Mortgage giant Fannie Mae extended its relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 into the new year. The flexibilities surrounding verbal verification of employment and ...

Homeownership is one of the best paths for building intergenerational wealth. For some homebuyers and owners, however, a home’s valuation may be skewed by skin color or community demographics. Biased ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday that it has again extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The COVID-19-related ...

The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest organization of real estate appraisers, has announced its first published audio book,“Scope of Work” by Stephanie Coleman, MAI, SRA. The book is intended ...

Among those testifying at a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Oversight's subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity were William B. Shear, director, Financial Markets and ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working with their regulator to adopt new appraiser independence standards that reflect changes mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...

Jewelry loss can happen at any time. A bracelet can be stolen from a car, a jewelry box can be ransacked during a home invasion, an earring back can become loose on a night out, or a gemstone can be ...

Did you know that there are over 66,000 licensed real estate appraisers in the United States? Every single one of them had to take—and pass—the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice ...

Grand Junction, Colorado--(Newsfile Corp. - October 28, 2025) - Walitt Solutions today announced that its founder and principal consultant, Joshua Walitt, has been appointed to the Appraisal Standards ...