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Hispanic Homeowners Reduce the Home Value Gap

Appraisal Buzz

Zillow has found that Hispanic homeowners are making great strides in narrowing the home value gap with white homeowners over the past two years—regaining ground lost during the pandemic. Hispanic-owned homes are currently worth 11.9% less than homes owned by non-Hispanic white households, down from 12.1% from 17.9%.

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U.S. Home Values Trend Below Historical Averages

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National Home Price NSA Index, which accounts for all nine U.S. Single-Family Home Values Climb YoY Following a 3.6% National Home Price NSA Index, which includes all nine U.S. Home Values Trend Below Historical Averages first appeared on The MortgagePoint. census divisions, had an annual gain of 3.8%.

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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

Housing Wire

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. Jaro stands tall as the only end-to-end appraisal platform on the market. Low transaction volumes may soon be a thing of the past.

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Home-price growth is cooling, leading to appraisal challenges

Housing Wire

Cleveland-based Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) released an analysis Thursday that highlights a growing gap between appraised home values and sale prices. Across the 19 East Coast and Midwest states in which CSS operates, appraisals were higher than sale prices in 57% of transactions during the second half of 2024.

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HUD rescinds appraisal review policies

Housing Wire

Policies related to appraisal appeals, or reconsiderations of value (ROV), were rescinded Wednesday by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Garber added that the most pressing concern for appraisers remains the resolution of fair housing claims by the U.S. HUD and FHA handed down new appraisal bias protections in May 2024.

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Luxury Home Values Snapshot

Appraisal Buzz

A new analysis from Zillow has found that luxury home value growth has now outpaced appreciation on typical homes for five consecutive months. The typical luxury home—defined by Zillow as the most valuable 5% of homes in a given region—is worth about $1,620,000. Luxury home values across the U.S.

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Home Values Surge in Q2

Appraisal Buzz

The equity gains coincide with a surge in home prices during the 2024 spring buying season, with the median national home price rising 9% quarterly to a record $365,000. This price increase has helped boost equity levels across much of the country by widening the gap between home values and the amounts owed on loans.