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Appraisal Process Can Affect Your Home Loan

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

We all know the mortgage and real estate industry is changing. What you may not know, is how recent regulation in the appraisal process of a mortgage loan has changed in recent months, and how it may affect your loan approval. A real estate appraisal is the documentation a bank requires to form [...]

Appraisals Hindering Home Sales?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

There’s been a lot of squawking going on about appraisals lately. The HVCC, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct which applies to any loans to be sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, was devised in response to claims that pressure was inappropriately applied to home appraisers resulting in artificially high appraised values. There’s been [...]