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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced a new policy enabling mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased.”
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a new version of its Single Family Housing Handbook 4000.1, An extensive update was published to general reconsideration of value (ROV) requirements.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s long-awaited action plan on appraisal bias outlines administrative actions the federal government will quickly take to address mis-valuations. One challenge in assessing the scope of appraisal bias is rooted in the informal process of challenging an appraised value.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the principle of appraisal independence for lenders. We followed the rules; we followed the law. We offered a reconsideration of value twice to the client. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. We did nothing wrong.
In turn, appraisers developed, supplemented, and maintained practices to ensure the data provided to the appraiser did not result in a misleading appraisal. Inspection relief was successful as lenders and appraisers developed appropriate processes. Lenders rely on regulation and policy.
Basically, an appraisal determines the value of a property, and the home inspection reports the home’s overall condition as well as that of the different systems. Appraisers develop an opinion of value for the subject property for various reasons including mortgage underwriting.
As strategies continue to develop and evolve, we believe it’s important to engage and communicate with stakeholders, so here are three key items we believe appraisers should keep top of mind in 2024. It’s a necessary step in developing credible reports. A Reality Check Southernmost House in Continental U.S. Worth reading.
They alleged that the appraiser had taken into account their race in his valuation of their home in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act and other laws prohibiting discrimination. Significant developments have occurred in the case. The second development in the case is that on March 22, 2024, the attorneys for Drs.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that JPMorgan Chase has come to an agreement with a Black homeowner who claimed the bank’s mortgage division – relying on a valuation done by an appraiser – valued her home at an amount lower than its actual worth because of her race.
The property data collection process by unlicensed and unregulated people hampers the appraiser trainee’s development and hurts the next generation of licensed and certified appraisers. This will save time, especially when consumers request a Reconsideration of Value. Again, who controls and regulates the data?
Excerpts: Suggested protocols for responding to Reconsideration of Value requests. Click here to listen to Tim Andersen, MAI’s podcast, “Reconsiderations of Value: Satan’s Own Seed, Right?” What Is a Reconciled Value? Excerpts: What does the appraiser do with the three different values that may be developed?
This development is a ray of hope not only for Lanham, who has been unjustly accused of racial bias in his appraisals, but for the entire appraisal community who have been unfairly targeted by NFHAs relentless smear campaign. The underwriter must provide the Appraiser with all relevant data that is necessary for a reconsideration of value.
Assessor, The R Word, HUD Appraiser Complaints March 14, 2025 Whats in This Newsletter (In Order, Scroll Down) LIA AD: Navigating value revisions in appraisals Why Is the Square Footage in Public Records Different from the Appraisal? In this role Miller, has helped pass over half-a-dozen laws protecting appraisers in Minnesota.
Broader questions have now been raised about potential new legal liabilities that businesses in the mortgage industry may be subjected to merely for following the letter of the law. When federal agencies bypass the law to advance a political agenda, it harms honest actors like Rocket and poses a threat to all consumers as well.
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