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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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The Appraiser’s Perspective: Insights and Tips for Real Estate Agents

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraisal Tips For Real Estate Agents As a real estate appraiser with over 30 years of experience, I have seen many changes and challenges in the appraisal profession and the real estate market. I believe that appraisers and agents have a common goal: to help their clients buy or sell a home.

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The appraisal gap is complicating deals across the country

Housing Wire

But not everybody has the ability to tap friends and family or investments when the appraisal and the final sale price don’t match – many deals have fallen apart as a result, loan originators and real estate agents said. She recently had a deal fall apart due to appraisal. Streamline by combining services.

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How to Respond to a Reconsideration of Value Request

McKissock

With rapid price growth and price bidding wars in hot real estate markets, an increase in appraisal appeal requests is likely. 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).

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Why Agents Should Share Their CMA With The Appraiser

Birmingham Appraisal

Appraiser and Agent Collaboration is a Good Thing The importance of collaboration between real estate agents and appraisers can be a touchy subject. On one hand, the real estate agent’s main goal is to advocate for their client while the appraiser must be an impartial and non-biased third party.

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Opinion: The pros and cons of VA modernization bill

Housing Wire

It may be that many of the loan originators and real estate agents calling for major changes to the VA appraisal process are be those with the least amount of first-hand experience with the VA product. However, in several rural markets there is failure to meet this standard as appraisers may not even accept the order for weeks.

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Challenging a mortgage appraisal

Annarbor Appraisal

The first thing to remember as a consumer or real estate agent, is that the client is the lender, not the consumer. Lenders offer a formal “Reconsideration of Value” (ROV) process. Remember the appraiser’s client is the lender, not the consumer or the real estate agent.