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DOJ sues Rocket, appraisal companies over alleged discrimination

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in July—filed a lawsuit against the lender, appraiser Maksym Mykhailyna and his company, Maverick Appraisal Group , and the appraisal management company Solidifi U.S. This is the second appraisal bias case involving a top-10 lender and a powerful regulator.

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Progress now or perfect later: Improving the appraisal process

Housing Wire

I hear these phrases quite often when it comes to product and software development, but I think they apply very well to solving complex problems like transforming the property appraisal process to work better for every stakeholder. housing cannot be accomplished with a focus on appraisal alone.

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Senators grill HUD official over absent GSE appraisal data

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac referred requests to comment to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. An FHFA spokesperson said that the agency has received numerous requests from the public to release the GSE appraisal data, but it is still weighing whether and how to release it. .

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Supporting Market Conditions Adjustments: A Comprehensive Guide for Appraisers

Appraisal Buzz

The goal is to make sure every adjustment is defensible, based on empirical evidence, and can withstand scrutiny from all stakeholders involved in the appraisal process. By examining sales over time, appraisers can develop a timeline of how property values have evolved in that area.

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The New UAD: “Don’t Borrow Trouble.”

Appraisal Buzz

I had just returned from college, and back then, there was no appraisal software available. We had to do it ourselves in the beginning, developing our own local software using DOS. It is up to appraisal software companies to develop solutions to provide this specific data set. This methodology has its issues as well.

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A View on Risk: Desktop Appraisals

Appraisal Buzz

Exterior-Only is self-explanatory, where the scope of work states the appraiser completed an exterior viewing of the physical components of the property and the appraiser relied on other sources to gather property and improvement details. Appraisers rely on standards of practice and processes.

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Geographic “Data” Competency?

Appraisal Buzz

Most, if not all of the complaints stem from “low” appraisals being followed by “high” appraisals – ironically, all of these appraisals were performed by appraisers that lived in close proximity of the subject property and were deemed to have geographic competency.

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