CSS Talks With Seacoast Bank CSS provides Home Equity Valuation and Appraisal Management Services to Seacoast’s Consumer Lending division In this testimonial, we learn how the eVolv product helps Seacoast What is the eVolv Evaluation product? Non-appraiservalued product Interagencycompliant Comparable to a2055 appraisal 2-4 day turn time What benefits do you think the eVolv evaluation […]
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How lenders can combat appraisal bias by Ashley Jelinek, Chief Operating Officer. April, 2023.Appraisal bias represents a significant source of regulatory, legal, and reputational risk to every mortgage lender. Here are the steps lenders can take to ensure their borrowers are getting fair and unbiased appraisals, and to protect themselves from the negative consequences of
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How to Protect your Commercial Real Estate Transactions Commercial lenders, brokers and investors should ensure they are working with title and closing partners who invest in cybersecurity protections to keep their funds safe. As a participant in commercial real estate transactions, you are constantly exposed to financial and reputational risk from your title and closing
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2023 Spring Industry Updates What’s New States Prohibiting Foreign Investors Several states have now passed “Alien Land” laws that prohibit the purchase or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. Minnesota’s statute focuses on prohibition of agricultural property, timber, forestry and mineral purposes (M.S.A. § 500.221); and North Dakota (NDCC,
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webinar Top commercial banking trends for 2023 Watch Corporate Settlement Solutions’ (CSS’) SVP, Corporate Counsel, Maura A. Snabes, Esq., as she speaks with Janet Pasco, Market President of Horizon Bank, about the top commercial banking trends for 2023 and how you make opportunities out of the challenges the banking market brings this year. Watch Here
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ChatGPT: What will Artificial Intelligence (AI) do for commercial real estate? AI: It’s everywhere, it’s becoming more intelligent, and its use is exploding in the real estate realm. The latest and perhaps smartest example of artificial intelligence is the language model known as ChatGPT, or “Conversational Generative Pre-training Transformer”. ChatGPT was created by OpenAI and
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webinar 2023 Commercial Real Estate Forecast Join Maura A. Snabes, Esq., SVP, Corporate Counsel for Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) and Edward R. Lawrence III, Senior Research Analyst at Colliers International for an insightful discussion on what commercial lenders, real estate brokers and investors can anticipate in 2023. We will share discussion and tips on what
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2022 Commercial Winter News & Updates What’s New CSS provides real estate title and valuation solutions throughout the eastern half of the US and Colorado, and is expanding its CSS Commercial Title operations once again. In early 2022, CSS expanded its commercial operations and “boots on the ground” efforts to the Southern part of
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2022 Winter News & Updates What’s New Attorney Opinion Letter versus Title Insurance. Attorney Opinion Letters (AOLs) have been the focus and at the forefront of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) recently. Freddie and Fannie are now accepting AOLs in lieu of title insurance to insure their loans in some limited situations. However,
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webinar Preventing Commercial Closing and Title Disasters Watch Corporate Settlement Solutions’ (CSS’) SVP, Corporate Counsel, Maura A. Snabes, Esq., as she speaks with commercial real estate attorney Gregg Nathanson about the most common pitfalls to avoid when dealing with a commercial sale or loan transaction, tips and advice for a smooth closing and best title
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