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Housing Wire
MARCH 31, 2022
The new Federal Valuation Agency would be responsible for developing real estate valuation standards and appraiser criteria, a function the Appraisal Foundation currently performs. The draft bill also proposed an “Office of Fair Lending” within the new valuations agency, which would report to the head of the agency.
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
After completing countless Veterans Administration (VA) mortgage loan transactions over the years, Chris Pascoe, a Marine veteran turned RE/MAX agent, has developed something of a system. VA loans are secured by the VA, and statutorily must be appraised by the VA and not just any appraiser. “I
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Appraisal Buzz
MAY 9, 2022
The real issue is that when the appraiser is preforming a pre-construction appraisal, an educated, knowledgeable appraiser can quickly determine if a log home is compliant with the required building codes and most importantly if that “Subject Property” or log home meets Federal Lending Requirements.
Housing Wire
JULY 29, 2021
The interagency task force to combat inequity in appraisals, led by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, will be co-chaired by former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice. How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience. Presented by: Voxtur.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2021
To make this determination, the appraiser must first determine the Highest and Best Use of the land. Therefore, for each sale, we must develop a reliable opinion of the value of its land. We’ve just developed the total economic life for one of the sales. That is when the appraisal is developed correctly.
Housing Wire
JUNE 11, 2021
And there’s one lending partner that has the solutions and resources to give LOs just that. Continuing in the theme of closing loans faster, Rocket Pro TPO has also recently launched an appraisal fee guarantee for its broker partners. The high demand created a shortage of appraisers, sometimes resulting in fee fluctuations.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. So what can we do? Write about what you do know.
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