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Apps for Appraisers

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Be sure to put in a comment requesting it. == The Future of Property Appraisal: Unveiling the UAD Redesign and New URAR By: McKissock August 15, 2023 At the recent Valuation Expo conference in Las Vegas, Heather Sullivan (Aloft), Ken Defeo (Fannie Mae), and Sean Murphy (Freddie Mac) provided a peek at some of the upcoming changes.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

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which can relate to valuation. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on George Harrison passed, Appraisal business, marketingunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. I remember meeting George Harrison shortly after I moved to San Antonio in 2001. He remembered me from Valuation 2000.

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VA Update for Appraisers

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Excerpts: …the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), is known throughout the valuation community for respecting the work of appraisers and maintaining reasonable fee schedules. The questions: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making desktop appraisals a permanent fixture in their valuation offerings. Haunted House Appraisals.

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Too many appraisers?

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Here we consider how these “frictions” will behave as appraisal demand has dropped, just as each of the five forces have found ways to reduce or “eliminate” the need for valuation expertise. The Inevitable Cyclicality of Mortgage Lending. This blog considers how each friction will respond to this “excess” of appraisers.

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Fannie Mae: No Appraisals Required? 3-10-23

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Fannie Mae: Appraisals are no longer the default option: Value Acceptance replaces Appraisal Waiver Fannie Mae updated its Selling Guide on March 1 to include more options for property valuations, saying that they are “moving away from implying that an appraisal is a default requirement.” And that’s the way it is – March 1, 2023.

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NAR Appraisal Survey 2022

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The eight percent who cite other valuation methods most often explained that they use a hybrid approach or mostly an exterior appraisal. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Fannie Mae, Real estate market, Disbility, Redlining, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. =. Lot Size: 0.06

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ChatGPT for Appraisers

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on non lender appraisals, liability, markets with few sales, Bias, unusual homes, mortgage origination A California Winery With a 91-Acre Vineyard for $12,995,000 Red Soles Winery, a 91-acre vineyard. August 9, 2023) — Mortgage applications decreased 3.1