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How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request

McKissock

To help you out, we’ve put together some practical information to strengthen your responses to a mortgage lender’s appraisal appeal, called a reconsideration of value (ROV). If the error does impact on your opinion of value, acknowledge and revise your appraisal accordingly, as you want your appraisal to be credible.

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Getting Appraisers to Reconsider Value—Do’s & Don’ts

Portland Appraisal Blog

Usually this is done via a document known as a “reconsideration of value” (ROV for short). What is a Reconsideration of Value? In short, a reconsideration of value is another appraisal. There is a lot to unpack here, but let’s just focus on the idea that market value is the most probable price.

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

The appraiser must make sure that they are providing an impartial valuation so that the market value shown in the appraisal is as accurate as possible. For the above reasons, it is very important for accurate valuations during the home-buying process.

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Opinion: The pros and cons of VA modernization bill

Housing Wire

When it comes to establishing market value, I think the VA appraisal at present determines this as well as any other. When value is not achievable in the opinion of the appraiser — both Tidewater and Reconsideration of Value allow more protective flexibility for the borrower than any other loan type.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins. Does this seem healthy to you?

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New Homebuyer’s Guide To Appraisals

Birmingham Appraisal

Banks are typically absolved from discrepancies between the amount they lend and the true market value of the home meaning that they will not be held responsible to the buyer. There is always the possibility that the appraisal value is less than the contract price. Appraisal vs Home Inspection.