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 ...

When looking at issues in the mortgage industry, there’s a noticeable number of problems revolving around efficiency. It isn't about having enough appraisers to go around; it's about making them more ...

While the world might be slowly getting back to normal, the housing boom is far from over. With listing prices continuing to skyrocket, appraisers are still having to manage high demands. There’s also ...

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 ...

Loan origination costs have steadily increased in the last several years, despite the industry spending more on technology tools to try and bring those costs down. Reducing costs throughout the entire ...

SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mortgage technology provider SharperLending Solutions announced today that it has partnered with Integra Software Systems to integrate the Appraisal Firewall® ...

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 ...