For most mortgage lenders, 2025 has brought significant uncertainty—elevating risk management to a top priority. Effective title management is critical to risk management but is often overlooked as an area for innovation. That is changing.
Advancements in technology and shifting market regulations are prompting mortgage lenders to invest in modernizing title technology and processes. Here we...
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Spotlight on Leadership: Meet Michele Golden, Accurate Group’s Chief Appraiser
December 20, 2024
With over 31 years of expertise in the appraisal profession, Michele Golden has built an inspiring career shaped by influential mentors and pivotal experiences. Her story is featured in Valuation Review's “Women in Appraising” series, where she shares insights into her journey and accomplishments.
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Navigate and Unlock the Potential of the New ROV Policy
July 30, 2024
In recent years, concerns about appraisal biases and inaccuracies have gained significant attention, prompting regulatory bodies to implement new policies to ensure more accurate and fair property valuations. The FHA and GSEs have responded by introducing a unified Reconsideration of Value (ROV) Policy designed to address the challenges of accurate and fair property valuations and...
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Real Estate Lenders Playbook: Digital Mortgage Edition
June 1, 2023
Higher mortgage rates, record levels of home price appreciation, constrained housing inventories and economic inflation have lenders and borrowers on edge this year. Fannie Mae recently found consensus opinion among mortgage executives that both purchase origination and refinance activity will decline. In addition, Fannie Mae’s December 2022 report offered insights into the mortgage...
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