digitizing home inspection data, has named Stefan Pampulov as its chief product and data officer. The firm is growing rapidly to offer instant repair estimates and scale through process automation.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

They can do this by applying advanced technology — digital title solutions, automated inspection and appraisal tools, consumer-facing scheduling apps and eClosing solutions — and working with you to optimize your internal workflows and processes. Leading-edge technology products/solutions. A steadfast commitment to security.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But in the face of the ongoing epidemic and increasing volume impacting turn times, the industry will need to use technology to remediate these issues. Remote inspections have the power to make homeowners and appraisers more comfortable. They want to know what they’re inspecting and they want to be able to take the photos.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

The new feature harnesses the capabilities of multimodal artificial intelligence to instantly analyze and summarize complex property documents, including inspection reports, appraisals and seller disclosures.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2022

During the course of the pandemic, mortgage professionals have seen origination volumes for refi and purchase skyrocket as they have simultaneously faced challenges of accessing properties and completing in-person inspections. Rick Hill Vice President, Industry Technology, MBA. Paul Doman President & CEO, Accurate Group.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Lenders that may have been holding out on embracing automation and technology were forced to adapt at breakneck speed to continue to serve customers. Technology that had long been available, but never saw the level of adoption the industry would have hoped for, was now in high demand. Technology as the new table stakes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch, led by CEO Matt Ehrlichman, acquired home insurance company Homeowners of America , mover marketing and data firm V12 , home inspection company Palm-Tech and roofing contractor software company iRoofing. In all, Porch spend $122 million, according to disclosures made to the Securities and Exchanges Commission.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

“My skills as a tough negotiator, my financial knowledge, and my thorough diligence with inspections, paperwork and closings are essential when it comes to helping clients buy and sell their homes. ”I

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 4, 2022

The parent company of appraisal software firm Veros Real Estate Solutions has acquired California-based appraisal management company Valligent Technologies. Both are alternatives to the traditional appraisal, and potentially reduce the amount of time an appraiser spends driving to and performing an on-site inspection.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 1, 2021

eMerge, a company that offers alternative valuation solutions, including broker price opinions (BPOs), will allow Accurate Group to increase its broker network and leverage property inspection technology, the company said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2021

It would appear a good fit with Class Valuation, a fast-growing AMC with a technology bent. Class Valuation is busy working to integrate technology solutions to address the considerable capacity issues in appraisal, mostly due to record volumes but also a shortage of appraisers. Gridiron , which closed a $1.35

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2022

Tasks like scheduling, property inspection and driving comps adds a great deal of time to the process. First, we need to ensure that property inspections are completed quickly and thoroughly and that the data is presented to the appraiser in an efficient manner.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The common understanding of valuation, inspection and even property value is shifting, as more and more technology-enabled alternatives are emerging. CAPE Analytics said existing human-driven, visual inspections like traditional property condition reports (PCRs) miss 70% of property issues identified by the CAPE aPCR.

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

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.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We are completing purchase appraisals today in two to three days on a regular basis using that product, but it has to be supplemented with technology and data collection in today’s environment,” Rose said. We are effectively increasing the supply of people who can go and facilitate inspections in the industry,” Zitin said.

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