Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 introduced two new appraisal labels – the Exterior-only Appraisal and the Desktop Appraisal. Lenders and stakeholders allowed for some level of inspection relief with these two new appraisal products. Appraisers rely on standards of practice and processes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

The FHFA’s engagement of industry stakeholders signifies a critical inflection point for appraisal transformation. Modernization will either take root and flourish throughout every branch of the mortgage industry, or our industry could miss a critical window to introduce meaningful reforms. Presented by: PCV Murcor.

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Town & Country Residential Appraisals

MARCH 30, 2020

AMC’s - “Appraisal Management Company” These organizations have come into existence in an attempt to fulfill government regulations to ensure that banks could not commit mortgage fraud like the practices seen prior to 2008. Thankfully in the modern world, documents can be sent immediately. Slow turn around.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2022

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Non-traditional appraisals to the rescue. Fannie Mae also included efforts to “modernize” appraisals in its equity plans.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2022

From drive-through closings to drone-guided inspections, industry experts got creative to meet the growing demand for new homes for a surge of homebuyers and homeowners who wanted to take advantage of low interest rates. The pandemic gave the housing industry time to test and learn the risks that could be involved with desktop appraisals.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

Urban, Suburban, Rural in Appraisals Appraisal Business Tips Humor for Appraisers Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! Is the GSE’s “Appraisal Modernization” Really Just Mass Appraisal? By Dallas T.

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Realtor

MAY 15, 2023

An appraiser also does a market data analysis, which values other homes in the area, and records the findings in the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report, or URAR. The hybrid appraisal uses a form almost identical to the URAR, but the appraiser doesn’t go to the property. When is the hybrid appraisal used?

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

government made bold steps to support homeownership through the GI Bill. Before that, the government addressed these issues through housing programs started under the New Deal. “The appraiser profession needs greater diversity, allowing those involved in the process to reflect the diverse communities they serve.”

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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. What is a desktop appraisal?

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Walitt Solutions

JULY 28, 2019

In July 2019, I spoke to the Collateral Risk Network, a group of chief appraisers, risk managers, management companies, lenders, appraisers, regulators, and legal experts, at the Collateral Matters event in Reston, Virginia. My talk focused on Property Inspections, which – to an outsider – might seem to be a straight-forward topic.

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