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HUD rescinds appraisal review policies

Housing Wire

Policies related to appraisal appeals, or reconsiderations of value (ROV), were rescinded Wednesday by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Standardized federal ROV policy had been viewed as a tool to combat appraisal bias. HUD and FHA handed down new appraisal bias protections in May 2024.

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ICE unveils two new property valuation solutions

Housing Wire

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Mortgage Technology introduced two new tools, Validate ROV and Validate Selector, to its growing suite of property valuation solutions, the company announced on Monday. Consumers will supplement their requests with pictures of the property.

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Veros Launches iVALUATION, an Interactive Tool That Validates Property Valuations

Appraisal Buzz

It empowers users to interact with the data and refine property characteristics, enhancing the accuracy and reliability of property value estimates, the firm says. The post Veros Launches iVALUATION, an The post Veros Launches iVALUATION, an Interactive Tool That Validates Property Valuations appeared first on Appraisal Buzz.

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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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Overcoming 2023’s biggest appraisal challenges

Housing Wire

There are several ways we can do that from how we allocate orders, set fee schedules, and handle reconsiderations of values. To make it worse for them, they are not large enough for technology companies to truly invest in the right tools for them to be more efficient. HW: How is Jaro using tech to revamp the appraisal process?

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Free Webinar: Components of AMC Training by Josh Walitt

Appraisal Buzz

In 2015, I designed the Market Machine, a technological tool used by appraisers and other valuation professionals. Buzz : How should AMCs handle a reconsideration of value (ROV)? Josh : If the AMC knows how to handle a revision request, they already know how to handle a reconsideration of value (ROV).

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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. “In

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