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Appraisal Quality Tip: Location matters — The key to choosing comparable properties

Clear Capital

These tips are specifically designed with you in mind, to help minimize the number of revision requests you receive through a well-supported and credible appraisal report! This approach captures location and provides bracketing for features. Why is it important to choose sales that capture the subject’s immediate location?

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. Training is accomplished by using examples of acceptable rural appraisals as training tools for underwriters. For this reason, an appraiser may elect to use some one-story comps when the subject is a two-story, or a mixture of housing designs.

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How to Maximize Appraisal Underwriting Approvals in Rural Markets

Genworth MI Blog

Training is a primary vehicle to deliver this success. Underwriting Training. Training is accomplished by using examples of acceptable rural appraisals as training tools for underwriters. For this reason, an appraiser may elect to use some one-story comps when the subject is a two-story, or a mixture of housing designs.