What do the recent announcements made by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA really mean for appraisers? We want to help you better understand these temporary changes, what you need to do, and the tools available to help you navigate the new appraisal types. Here’s what’s changed Please read the announcements linked above, and make your own determination, but we hope […]
There have been a lot of big announcements in the last few months regarding investor requirements for market trending analysis. USPAP, Fannie, and Freddie are all adamant that appraisers still have to document market trends and neighborhood conditions, but haven’t really spelled out what they require to be documented. When speaking with appraisers, there was […]
Today’s post comes from Rebekah Champagne. With nearly two decades of experience in the mortgage industry, Rebekah now serves as one of a la mode’s Product Marketing Managers. You’ve probably heard by now, Fannie Mae made the official announcement August 7, 2018, that they would no longer require the 1004MC. Most appraisers (and lenders) saw […]
Have you downloaded the latest TOTAL update? Here's what's new in the latest TOTAL update: a quick visual cue to know when a form is AI ready a new QuickLists quick-start feature new Canadian forms Too many .ENV forms to remember? Have you ever started a report and got all the way to the end, […]
There are those clients that, no matter what, are going to have a question about how you reached your opinion of value. If you're only including textual data, it may be worth adding some charts and graphs to your reports too. They’re a great tool when trying to prove a point, especially since they do […]
Since the hurricanes, appraisers have been doing Disaster inspections. To make these assignments as quick as possible,, we've made four major Disaster Inspection forms available in TOTAL for Mobile.
In the latest TOTAL for Mobile update, you’ll be able to assign new sketch labels to a room type, indicate when a photo has been taken for a room, and even back up your labels to the cloud in case you ever upgrade your phone or tablet and need to reinstall the app. We’ve also […]
When using a third-party analytics tool, you often have to handle the condo section of the Market Conditions form separately. It's a big-time killer and forces you to export multiple data sets from your MLS or run your analytics software twice. Titan Analytics lets you run both the single-family and condo analyses at the same […]
Our latest TOTAL for Mobile Update introduces a whole new way to gather inspection data — by area. Plus, we've added more forms and made a few improvements you'll love.
If you haven't already heard, Titan Analytics works with any MLS that lets you export data. That’s true, but sometimes matching all the necessary fields requires your input. It would be too easy to have consistency with field names across all 600+ MLSs, right? (Example: Titan Analytics needs the Closing Price, but your MLS has […]
