Housing Wire

AUGUST 31, 2023

The solutions, ACE+ PDR (automated collateral evaluation plus property data report) by Freddie Mac and Value Acceptance + Property Data by Fannie Mae, were designed to increase efficiencies for all stakeholders and lower costs in comparison to traditional appraisals, while maintaining the high risk mitigation standards employed by the GSEs.

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

How To Appraise Rural Properties Excerpts: Appraising residential properties in rural areas can be both challenging and rewarding. Unlike the standardized expectations of urban and suburban properties, rural properties often present unique characteristics that require a nuanced approach to valuation.

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Appraisal Today

APRIL 14, 2023

Waterfront properties, whether it’s a ranch along the river, an oceanfront home or lakeside cabin, typically increase in value as time goes on and provide homeowners direct access to their favorite hobbies, such as swimming, boating or water skiing. It is one environment where residential appraisers are still valued. Worth reading.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2022

“The appraisal profession lacks diversity and does not reflect the population of the United States,” reads the report. Remedying this gap is not only likely to reduce the number of biased valuations, but also reduce the acute shortage of appraisers, which is impacting transactions across the country.”.

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Clear Capital

JUNE 21, 2022

When Freddie Mac published the study, “ Discovery of Racial and Ethnic Valuation Gaps In Home Purchase Appraisals ” in late 2021, its conclusion, “that Black and Latino applicants receive lower appraisal values than the contract price more often than White applicants,” sent shockwaves through the mortgage industry.

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Boston Appraisal

JUNE 24, 2019

Green buildings are defined as properties that use renewable energy and efficient building materials in their operation, construction, and design to create positive impacts on human and environmental health. Finally, as technology progresses, these elements will become not only more efficient but also more affordable.

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Clear Capital

APRIL 9, 2022

In late March, the Biden Administration released its Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) report. Designed to mitigate bias in the real-estate appraisal process, the report recommended a multi-pronged approach to change how homes are valued and sold in the United States.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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. Data and compliance standards need to improve to more effectively identify valuation bias. We need more science and less art.

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Clear Capital

JANUARY 5, 2023

. “Many news stories tend to focus on the potential for an individual appraiser delivering a too-low estimate based on factors associated with the occupants instead of the home. ” These programs were designed to address an acute housing shortage by providing affordable homeownership opportunities for American families.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

HUD’s work co-leading the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE), as well as the number of actions taken in the first year of the administration to bolster enforcement of the Fair Housing Act demonstrates our commitment to the issue,” a spokesperson said.

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