Clear Capital

MARCH 4, 2022

The mortgage industry is on its way to modernizing the appraisal process. In early February, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored entities (GSEs), incorporated desktop appraisals into their Selling Guides beginning in March 2022. How to take advantage of desktop appraisals. or its subsidiaries.

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Appraisal Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

Genius Scan This app gets a lot of love from appraisers. This tool is excellent for making copies of tax records, floor plans, etc. How will this affect your appraisal reports if you work in the affected areas? Genius Scan makes it easy to scan, upload, and share documents using your mobile devices. Or hit the reply button.

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Clear Capital

JUNE 21, 2022

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

MAY 27, 2022

There is no single silver bullet that will rectify the pernicious impact of bias in residential real estate valuations — it is a complex problem that requires a multifaceted solution. First, we must acknowledge the impact that appraisal bias continues to have on minority homeowners and the broader housing system.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plans further expand non-traditional property appraisals, which sometimes rely on property tax information, data collected by third parties, or algorithms to assess a property’s value. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

As a first-time buyer, unless you are among the 6% who purchase their homes entirely with cash , you are likely financing the transaction and your mortgage lender will require an appraisal. The potential for appraisal bias in home valuation has recently garnered public attention and regulatory scrutiny. points for Blacks.

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Appraisal Buzz

JULY 11, 2024

From modern images of Santa Claus and Uncle Sam, Nast also popularized the donkey to represent the Democratic party and the elephant for the Republican party. I am not sure I agree with that outcome, but I do not like the government using the GSEs as a tool to administer some policy objectives related to housing and home price affordability.

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