Appraisal Buzz
MAY 6, 2024
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.
Housing Wire
MARCH 23, 2023
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.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 18, 2023
Both types of initiatives are important, but no one seems to be talking about how we can get more production out of our current set of appraisers. The quickest way to ensure a faster appraisal process is going to be to learn how to work with valuation providers as partners in the process rather than the way most appraisers feel, adversaries.
Birmingham Appraisal
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Benefits of Sharing the CMA with the Appraiser During the appraisal process, the appraiser will conduct their own market research to locate the most recent and similar comparables to the property they are appraising. This can lead to a more thorough and accurate appraisal which aids in the home selling process.
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.
Appraisal Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Excerpts: Suggested protocols for responding to Reconsideration of Value requests. Click here to listen to Tim Andersen, MAI’s podcast, “Reconsiderations of Value: Satan’s Own Seed, Right?” My comments : ROVs are a PITA for many appraisers. How does the appraiser get through such anti-appraiser gyrations?
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
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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