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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the latest stakeholder to examine how racial bias may creep into property valuations. But when the FHFA hunted for examples of racial bias by keyword searching the free-form commentary section in millions of appraisal reports, it found thousands of references to race and ethnicity.
Housing Wire
JUNE 14, 2022
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Still, there are some kinks to work out of third-party property data collection, which Christensen described as the “Wild West.”.
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Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2024
The new data set is all encompassing for every property type (residential) that were traditionally divided into 12 separate forms. The appraiser will be led through a process, defined by the scope of work. This scope of work is determined by the type of property and the characteristics of the property.
Appraisal Today
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. On a more positive side, I have done thousands of drive by appraisals since 1986. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. That was my training.
Birmingham Appraisal
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Homeowners, Don’t Make These Appraisal Mistakes When Selling Your Home As a real estate appraiser, I have seen many mistakes that sellers make during the appraisal process. These mistakes can significantly impact the value of a property and even lead to an appraisal being lower than the contract price.
Appraisal Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. percent from 7.58
Clear Capital
JANUARY 5, 2023
Unfortunately, they also resulted in a disproportionate benefit to white families and furthered neighborhood segregation under policies referred to as redlining. Appraisers are trained to provide an objective, unbiased analysis, but they also must rely upon data and methodologies that have been impacted by the systemic racism of redlining.
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