Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that JPMorgan Chase has come to an agreement with a Black homeowner who claimed the bank’s mortgage division – relying on a valuation done by an appraiser – valued her home at an amount lower than its actual worth because of her race.

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Appraisal Today

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Excerpts: The AQB previously considered the option of allowing parallel professional non-appraisal experience. Counseling buyers, sellers, owners, and tenants on inspections and remediations, improvements, and the appraisal process. Completing Evaluations in compliance with the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines.

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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 are some of the benefits of desktop appraisals? or its subsidiaries.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

And the appraisal process is no exception. After a summer filled with overwhelming demand and too little appraisal capacity, which increased loan costs and time to close, there is finally light appearing at the end of the tunnel. The appraisal gap for properties in Latino neighborhoods can be even worse, going as high as 9.4%.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2021

The Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity task force will deliver a report to Biden within six months to describe the “extent, causes, and consequences of undervaluing of properties,” a HUD official told HousingWire. How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience. Presented by: Voxtur.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

“Today, we are announcing a new step in our work to root out racial and ethnic bias in home valuations, which will give borrowers greater ability to have their home valuation reconsidered.” It empowers consumers while affording appraisers an opportunity to make sure they got it right. Handbook at a later date.

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Boston Appraisal

JUNE 24, 2019

The Other Side of the Coin: The Appraisal Process Doesn’t Always Reflect the Contributed Value of Green Features. Sometimes, appraisals do not reflect the perceived value of these improvements, to the dismay of building owners. Moreover, the appraising community is making a conscious effort to catch up with these trends.

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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. According to Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plan, it could be the expansion of automated valuation models.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

As a first-time buyer, unless you are among the 6% who purchase their homes entirely with cash , you are likely financing the transaction and your mortgage lender will require an appraisal. The potential for appraisal bias in home valuation has recently garnered public attention and regulatory scrutiny. Troubling research.

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