Appraisals and Valuations

Reducing Bias is the Gold Standard for Appraisals

There are two significant issues in our industry right now — appraisal bias and origination volume. Both of these issues accelerate the importance of appraisal modernization. What is appraisal modernization? And how can it help with both of these topics? Join this session to hear how leading lenders are using the latest technology to help make an impact on fair housing, and close loans faster.

Watch the full session below. To go back to the full HousingWire Annual 2021 on-demand page, go here.

Panelists:

  • Kenon Chen, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Clear Capital
  • Rachel Robinson, Director, Collateral Policy and Product Development, Rocket Mortgage
  • Sarah Wheeler, Editor in Chief, HousingWire
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Panel brought to you by:

ClearCapital

Comments

  1. I still to this day cannot understand why NOONE actually asks ACTUAL APPRAISERS to speak at these events. AMCS have their own agendas and keep morphing into other entities. Why is it always the AMCS that represent Appraisers instead of the Actual independent appraisers that continue to express the issues they have yet the only ones that get listened to are the AMC

    Please start doing your research and please start seeking out actual appraisers to speak on behalf of appraisal issues as well as the bias narrative

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