Troy, MI – Dart Appraisal, a nationwide appraisal management company (AMC), announced today that it has acquired Valuation Management Group (VMG), a national AMC based near Atlanta. This acquisition further cements Dart Appraisal’s position as a leader in the AMC marketplace.
Dart Appraisal always has two goals in mind – acquiring competitive bids for you and providing quality appraisals that meet your deadlines. As we focus on obtaining competitive bids and maintaining a quality level of service, we offer the following commercial appraisal tips to keep in mind…
The Mortgage Bankers Association Research group released a report highlighting market trends in relation to the commercial/multi-family real estate industry. 2017 was a record setting year for commercial real estate finance with $530 billion in loans backed by commercial and multifamily properties.
January 9, 2018 – Dart Appraisal is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. In a marketplace where the majority of competitors were established following the real estate crash of 2008, Dart Appraisal is proud to have been providing full-service appraisal management solutions since 1993.
October 26, 2017 – HouseCanary, the leading provider of modern valuation and appraisal solutions, announced a partnership with top appraisal management company Dart Appraisal that will accelerate the growth of the HouseCanary Agile Appraisal™ Platform, a fast, flexible valuation platform with full USPAP and FIRREA compliance. Dart Appraisal will continue to optimize Agile Appraisal™’s industry-leading speed of appraisal turnaround by leveraging Dart appraisers to fulfill Agile Appraisal™ orders.
IS GREEN WORTH THE GREEN? APPRAISING ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES REQUIRES CLOSE COORDINATION By Michael Dresden, President, Dart Appraisal This article originally appeared in Scotsman Guide, September 2017 Energy costs, advances in technology, environmental concerns or the […]
June 6, 2017 – Dart Appraisal today announced that it has been named an approved Appraisal Management Company (AMC) by Ditech Financial LLC (“Ditech”). Dart Appraisal will immediately begin providing residential valuation services to all of Ditech’s mortgage origination channels.
May 10, 2017 – Dart Appraisal has teamed up with Operation Care Package of Michigan (OCPMI) to supply overseas troops with care packages throughout National Military Appreciation Month. OCPMI is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization that sends care packages overseas.
A community bank with a prestigious customer base was concerned about a complex commercial appraisal that they had ordered directly from a local appraiser. This particular loan asset was very complex and involved several complicated, mixed-use parcels and both FF&E and intangibles.
Article: ENSURING INDEPENDENCE BY MICHAEL DRESDEN, PRESIDENT, DART APPRAISAL This article originally appeared in theMReport, March 2017 A fundamental requirement of loan origination and mortgage lending is that the appraisal process must be absolutely independent […]