Commercial real estate values are dictated by property incomes and capitalization rates, or the yields investors are looking to receive on their investments.

Floods are among earth’s most common and most destructive natural hazards. No other kind of natural disaster in America has caused more disruption or destruction than floods. Today’s regulatory environment can move as fast as flood waters. Helping borrowers find opportunities to reduce or even remove their flood insurance starts with understanding all of the basics around this ever-changing area.

ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., named Ohan Antebian to lead its Consumer Businesses.

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Lowering loan manufacturing costs, improving overall mortgage processing efficiencies and achieving optimal risk management begins with improving the quality of the underlying mortgage loan file data.

Jon Forrester is Vice President of Valuation Services with Valuation Partners, Sugarland, Texas, responsible for development and deployment of the company's valuation tools, including hybrid appraisals, as well as creating new efficiencies in the appraisal process.