Most Common Errors and Requests For Appraisal RevisionsExcerpt: Over the years, as the Chief Appraiser for a national Appraisal Management Company (AMC), my team has seen many unique appraisal assignments and experienced many interesting requests for revisions. Of course, we’ve seen our fair share of requests to provide an additional supporting comp or two, or to address how the subject’s opinion of value that is over/under the indicated Predominant Value of the Neighborhood impacts value, too.
While we see those common requests for revision regularly, the most common requests for revision, are of the much simpler or generic variety. Additionally, those requests seem to be easily avoidable with just a little more patience by the client in the ordering process and from the Appraiser in their own report production and QC processes. Here is a list of our “Top 5” revision request items that we see on a regular basis:
1. Correct the spelling of the borrower and/or seller’s name.
Note: This error revision runs at a 50:50 pace. Half the time the error was initiated on the customer’s part when they placed the order while the other half is an Appraiser input error.
Read 4 more common requests plus almost 30 comments (somewhat controversial article) at:
My comment: I have to carefully check names on every one of my non-lender appraisals. For unknown reason I have typos on names. People don’t like it when their names are misspelled ;>
Lender and AMC revision requests(Opens in a new browser tab) Covid-19 Residential Appraisers Tips on Staying Safe For Covid Updates, go to my Covid Science blog at covidscienceblog.com Click here to subscribe to our FREE weekly appraiser email newsletter and get the latest appraisal news!! To read more of this long blog post with many topics, click Read More Below!! NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on scope creep, USPAP, hybrids, appraiser independence, mortgage origination stats, Covid tips for appraisers, etc. Scope Creep – Head’em Off at the Pass!By George Dell
Excerpt: Why do we have scope creep?
Possible answers include:
– The reviewer or clerk has to justify their existence;
– There is genuine concern about something;
– The work should’ve been there in the first place;
It’s important to remember that our entire system of appraisal production and review is belief-based. It must be “worthy of belief.” We have no objective standards. Your work must be subjectively “credible” in the mind of the reader.
Read this short, interesting blog post at:
My comment: George Dell writes regularly for Appraisal Today. His articles are much longer than his blog posts, often expanding on a blog post.
|
|
UsPaP – A few of the more obvious false assumptionsBy Barry Bates Excerpt from blog post The appraisal client is always the intended user. A lovely concept out in the ether somewhere, but hardly ever the case in practice. The client (who engages the appraiser) is a lending technician or AMC drone; the intended user is an underwriter, servicer or portfolio manager. (This assumes the fact that only about 10% of appraisals are ever done for anybody other than a mortgage company.) To read the full post, click here |
|
Homeowner Rejects Hybrid AppraisalAppraiser Alert: Don’t Mess with a 4′ 10″ Senior Citizen!Excerpt: Last week I called a borrower to schedule the appraisal appointment. She asked me some very odd questions; “Are you a licensed appraiser? What is your license number? How can I verify this information?” Well I had never been asked any of these questions in my entire career, but I answered as there really wasn’t anything I was hiding.
It was 19 degrees outside when I arrived at the property and this senior citizen, not more than 4 feet 10 inches tall, was sitting on the porch. I proceeded up the porch and introduced myself, handed her a business card and put out my hand as I always do. She did not shake my hand, but instead she asked if I had identification. I showed her my driver’s license. Then she asked, “what about a copy of your license?” Well after a struggle to get the thing out of my wallet, I showed her my wallet license card. At this point, she said, ok let’s go inside where it is warm.
Read the interesting article plus the comments (and the great foto) at:
My comment: Next month’s paid Appraisal Today will have an article discussing hybrid appraisal liability: “New liability issues: Hybrid appraisals, appraiser identity fraud, etc.” IMHO, doing hybrid appraisals is a business decision. There are some liability issues to watch out for. |
|
Housing Demands are Changing, Builders Slow to FollowExcerpts: Builders are building more houses, but a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) found they are essentially building the same ones. The survey, released during the (recent) association’s International Builders’ Show…, found the size and configuration of homes built in 2017 changed little from the previous year, even though builders increased their output by 9 percent.
NAHB says there appears to be a market for less ambitious homes – even for “tiny houses.” They found that 53 percent of homebuyers might consider purchasing a home of 600 SF or less at some point in their lives. Younger buyers were more receptive to that idea than were baby boomers and seniors.
My comment: Here in the Bay Area, after World War II, tens of thousands of new homes were built as the population significantly increased. Most were small, under 1,500 sq.ft., and affordable. These small detached homes have not been built for quite a while. New homes are not affordable for most buyers. Why? Limited availability of land, and high prices for development. Plus, of course, builders make more money on larger homes.
|
|
Appraiser Independence: Fact or FictionBy Tony Pistilli
Excerpt: Appraisal Independence or non-independence is alive and rampant, despite the very clear rules. There is a trend of some lenders to create their “own panels” comprised of loan production recommendations. There are also some AMC’s that will accommodate “internal panels” from loan officer and mortgage broker referrals of appraisers. Some lenders are establishing what appears to be a compliant ordering process utilizing appraisal ordering platforms to create a “round-robin” of the loan officers favorite appraisers.
These types of appraisal ordering processes are clearly prohibited by Appraisal Independence Requirements. The issue here is, there is little, if any, enforcement by the regulators to stop this practice from occurring. It doesn’t do any good to have laws that aren’t enforced.
Read this somewhat controversial article (mostly regarding fees), plus almost 30 comments at:
|
|
|
Getting too many ad-only emails?
4 ways to get only the FREE email newsletters
and NOT the ad-only emails.
