BLOG VIEW: In January 2022, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) which consist of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that they would include a desktop appraisal option to its sellers. When this took effect in March, it opened the door to a potentially permanent change in the way appraisals are developed and completed.
Many lenders see this as a positive move. However, they may have questions about how the changes will affect them.
Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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By now, most appraisers are aware that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) have embarked on a complete overhaul of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD).
