When the government enacted some new rules about who is entitled to hire an appraiser to complete a market analysis on a property, there were many ramifications that were not initially considered. Now Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have some mandatory guidelines, which again will have some positive and negative impact on the real estate housing market.

Lenders must now provide appraisers a copy of the sales contract and all associated addendums. If a change is made to the purchase contract, the appraiser must be notified and updated paperwork made available.

Appraisals that only value a portion of a parcel are forbidden. The comparative market analysis by the appraiser has to include the entire parcel of the subject property or parcel of land. The key word here is “entire”.

REO and foreclosed properties MUST be included as comparable properties. Previous guidelines allowed the appraiser to exclude these numbers.

You would think “common sense” would be considered in any new rules or guidelines. Here is another new guideline that is mandatory. If the appraiser has any financial interest in the transaction, the appraisal has to be verified by a third party who is “arms-length” from the transaction.

If repairs are needed that affect soundness, structural integrity or livability, the property must be appraised subject to the completion of those items. This is where we got the FHA 203K loan.

If management in the appraisal company has an “employee” complete an appraisal, before management or a review appraiser can sign off on the appraisal, they must complete their own inspection on the property. Management cannot depend solely on the “employees” expertise.

Since this downturn in the real estate market, the Home Valuation Code was amended to cease “favoritism” or the “influence” of market values. Protecting the consumer was also taken into consideration. These are positive changes but I still foresee this putting a damper on the timeline that it takes to close a transaction.

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