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Opinion: The path to modernizing the appraisal process

Housing Wire

Regardless of the size or complexity of a system or process, it is time to look at whether the impact it has on people is equitable. And the appraisal process is no exception. of the properties in Black neighborhoods receive appraisal values lower than the contract price versus 7.4% All people.

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HUD, GSEs to Allow Consumers to Seek Reconsideration of Appraisal Valuations

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowing home appraisals to get a second look when bias is suspected in the appraisal process.

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CubiCasa’s free SaaS technology has helped create more than 1 million floor plans to date

Housing Wire

Users can complete a schematic 2D floor plan using just a smartphone, with no training or cost required. This helps eliminate human error, creates digital consistency in the output, and democratizes the creation of accurate property data critical to real estate listings and the appraisal process on a home loan.

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Bill would combat appraisal bias with new agency, public GSE database

Housing Wire

Congress hopes to supplant the appraisal governing body at the center of the industry’s self-regulated framework and make public the trove of appraisal data held by the government-sponsored enterprises. The registry would also track whether an appraiser had completed the minimum required fair housing training.

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White House marks one year of PAVE appraisal bias action plan

Housing Wire

Thursday, March 23 marks the one-year anniversary since the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released its action plan to curb instances of bias in the housing appraisal process. Led by U.S. FHFA, along with HUD, [the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S.

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Revolutionizing Appraisals: The Role of Blockchain Technology

Appraisal Buzz

AI can analyze vast amounts of data on the blockchain to provide insights, predictions, and even automate certain appraisal processes. For instance, AI algorithms can predict real estate property values based on historical data stored on the blockchain, making appraisals faster and more accurate.

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The hybrid appraisal is here. Who benefits?

Housing Wire

It’s a model in stark contrast to that of inspections for traditional appraisals. It may also be viewed as revolutionary for an industry in which the most significant change to the appraisal process in the past few decades was the advent of appraisal management companies as an intermediary between lenders and appraisers.

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