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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is the latest stakeholder to examine how racial bias may creep into property valuations. But when the FHFA hunted for examples of racial bias by keyword searching the free-form commentary section in millions of appraisal reports, it found thousands of references to race and ethnicity.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
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. And as a bonus, the spec provides a home for digital captures of properties to be included.
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Housing Wire
JUNE 14, 2022
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released voluminous plans last week developed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make the housing market more equitable, in part through changes to the appraisal process. Still, there are some kinks to work out of third-party property data collection, which Christensen described as the “Wild West.”.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 15, 2024
Using the form structure, GSEs have been ingesting these eclectic abbreviations to develop a large database of residential valuation. Really, appraisers have always thought this way. The appraiser will be led through a process, defined by the scope of work. But we are still stuck with the “form” functionality.
Appraisal Buzz
AUGUST 1, 2022
As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. Standard 2 is the specific standard that addresses the reporting of appraisals.
Appraisal Buzz
DECEMBER 9, 2024
However, individual comparable sales exhibited different trends relative to the market average: Figure 1 For more information, refer to the Fannie Mae Selling Guide, section B4-1.3-09. By examining sales over time, appraisers can develop a timeline of how property values have evolved in that area.
Appraiserblogs
MAY 15, 2023
CU-2)i this always dubious product of Fannie Mae is increasingly being referred to by some, if not many American Appraisers as The Fraudulator / Underwriter 2.0 (FU-2). Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness.
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