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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

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For too long, appraisers have faced sweeping claims that their valuations are biased against certain groups, despite appraisers’ ethical standards, rigorous training, and lack of financial stake in transactions. The transformation is required at the end of 2026 with testing beginning late 2025. He has been around for a long time.

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2024 Updated UAD and URAR – What does It Mean for You?

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To see the timeline (from 2018 to 2026) PDF, Click Here Too large to include in this newsletter. Appraisers must tread carefully when utilizing 2023 comparable sale data in valuation modeling and consider localized market trends. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to 6.61