Tips For Maximizing Your Home’s Appraised Value

With home appraisals, every valuation dollar can matter. With that in mind, here are a few tips for maximizing your home’s appraised value. [...]

HUD Postpones “Appraiser Independence” to Feb 15th

Source: HUD

Important FHA notice for all mortgagees:

Delayed Implementation Date for New Requirements in ML 2009-28

Enactment of ML 2009-28, Appraiser Independence, will be delayed until February 15, 2010. ML09-28 (originally planned for a January 1, 2010 implementation) has two parts:  a) prohibition of mortgage brokers and commission-based lender staff from the appraisal process, [...]