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eMortgage Logic, LLC, a national provider of property valuation services, has developed a new report that the company says continues to demonstrate its ability to bring clarity and transparency to the residential valuation space. eMortgage Logic's new Platinum Valuation Report (PVR) combines broker price opinion (BPO) and automated valuation model (AVM) data, coupled with a detailed reconciliation analysis report completed by a licensed or certified appraiser.

Clear Capital announced Thursday the appointments of Gabriel Nacht as CFO and Brian Wick as VP of marketing. Both individuals bring more than 24 years of experience to their positions with the company. A few weeks ago, Clear Capital also announced the appointment of Erik Lundquist to head its commercial valuations team, and the company says it's looking to add further to its staff, with a number of key positions currently available.

eMortgage Logic (EML), a national property valuations provider based out of Texas, is taking the guesswork out of determining the neighborhood for the subject property with the release of new proprietary interactive polygon mapping functionality. The company says the transparency provided through this new tool will enhance internal and external quality analysis and will provide clients with the confidence that comparables are not only similar in characteristics, but also in location.

The housing industry relies on about 10 million broker price opinions (BPOs) each year, according to Franklin E. Rodebaugh, principal broker and president of American Wholesale Properties, Inc. BPOs are not going to go away, Rodebaugh said during a panel discussion at the Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo this week. He added that BPOs are ""becoming a far more exacting science than they've ever been before,"" and he believes there are a lot more changes in store for the BPO market.

The auditorium at one of the Monday morning sessions of the Five Star Default Servicing Conference and Expo gasped when Ron Nation, founder and CEO of JVI Solutions, LLC presented two very different looking images of an REO. ""Do your best to avoid the drive-by appraisal,"" said Nation, referring to the pictures. Panelists stressed that accurately and reliably determining an asset's value can not only turn into more business, but can preserve neighborhoods.

Lender Processing Services (LPS) has released a new product that combines the objective precision of AVMs with the detailed review of BPOs. Because AVMs do not often take property condition into account, many default servicers rely on BPOs. However, BPOs allow for a greater amount of subjectivity and can result in inconsistencies. LPS developed the Distressed Asset Review to combine the best characteristics of each method.

The state of Hawaii has enacted House Bill 320, a statute that permits a licensed real estate broker or real estate salesperson to prepare broker price opinions (BPOs) and charge a fee for their service. Under previous legislation, if a real estate licensee charged a fee for a BPO other than the commission involved in the normal sale of a property, then the licensee was in violation of the state's legal code for real estate appraisals. The change, which took effect in July, came about through a unified effort by a number of industry groups, and it's been a long time coming.

eMortgage Logic (EML), a Texas-based property valuations provider, recently introduced beta testing of its new mobile application. The application is offered to its nationwide broker network on a limited basis for the first 30 days, and full implementation is expected in August 2011. The EML app allows agents to accept orders, review open and pending orders, and map subject properties in the field via smart phones and tablets.

Green River Capital, an REO asset management and loss mitigation provider headquartered in West Valley, Utah, announced recently that Lorenz Schwarz has joined the company as chief operating officer. Schwarz will also supervise the operations of the company's sister firms Green River Financial, a short sale company, and Infinity Valuation Services, a BPO provider.

The Mississippi Legislature has approved a measure that defines the acceptable uses of broker price opinions (BPOs) to estimate the price of residential real estate property and provides greater clarity to real estate professionals on the preparation and delivery of BPOs in the state. The Broker Price Opinion Act has been signed into law by Gov. Haley Barbour and becomes effective July 1. As the basis for its BPO regulations, the state officially recognized and adopted the BPO Standards and Guidelines (BPOSG) from the BPO Standards Board and the National Association of BPO Professionals.