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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

The report also called on the government-sponsored enterprises to release parts of their vast trove of appraisal data, and urged lenders, the government, the GSEs and the Appraisal Foundation to standardize the reconsideration of value process, which currently lacks “any legal structure.”. Marcia Fudge.

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Editorial Advisory Board Outlook: Insights From Economist, GSEs

Appraisal Buzz

Benjamin Gottheim, VP, Servicing Policy, Single-Family Portfolio & Servicing, Freddie Mac Freddie Mac VP, Servicing Policy, Single-Family Portfolio & Servicing Benjamin Gottheim Benjamin Gottheim joined Freddie Mac in 2010 after spending several years purchasing and servicing nonperforming loans in the private market.

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Freddie Mac Appraisal Advice

Appraisal Today

But tornadoes have been known to occur in every part of the country, including New York City, where a 2010 tornado caused more than $65 million in damages. A Reality Check Southernmost House in Continental U.S. Is for Sale in Key West (It’s Next to the Buoy) for $18.5 million Mortgage applications decreased 2.2

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Rocket Companies’ Bill Emerson on HUD lawsuit: ‘We want the correct party responsible, not us’

Housing Wire

Per the Dodd Frank Act , back in 2010, appraisal independence is the rule, so a lender cannot get involved in the determination of value as it relates to an appraisal. We offered a reconsideration of value twice to the client. ” Its not the appraiser or Solidifi , the third-party appraisal company.