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HUD is developing an appraisal review process to investigate racial bias

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has begun developing a process for borrowers seeking Federal Housing Administration (FHA) financing to request an appraisal review when they suspect racial bias. . “We In addition, new cases regarding racial bias on appraisals became public over the last year.

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Class Valuation’s CIO on solving the appraisal conundrum

Housing Wire

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Scot Rose , CIO at Class Valuation , to talk about innovation in the appraisal space and how the technology being deployed for appraisal modernization can actually protect appraisers. Everybody is affected by the appraisal process. SW: How is technology changing appraisals?

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CoreLogic announces new augmented reality appraisal tool

Housing Wire

CoreLogic announced on Thursday the launch of “ScanToSketch,” an augmented reality (AR)-based property measuring and sketching tool to create home appraisal reports. Developed using CoreLogic’s appraisal software brand “a la mode,” the tool has been used to complete roughly 20,000 property sketches.

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FHFA failed to document desktop appraisal reviews, OIG says

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) failed to adequately document desktop appraisal reports, which clouds data on the effectiveness of the desktop appraisal program, according to a report published by the FHFA Office of the Inspector General (OIG). 18, 2021, and March 31, 2023.

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Appraisal Institute launches online program for aspiring veteran, minority appraisers

Housing Wire

The Appraisal Institute , the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has launched a new program to increase the ranks of veteran and minority appraisers. With the AI PAREA program, participants can appraise properties virtually with one-on-one guidance from a mentor to become credentialed.

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A new solution improving accuracy in the appraisal review process

Housing Wire

CoreLogic ’s Image Analytics is an innovative solution in the appraisal review space. Image Analytics is a fully automated solution that evaluates the content of appraisal photos, highlighting errors and allowing lenders to reduce time, effort and costly manual mistakes within their operations.

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Opinion: The elephant in the real estate room? Lowballed appraisals

Housing Wire

Yet as surrounding neighborhoods appreciated in value with increased amenities and services, rising costs pushed out the mostly Black, longtime residents — excluding them from the benefits of development.” Here’s a summary of how “redlining” flows from its inception during the New Deal until today: A Black homeowner seeks an appraisal.

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