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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs GSE Effective date is August 29, 2024 HUD Effective date is September 2, 2024 Editor’s note: This long section includes, In order: McKissock/Dave Bradley post with a good summary including links to HUD and GSE documents. For appraisers, Section II.D.2.

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HUD, GSEs to Allow Consumers to Seek Reconsideration of Appraisal Valuations

Appraisal Buzz

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.

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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

Until recently … the appraisal industry seems to have escaped the type of regulation and scrutiny faced by other participants in the mortgage market,” the authors wrote. Apart from questions of governance, the report found significant gaps in the Appraisal Foundation’s fair housing requirements and training.

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New appraisal bias protections apply to reverse mortgage program: FHA

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced a new policy enabling mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased.”

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A View on Risk: Desktop Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

Let’s take some time to reintroduce Desktop Appraisals and explore the risks that are presented when a Desktop Appraisal is requested of an appraiser as part of the mortgage application process. Prior to 2020, the most common appraisal label in the mortgage origination ecosystem was the Full Appraisal. Appraisal Labels.

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Appraisal bias plan promises barrage of actions in the near term

Housing Wire

The Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s long-awaited action plan on appraisal bias outlines administrative actions the federal government will quickly take to address mis-valuations. But the report fails to offer a clear plan to release appraisal data from the government sponsored enterprises.

Appraisal 411
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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraiser discrimination lawsuit, waivers, staying positive with slow business, appraiser’s economic forecast, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Significant developments have occurred in the case. District Court, Maryland.