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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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VeroFORECAST Sees Western Housing Markets Struggle, While Those Further East Shine

Veros Real Estate Solutions releases 2023 Q2 VeroFORECAST, which anticipates a strengthening housing market for the next year. The report further indicates that while the Western markets, once the darlings of the real estate world, display signs of weakness, the Midwest and Eastern states have emerged as hotspots for homebuyers seeking affordability and economic stability.

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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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Veros Names Heather Zeller Vice President, Marketing

Zeller has over 25 years of experience in marketing management, product marketing, and corporate strategy in the financial services, real estate, and fintech industries. In her new role, Zeller will lead the marketing and communications teams to position Veros and sister company Valligent as thought leaders and go-to resources for property valuations, risk management solutions, and insightful housing industry data and forecasts.

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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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Veros and Valligent Launch the Valligent Appraiser Training Program for Increased Appraiser Diversity

We are excited to launch the Valligent Appraiser Training Program (VATP) to promote diversity across the appraiser field. This program closely aligns with the Appraiser Diversity Initiative (ADI), in which Veros and Valligent are also involved, working with the National Urban League’s regional Entrepreneurship Centers, the Appraisal Institute, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The ADI is designed to find diverse, talented candidates and educate them about the appraiser profession.

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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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