Housing Wire
MAY 1, 2024
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced a new policy on Wednesday that will enable mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased,” according to an announcement from HUD.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 6, 2024
The rule change will enable borrowers to request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased, HUD says in a release. These disclosures must be provided at both the time of mortgage application and at the presentation of the appraisal.
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Appraisal Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Excerpts: Suggested protocols for responding to Reconsideration of Value requests. Click here to listen to Tim Andersen, MAI’s podcast, “Reconsiderations of Value: Satan’s Own Seed, Right?” But ROVs, Tidewater initiatives, upset owners, and those who will play the racist card will be omni-present. 1826 Clement Ave.
Housing Wire
MARCH 26, 2024
Instead of Connolly and Mott greeting the appraiser, a white colleague was present during the process. They conducted a “whitewashing” experiment, replacing family photos with pictures of white friends and colleagues. The home was appraised for $750,000, almost 60% higher than the initial appraisal performed.
Appraiserblogs
MAY 3, 2024
The implication that if the VALUE is too low, then there must be “material deficiencies” present, is deeply troubling! Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted. The GSE’s have similar policies.
Housing Wire
AUGUST 11, 2020
Most AMCs offer a process called a Reconsideration of Value Request, or ROV, that when properly presented, encourages the appraiser to review the work based on additional appropriate data submitted.
Housing Wire
MARCH 23, 2022
One challenge in assessing the scope of appraisal bias is rooted in the informal process of challenging an appraised value. HUD will now use the VA’s reconsideration of value process as a model and track reconsideration of value processes for Federal Housing Administration lenders.
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