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IAS Launches the First Cost-Effective Real Estate Valuation Model to Apply Physical Condition Adjustments
| Source: Integrated Asset Services
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - March 25, 2009) - Integrated
Asset Services, LLC® (IAS®), a leader in default management and
residential collateral valuation, unveiled today its new "Conditioned Valuation Model"
(CVM), a first-of-its-kind cost-effective integration of automated
transparent property analytics with human observation.
CVM is uniquely positioned
along the continuum of existing property valuation products between the
widely used Automated Valuation Models (AVM) and Brokers Price Opinions
(BPO). At half the price of a standard BPO, the new CVM allows for more
comprehensive and affordable due diligence for those business applications
requiring more than an AVM but less than a BPO.
"Black Box" AVM's failure to disclose supporting data and valuation
methodologies has led to questionable and unsubstantiated property values,
and until now there were few alternatives. CVM delivers a real-time, 360
degree view of a subject's condition, the subject's neighborhood condition,
a condition-adjusted value, and market price trends.
"Traditionally, the industry has had the choice of a more expensive
human-based solution or faster and riskier automated solutions. But the
current mortgage industry requires these two valuation approaches interact
intelligently and at the right price point," said Dave McCarthy, CEO of Integrated Asset Services. "We've
combined revolutionary valuation technology with objective third party
property inspection services to produce what we believe to be the first
humanized automated valuation for residential property at a reasonable
price."
CVM, the first entry in a new
suite of IAS Integrated Valuation Solutions (IVS™), goes well beyond
just pairing two reports together side by side. The valuation formula
integrates accurate, transparent property data from IntelliReal, IAS's
technology partner, and provides accurate real estate intelligence
supported by comparable sales, neighborhood analysis, current neighborhood
sales, and active listings. These analytics are combined with a hands-on
inspection performed by a third-party property inspection firm, including
photos on the subject and its neighborhood condition, occupancy status, and
conditions that impact value. The data resulting from the third party
inspection directly influences the automated valuation estimate, solving
the long standing problem of the AVM: the lack of real-time property
condition information.
"The market has suffered by blind reliance on traditional AVMs. Today's
market requires transparency and innovation in the approach to valuations,
including the integration of human observation," said Ric Miles, CEO of
IntelliReal. "With a 14 year track record of delivering quality valuations
and services nationwide, IAS is ideally positioned to deliver this new type
of integrated solution."
The CVM is one of the many
innovations recently introduced by IAS to assist the mortgage community
mitigate losses, reduce risk and lower costs. The firm, which launched its
monthly-reported IAS360 House Price Index last year, recently rolled out
CDA Credit Due Diligence Analytics, a ground-breaking due diligence service
for the mortgage industry.
About Integrated Asset Services, LLC
IAS (www.iasreo.com) is a privately held Colorado-based corporation
specializing in default mortgage services including valuation,
reconciliation and full cycle REO disposition. The Company's advanced
valuation and volatility technology combined with its expert professional
services help its clients reduce exposure while expediting the entire asset
management process. Founded by REO industry experts, IAS provides services
that go beyond industry expectations, from the level of integrity of its
employees to the measurably better service it routinely provides.