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Opinion: A unified approach for reducing appraisal bias

Housing Wire

According to a study published by Oxford Academic Journals in 2020, modern appraisal techniques using sales comparisons and neighborhood comparisons actually perpetuate racial inequality, and in some cases exacerbate it, citing that the sales comparison approach preserves historical racial bias in today’s home values.

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Progress now or perfect later: Improving the appraisal process

Housing Wire

I hear these phrases quite often when it comes to product and software development, but I think they apply very well to solving complex problems like transforming the property appraisal process to work better for every stakeholder. The use of absolute words can sometimes be discouraging to finding iterative solutions.

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GSEs further expand AVMs, desktop and hybrid appraisals

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s equitable housing finance plans further expand non-traditional property appraisals, which sometimes rely on property tax information, data collected by third parties, or algorithms to assess a property’s value. Both GSEs argue that these approaches advance equity.

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