The Delicate Dance of a Fair Appraiser | REALTOR® Magazine
During a real estate transaction, each part of the process has the potential to be a source of anxiety. The appraisal can be worrisome because everyone’s made it through negotiations and inspections and then there’s this step that could be full of unknowns. By law, appraisers must ensure their opinions and conclusions are impartial and […]
Automated Valuation Models: What You Should Know
Technology continues to change the landscape of modern business, and the world of real estate appraisal is no different. You’ve probably had experience with websites and apps that let you find homes for sale in a given neighborhood and then give an estimate on the home’s market value. That value is driven by an automated […]
Frustrations Fly Over FHA Loan Hangups
At the Real Property Valuation Forum during the 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo Tuesday afternoon, real estate professionals, appraisers, and underwriters all aired grievances about the difficulty and confusing language of the FHA loan process, in particular the new FHA single family handbook and its effect on appraisals. Read more: More Buyers Take Advantage of […]
Real Estate Agents, Appraisers Voice Concerns over FHA Appraisal Policies
WASHINGTON (May 11, 2016) – While the Federal Housing Administration’s overhaul of its Single-Family Housing Policy Handbook last year offered loan originators more clarity on lending policies and loan underwriting standards, some changes made to the property valuation policies are causing confusion and delays, according to speakers at a real property valuation forum yesterday at the 2016 REALTORS® […]
Yes, I Can Accept that Assignment! USPAP Flexibility at a Glance
Some appraisers may not be aware of the inherent flexibility built into the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). This factsheet from The Appraisal Foundation provides examples of such flexibility. Download this factsheet from The Appraisal Foundation
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Study: Mortgage Deduction Gives Profits to Lenders
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Arts and Crafts-style Home in Westchester
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