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Incenter Appraisal Management and McKissock Learning Form Desktop Valuation Training Partnership

Appraisal Buzz

LOUIS — January 24, 2022 — With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac accepting desktop appraisals beginning in March, Incenter Appraisal Management and McKissock Learning are partnering to help appraisers update their remote inspection skills in response. About Incenter Appraisal Management. Click here to register.

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PAVE Task Force Releases Recommendations to Promote Valuation Equity

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On March 23, 2022, the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) released a report entitled “Action Plan to Advance Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity.” Pages 5 and 6 of the report set forth 21 recommendations, termed “Agency Actions to Advance Valuation Equity.”

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FHFA will host second public forum on appraisal bias

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will host the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) in May for its second public hearing on appraisal bias. At the first ASC hearing in January, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra took aim at the dysfunctional regulatory system that governs the appraisal industry. “I

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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.

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Appraisers raise alarm on AMC revenue-sharing models

Housing Wire

In a shrinking mortgage market, fee pressures are the main challenge for appraisers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors. In 2023, nearly half of appraisers surveyed said fee pressure was their biggest challenge, up 20 percentage points since last year.

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Recap: Valuation Expo 2021

Appraisal Buzz

As a southern California property appraiser, each year I attend Valuation Expo , the country’s largest trade show for real estate appraisers. Realtors and Property Appraisers? But they’ll eventually deliver lucidity — allowing buyers, sellers, agents, appraisers, and lenders to plan and budget accordingly.

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Jim Amorin steps down as CEO of Appraisal Institute

Housing Wire

Jim Amorin, the CEO of the Appraisal Institute , on Thursday announced his resignation from the appraisal trade group. In a statement, the Appraisal Institute said Amorin’s five-year term will end effective Feb. The racial gap itself in appraised values increased by 75% during that period. as Hispanic.

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