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July 2009

There are 3 blog entries for July 2009.

New Condo Approval Process

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 12:12pm. 217 Views, 0 Comments.

On June 12th The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) issued Mortgagee Letter 2009-19 announcing major changes to their Condo Approval Process. 

                                                                                                         
 "In accordance with the passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Ace (HERA) of 2008, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is implementing a new approval process for Condominium projects to insure mortgages on individual units under Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act. FHA will now allow lenders to determine projects eligibility, review project documentation, and certify to compliance of Section 203(b) of the NHA and 24 CFR203 of HUD's regulations. Hud will continue to maintain a list of approved…
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New Rules Governing Appraisals

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at 4:54pm. 257 Views, 0 Comments.

On May First The Home Valuation Code of Conduct went into effect for loans to be purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that are not jumbo loans. The code grew out of a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo alleging that an appraisal management firm allowed lender Washington Mutual to hand-pick appraisers.

The code has prohibited mortgage brokers originating loans to be purchased by Freddie or Fannie from ordering appraisals directly. It also required loan officers working for banks and other lenders to delegate the process of ordering appraisals to other in-house staff or go through an appraisal management company.

The code does not require that lenders such as banks use appraisal management firms; they are still allowed to hire…

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The Impact of the New Rules for Appraisals

Saturday, July 11th, 2009 at 4:00pm. 178 Views, 0 Comments.

On Appraisals: The Impact of HVCC

July 6, 2009

By Jed Smith, Managing Director, Quantitative Research

A preliminary analysis indicates that the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) appears to be having adverse impacts on the housing markets. Appraisal issues associated with the implementation of HVCC have recently been in the news. NAR Research has developed information on the subject through a statistically representative survey of the membership. A preliminary analysis of Realtor® responses includes the following:

  • Approximately 76 percent of Realtors® representing buyers or sellers indicated that the time to obtain a completed appraisal increased after May 1; 69 percent of those reporting increased appraisal times reported an increase…
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