1. Twitter: @appraisaltoday.com (same time delivery)
https://twitter.com/appraisaltoday – all recent newsletters
2. Appraisal Today blog:
https://appraisaltoday.com/blog (posted by late Thursday) Sign up for email notifications when a new email newsletter is posted.
3. Email Archives: https://appraisaltoday.com/archives (posted early Thursday) Newsletters start with “Newz”. Contains all recent emails sent.
4. Link to 5 most recent newsletters (no ads) at www.appraisaltoday.com scroll down past the big yellow signup block.
For more info, such as why I take ads, etc.
|
|
How to connect with appraisers online. What’s the best way for you?Excerpts: Why connect with other appraisers online? There are many reasons, especially since many appraisers work solo: get and give advice, see if other appraisers are busy or slow, AMC/client issues, USPAP, Fannie, UAD, etc. You can do it any time, at your convenience. You can spend just a little time or lots of time.
Each online group is different. I started using them in the early 1990s on Compuserve and AOL. My first free emailed appraisal newsletter was in June, 1994. I wrote about them in 2014. Since then, there have been significant changes to almost all the groups. Facebook, Linkedin, blogs, appraisersforum.com, email discussion groups, etc. I discuss each of them so you can decide what works for you.
In the January 2918 issue of the paid Appraisal Today, available to paid subscribers.
To read the full article, plus 2+ years of previous issues, subscribe to the paid Appraisal Today.
|
|
$8.25 per month, $24.75 per quarter, $89 per year (Best Buy)
or $99 per year or $169 for two years
Subscribers get, FREE: past 18+ months of past newsletters
To purchase the paid Appraisal Today newsletter go to
www.appraisaltoday.com/products or call 800-839-0227.
——————————————————
If you are a paid subscriber and did not get the January 2018 issue, emailed January 2, 2018, please send an email to info@appraisaltoday.com and we will send it to you!! Or, hit the reply button. Be sure to put in a comment requesting it.
|
|
New tax law – home equity loan interest not deductible – will this increase refis (and appraisals)?The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?
Excerpt: In the past, homeowners who took out home equity loans were able to deduct the loan’s interest up to $100,000 from their taxes. Under the new tax bill, this deduction is a thing of past. The change takes effect in 2018, meaning this is the last year that homeowners can write off the interest paid.
“There is no grandfathering,” points out Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. “A lot of people may think: ‘I’m glad I got mine already.’ Nuh-uh. You’re going to get hit by this just as much.”
How big is the home equity loan market?
According to the most recent numbers from the New York Fed on America’s debt, balance on home equity lines of credit came in at $448 billion at the beginning of this year.
Overall info on home equity loans:
———–
Black Knight: Tax Law Could Impact HELOC Borrowing
Excerpt: loan-to-value ratios below 80 percent, giving them nearly $5.4 trillion in “tappable” equity. This is an increase of more than $3 trillion from the bottom of the market in early 2012.
Over half of the equity that could be cashed out by homeowner refinancing is in homes where the first lien mortgage has an interest rate below 4.0 percent, making a home equity line of credit (HELOC) an attractive option. However, as Black Knight Data & Analytics Executive Vice President Ben Graboske explained, recent changes to the U.S. tax code may have implications for homeowner decisions about using that equity.
Click here to Read more plus stats and graphs at:
My comment: Home equity loans typically don’t need appraisals. Most refis need appraisals. No one really knows yet what will happen, but it seems reasonable to assume that some home owners will refi. I have been thinking about taking out a HELOC for a long time for use as a line of credit for emergencies. But, I will lose the tax deduction if I use it. Hmmm…
|
|
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
|
HOW TO USE THE NUMBERS BELOW. Appraisals are ordered after the loan application. These numbers tell you the future for the next few weeks. For more information on how they are compiled, go to www.mbaa.org
Note: I publish a graph of this data every month in my paid monthly newsletter, Appraisal Today. For more information or get a FREE sample issue go to https://www.appraisaltoday.com/products.htm or send an email to info@appraisaltoday.com . Or call 800-839-0227, MTW 7AM to noon, Pacific time.
Mortgage applications increased 4.1 percent from one week earlierWASHINGTON, D.C. (January 17, 2018) – Mortgage applications increased 4.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 12, 2018. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 4.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 32 percent compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 4 percent from the previous week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 3 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 35 percent compared with the previous week and was 7 percent higher than the same week one year ago. The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 52.2 percent of total applications from 52.9 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 5.2 percent of total applications. The FHA share of total applications increased to 11.7 percent from 11.1 percent the week prior. The VA share of total applications decreased to 10.7 percent from 11.4 percent the week prior. The USDA share of total applications increased to 0.8 percent from 0.7 percent the week prior. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($453,100 or less) increased to its highest level since March 2017, 4.33 percent, from 4.23 percent, with points increasing to 0.54 from 0.35 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio (LTV) loans. The effective rate increased from last week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $453,100) increased to its highest level since March 2017, 4.25 percent, from 4.16 percent, with points increasing to 0.36 from 0.23 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA increased to its highest level since March 2017, 4.30 percent, from 4.16 percent, with points increasing to 0.65 from 0.42 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to its highest level since January 2014, 3.77 percent, from 3.66 percent, with points increasing to 0.44 from 0.42 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to its highest level since April 2011, 3.62 percent, from 3.50 percent, with points decreasing to 0.48 from 0.51 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. If you would like to purchase a subscription of MBA’s Weekly Applications Survey, please visitmba.org/WeeklyApps, contact mbaresearch@mba.org or click here. The survey covers over 75 percent of all U.S. retail residential mortgage applications, and has been conducted weekly since 1990. Respondents include mortgage bankers, commercial banks and thrifts. Base period and value for all indexes is March 16, 1990=100. |
We want to know what you think!! Please leave a comment.