Valuation

July 7, 2023

Prop Tech Innovates the Answer to “What’s This House Worth?”

Not all AVM models are created equal. The difference lies in the data. 

May 5, 2022

Price-to-Rent Ratio: A Signal of Overvaluation

Price growth that outstrips rent gains over an extended period could be a sign that homes are overvalued if capitalization rate had remained unchanged.

March 30, 2022

U.S. Home Prices and Inflation

U.S. Home prices soared in 2021, pushed up by strong demand and a limited supply of homes for sale.

November 29, 2021

Three Ways Property Underwriting Risk Assessment Has Changed in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a major catalyst for change within the insurance industry. CoreLogic leads the pack with some of the best and most comprehensive reconstruction costs and prefill data.

October 6, 2021

What’s My House Worth?

Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Ann Regan, Executive Product Manager for Collateral Solutions to learn what exactly is an automated valuation model or AVM? How does it work? What is it used for?

January 22, 2021

What Can We Learn About Property Valuation from Social Media?

The Application of Social Network Graph Analysis in Comparable Selection An automated valuation model (AVM) provides an estimate of market value for the subject property at a specified point in time. Most AVM methodologies use comparable properties recently sold to value the subject property, ide...

September 23, 2020

The Recovery of Home Appraisals on Par with Home Sales despite Appr...

Whether mortgage investors expand or reduce appraisal waivers after the pandemic remains an open question In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, purchase-loan appraisals took a blow from disruptions inflicted upon homebuying and selling activities under nationwide lock-down and social distancing r...

May 16, 2019

Challenges Affecting Appraisals After a Natural Disaster

Each year, homeowners around the country endure catastrophic events such as floods, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. These events can be highly destructive to homes, especially when they occur suddenly. In the aftermath of a disaster, appraisers and assessors often find themselv...

August 29, 2016

How Big Is My House?

Let’s ask a professional… Many aspects of building appraisal or valuation require personal judgment, but one aspect that should not be in this category is the measurements of a house. The actual size of a building is either determined from accurate building plans or by the actual measuremen...