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NAR says it’s doing what it can on housing discrimination

Housing Wire

Petersburg, Florida, and head of NAR’s Real Property Valuation Committee, pointed specifically to the apprentice training requirement – no comparable requirement exists for real estate agents – as the reason no one is joining a depleted profession in the crosshairs for allegedly racially biased appraisals.

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Appraisal bill would combat legacy of redlining

Housing Wire

Legislation in Congress would try to solve for inconsistencies in appraisal underwriting, a lack of diversity in the profession, and the legacy of property valuation discrimination. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Rep. A 2018 study from the Brookings Institute found that in the average U.S.

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How to reduce appraisal turn times and improve the borrower experience

Housing Wire

This allows for a more objective analysis and better compliance, and often translates to a more efficient process with faster turn times, which allows buyers and sellers to transfer real property more cost effectively and with confidence. HW: What are some of the current challenges regarding property tax assessment?

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Racial Bias in Real Estate: Is it the Appraisers’ Fault?

Appraiserblogs

In the past year, the appraisal industry has been under attack from various academics who claim “racial bias” on the part of real property appraisers providing appraisal services to lenders who provide home mortgages.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

An appraisal is an objective, impartial, and unbiased opinion about the value of real property prepared by a State Licensed or Certified professional appraiser. Appraisers assemble a series of facts, statistics, and other information regarding specific properties, analyze this data and develop opinions of value. Value Scenarios.

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How should appraisers approach short-term rentals?

DataMaster

Note: This blog post about short-term rentals was originally posted on Class Valuation’s site on May 11, 2022. also known as short-term rentals (STRs) — to claim STR income as part of the borrower qualifications side of the lending decision. This is creating significant friction in the lending environment.

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Top 6 Commercial Appraisal FAQ’s

Simonson Real Estate

The appraiser’s role is to provide arm’s length, third-party, neutral, and impartial opinions about the value of a real property and provide assistance to those who own, manage, sell, invest in, or lend money on real estate. As appraisers’ we assemble facts, statistics, and other information on a specific property.