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Will San Francisco’s technology sector lead the housing market recovery?

The AI industry is flourishing, resulting in an expected real estate demand increase. However, Housing prices in San Francisco are still unaffordable. It remains unclear whether the housing market will improve in a big way, despite VeroFORECAST predicting a 3.6% drop in housing prices over the next 12 months in the city.

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National Mortgage Professional: Unbiased Methods in AVMs Create for Equitable Home Appraisals

The National Mortgage Professional’s recent article, “How AVMs Can Promote More Equitable Home Valuations,” written by Reena Agrawal, shares insights on whether historical redlining is still a present issue. Agrawal also expands on technology-driven AVMs, and how they can help minority homeowners enhance and accumulate their wealth.

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Veros’ Study Demonstrates Its AVM is Not Influenced by Historical Redlining

Veros’ study examined AVM predictions for single-family properties in redlined versus non-redlined neighborhoods close to one another in Los Angeles, California. Veros’ economists used this approach because mortgage funds were historically abundant for non-redlined areas, while they were scarce or non-existent for redlined areas. To enable proper testing, the areas selected for analysis had single-family homes on both sides of the boundaries.

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Standing Out In A Crowded Home Equity Market

How Can Home Equity Lenders Differentiate Themselves? ​ In the National Mortgage Professional’s recent article, “Standing Out in a Crowded Home Equity Market,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shares insights on how lenders can play a crucial role in helping homeowners tap into their home equity in a high demand home

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Home Equity Lending Needs a Tech Refresh

In Credit Union Times’ recent article, “Home Equity Lending Needs a Tech Refresh,” written by Jeremy McCarty, Founder and CEO of Valligent, shared given the surge in the demand for home equity loans, credit unions should streamline valuation processes and find ways to differentiate themselves from competitors. The article highlighted a few ways to stand

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What to expect in the upcoming spring housing market

The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.

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The reasons for the stubbornly low housing supply

The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.

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