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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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HUD, GSEs to Allow Consumers to Seek Reconsideration of Appraisal Valuations

Appraisal Buzz

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now allowing home appraisals to get a second look when bias is suspected in the appraisal process.

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How to Respond to ROV Requests: Updated Guidance

Appraisal Buzz

Appraisers have been dealing with Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests from clients for decades. This appears to be due, in large part, to the unprecedented upward price trending in virtually all real estate markets around the country and the challenges appraisers face when developing opinions of.

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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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Low Value = Material Deficiencies? New FHA ROV Policy

Appraiserblogs

The implication that if the VALUE is too low, then there must be “material deficiencies” present, is deeply troubling! Up until recently, there has never been a standardized policy for mortgage loan related Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests after an appraisal has been submitted. The GSE’s have similar policies.

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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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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. That means development can start this year, so the industry is ready to roll out the new forms in 2024.