Empire Appraisal Group

MAY 9, 2024

New Requirements Aim to Reduce Appraisal Bias The new Reconsideration of Value policy requires lenders to provide a pathway for borrowers to request reviews of home appraisal valuations.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

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.

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McKissock

DECEMBER 28, 2021

“While 2022 is expected to continue to be a good year for the housing market, it will not be as exceptional as 2021,” predicts Jo Traut, appraisal curriculum and content specialist at McKissock Learning. Mortgage rates are expected to rise, but still remain attractive and reasonable. Major unknowns in the coming year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2023

The Biden administration also announced that it would expand the ability for homeowners to pursue reconsiderations of value (ROVs), saying that federal banking agencies “are in the process of issuing proposed guidance on how financial institutions may integrate ROV policies and controls into their current appraisal processes,” the White House said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced a new policy on Wednesday that will enable mortgage borrowers to “request a re-assessment of the appraised value of their property if they believe that the appraisal was inaccurate or biased,” according to an announcement from HUD.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

After a summer filled with overwhelming demand and too little appraisal capacity, which increased loan costs and time to close, there is finally light appearing at the end of the tunnel. Reconsideration of Value (ROV) process. Borrowers should always have the opportunity for appraisals to be reconsidered in an unbiased fashion.

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