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As the MBA’s Secondary Marketing Conference wraps up in Manhattan, and the 1,200 or so registered head home and face post-conference life, Rob B. asks, “What was the mood of the attendees: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, or acceptance?” The talk in the hallways revolved around constructive things like ARM investors and pricing, outlets for investment and second homes, lock and shop programs, extended locks, all-cash programs, and the various vendor offerings. On a larger scale, the FHFA, acting through Fannie and Freddie, has a lot going on. The Agencies continue to...

Class Valuation, a leading national appraisal management company (AMC), announced Tuesday that Cristy Conolly has been appointed executive vice president of valuation modernization. Conolly will focus on a key part of valuation modernization — the responsible standardization of appraisal data, the company said. Her efforts will help Class Valuation play a role in removing bias from the equation in appraisals, utilizing technology to provide source of truth property data, it said.

Appraisal management company, Class Valuation, announced the roll-out of its Staff Appraiser Pod Program to solve a major roadblock for appraisers in training while strengthening appraiser independence. The pod model builds on the existing supervisor and trainee requirements by pairing one supervisor with up to three trainees in a pod to teach skills and impart best practices while sharing workloads. 

HousingWire Editor-in-Chief Sarah Wheeler had the opportunity to catch up with Class Valuation Chief Innovation Officer Scot Rose to discuss how appraisal technology be leveraged to improve both the speed and accuracy of the overall process.