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From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul

Appraisal Buzz

UAD originated in 2010 and since then we appraisers are accustomed to using codes like “C4,” “N;Res,” and “1200sf0sfin” in our mortgage appraisal reports to communicate the results of our analysis. The original forms were designed before the digital age, to be completed on typewriters.

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AVMs undergo compliance and regulation updates

Clear Capital

Fannie Mae’s study , while finding that homes owned by white borrowers were more often overvalued than homes owned by Black borrowers, furthered the discussion around Appraisal Modernization, including the use of AVMs in property valuations. AVMs should be used in the lending process to prevent appraisal bias. Valuation Equity.

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Help for troubled borrowers is on the way. But will it come soon enough?

Housing Wire

Wilen’s case illustrates how some Americans have a lot to lose if policies designed to help mortgage borrowers don’t break right. Also, the DEO said it is implementing 20 projects to modernize its systems, and 97% of all eligible benefits requested before Oct.15 He is afraid of losing his home.

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The appraisal industry’s hidden hand

Housing Wire

A variation of the conduct code was inserted into the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the modern AMC was off and running. But he repeatedly surfaces as the designated mouthpiece for AMCs. The value add is compliance, more than anything else,” said Shashank Shekhar, CEO of Arcus Lending.

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LAYERS OF UNCERTAINTY AMID JOB CUTS, OFFICE VACANCIES

Will Springer Realtor

Facebook (Meta) is evolving its office arrangements, leaving space in Seattle and Bellevue and contemplating additional contraction while opening a new lab (Frank Gehry-designed Building X) in Redmond later this year. Home designers have been listening too. Bedroom-sized home offices are no longer the norm in modern floor plans.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

>> Insights from 12,000 consumers and over 300 architectural designers show that 51% of residents will work from home in 2022, up from 33% before the pandemic. Kitsap County had the fewest number of units built per household formed between 2010 and 2020 (0.55). >> Neilsen research shows that 11.5% MAY HOUSING UPDATE.

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FED’S ACTIONS TAKE STEAM OUT OF HOUSING MARKET

Will Springer Realtor

While investors of mortgaged securities help dictate their interest rates, the Federal Reserve is behind the scenes influencing the overall lending environment. Waller went on to say this adjustment is in no way like the horrific housing/financial crises of 2007-2010. That’s the first time a Fed official has acknowledged the U.S.