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HUD and FHFA Increase Transparency in Home Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) have released new appraisal data from loan applications on single-family mortgages submitted to HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The data previously included only appraisals of properties where the loan would be acquired by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (GSEs).

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Jim Amorin steps down as CEO of Appraisal Institute

Housing Wire

The residential appraisal space has been rocked by increased federal scrutiny over the past two years, with several agencies studying whether appraisers let racial bias change their valuations. In late October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency released 47 million appraisal reports to the public for the first time.

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HECM program study assesses policy impacts of recent years

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) in 2022 aimed to assess the state of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program over a 20-year period. A study commissioned by the U.S.

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8 Common Violations Made by Appraisers

McKissock

When it comes to appraisal violations , certain minor violations are very common. In this article, I outline several examples of less serious breaches of development STANDARD 1 and reporting STANDARD 2—and a few other types of violations, too. Failure to disclose appraisal assistance.

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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. Too cyclical.

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Avoid Appraisal Disciplinary Action with These Do’s and Don’ts

McKissock

Imagine if you don’t have a good workfile, and a complaint is filed, and you retrieve the workfile and take a look at it and think, “What was I doing when I did this appraisal? There should be enough information in your workfile so that you know exactly what you were thinking when you developed and reported that opinion of value.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

Excerpts: The AQB previously considered the option of allowing parallel professional non-appraisal experience. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on George Harrison passed, Appraisal business, marketingunusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Sold 4/1/2013 for $998,000.