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 ...

Property taxes are a red-hot topic this summer across Texas. More than 20 related bills have been filed for the Texas Legislature's special session. Efforts to legislate tighter limits on how local ...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today that as of Friday November 30, 2018, the protocols governing new second appraisal requirements for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) ...

Performance appraisal systems help employees know what's expected of them and management know whether or not workers are meeting their goals. These measuring sticks falter, however when they raise ...

A recent article in Governing explored how “local governments are changing the frequency of performance evaluations, who receives them and what they're assessing.” To me, this is definitely a good ...

A home appraisal is a crucial step in buying a house. An appraisal report is created by an unbiased, independent third party to assess the property’s financial value. By understanding how appraisals ...

Global DMS, a provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that PrimeLending, a national residential mortgage lender, successfully implemented the GlobalDMS eTrac valuation ...

Does an outdated and sluggish appraisal system give an outsized advantage to cash buyers? A recent panel discussion sponsored by the Urban Institute (UI) led to that conclusion. Four experts gathered ...

Performance appraisal systems are comprised of job performance and disciplinary reviews, and in some cases, coaching and employee developmental measures. Understanding the purpose of performance ...

FIGURE HEAD: Buncombe County Tax Assessor Keith Miller will lead an $844,000 effort through the next fiscal year to improve the county's tax appraisal process. Photo courtesy of Buncombe County ...