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New appraisal bias protections apply to reverse mortgage program: FHA

Housing Wire

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.”

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White House marks one year of PAVE appraisal bias action plan

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice, the PAVE task force revealed its action plan one year ago and claims that its efforts have amounted to “critical progress” in its efforts to make the homebuying process more equitable for people of color.

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Building a quality-centric culture is essential to ensuring appraisal integrity

Housing Wire

These entities have implemented measures allowing homeowners to request reconsideration of appraisals, aiming to ensure fairness and accuracy. Moreover, tools like Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter® (CU®) have been introduced to enhance the scrutiny of appraisal data.

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The appraisal industry’s governance problem

Housing Wire

The appraisal industry’s “byzantine regulation structure,” according to the report’s authors — experts in fair housing, fair lending and valuation — has stunted the appraisal industry’s understanding of fair housing risk. The regime has limited its accountability and enforcement systems. That process varies from lender to lender.

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ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs

Appraisal Today

ROV (Reconsideration of Value) Changes – FHA and GSEs GSE Effective date is August 29, 2024 HUD Effective date is September 2, 2024 Editor’s note: This long section includes, In order: McKissock/Dave Bradley post with a good summary including links to HUD and GSE documents. For appraisers, Section II.D.2.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins. The number of professional reconsiderations of value coming in are increasing. I’m grateful that nearly half of my work these days is not for lending purposes. They just look at the number. .

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2022 Appraisal Outlook: Appraisers Cast Optimistic Eye On Coming Year

McKissock

Nonetheless, it would be prudent for appraisers to refresh or develop their knowledge on appraising REO properties.”. One possibility being discussed is a standardized reconsideration of value process that a property owner can utilize if they believe their house was undervalued by an appraiser. Top changes to look for in 2022.