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Curious about Fannie Mae’s “value acceptance + property data” program, announced in March 2023? We created a helpful guide to make it easy for lenders to understand Fannie’s program, how it compares to Freddie’s, and much more.

Appraisal fees, revision rates, fee escalations, and turn times — Reggora created the Appraisal Performance Index to provide lenders a view into operational performance across the nation, down to the local level. Here, Ken Dicks outlines why the index matters to lenders and highlights some of the data from 2022.

Want to know a way lenders can attract top loan officers? Solving critical issues in the appraisal process can help keep LOs happy and set them up for success — vital to lenders competing for top talent.

Lack of visibility into the appraisal process is a common frustration for loan officers and causes retention issues for lenders. Reggora’s appraisal management automation opens up visibility into the appraisal process, helping lenders improve retention and the appraisal experience for all stakeholders. These outcomes drive a 5% increase in referral business and additional revenue of $28 per loan.

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Industry research indicates a better appraisal process saves lenders over $250 per loan and takes at least two days off the loan origination process.

Traditional manual appraisal management costs lenders $87 per loan file by slowing appraisal turn times and lengthening the loan cycle. By automating parts of the appraisal ordering and management process, Reggora makes appraisal operations significantly more efficient and cost-effective.

It’s well established that the appraisal process can be a painful cost center for lenders, but that doesn't have to be the case. By solving several common appraisal-related pain points with technology, lenders are cutting costs and eliminating headaches in the process.

Manual, outdated appraisal processes cost mortgage lenders unnecessary time and money, but this doesn’t have to be the case. The first step to eliminating these costly pains is for lenders to understand the root cause of their issues and how to solve them.

Labor from traditional appraisal billing and invoicing costs lenders $69 per loan file on average. Reggora automates payments for lenders — the most time-consuming and financially risky parts of the appraisal billing and invoicing processes — to help lenders save money and avoid significant revenue leakage.

Traditional appraisal reviews can run upwards of 2 hours and cost lenders $99 per loan file on average. Reggora’s integration with Clear Capital reduces overall review times by 82% through manual workflow automation and intelligent appraisal review.

It’s more than just desktop appraisals and an online platform to accept appraisal orders — appraisal automation reduces a lender’s cost per loan by $258 and Brian Zitin outlines six areas of the process where lenders can adjust their operation to see these gains.