ICE Mortgage Technology™ recently conducted its latest Origination Insights Report, which found that the average closing time for all loan-types decreased in the first quarter by several days.

Real estate appraisals have often been criticized for inefficiency, frustrating errors, and bias, which has led to a digital revolution within this space, as more mortgage lenders, AMCs, and...

On April 20^th, the House Financial Services Committee approved the “Real Estate Valuation Fairness and Improvement Act” (HR 2553), which would establish an interagency task force that would...

Going digital is no longer a concern for the future – it’s become reality for today’s mortgage industry. This includes real estate appraisals, which are often an intricate web of complex tasks,...

In its latest quarterly Washington Report, the Appraisal Institute provided a list of state-related mandates that affect the valuation profession. Many of these bills are still being considered by...

As mortgage lenders and AMCs know, today’s real estate appraisal process often involves an intricate web of players, including internal staff and external vendors or clients. Managing this crucial...