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ANSI Square Footage Standards: What Agents and Appraisers Should Know

Empire Appraisal Group

Other government lending institutions (Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and Rural Housing) indicate that they’ll accept the ANSI standard, but it’s unclear if they’ll accept Fannie Mae’s protocol when there are portions of the property that are used as living space but aren’t classified as living space under ANSI.

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How Are Appraisal Complaints Enforced?

McKissock

This is a good first step because you would be surprised at the number of complaints that are filed with appraisal regulatory agencies where the complaint is filed against a lending institution, for example, and the appraisal regulatory agency doesn’t have jurisdiction.