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Below is a list of the main sections in the Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide that address appraisal requirements. We have included a brief description under each section that highlights the relevant information you will find in that area. Please note this list does not en...

“Don’t shoot the messenger,” is the message the Appraisal Institute has for those in the real estate industry. Appraisers have been taking heat the last few months over low home values, with critics arguing that values aren’t matching a home listing or contract’s price and valuations are unfairly weighing distressed propertie...

Periodically, Freddie Mac publishes updates to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide in the form of Bulletins and Industry Letters. Below is a list of some of the pertinent updates Freddie Mac has made to the guide with respect to appraisal requirements. Please note this list does not enco...

(Updated June 2012)

Valuing the intangible? Understand the distinctions between business value, going-concern, and goodwill—and find out how these concepts apply to hotels & motels, retail establishments, and special purpose properties—in this updated field guide.

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Below is a list of the main sections in the Fannie Mae Servicing Guide that address appraisal requirements. We have included a brief description under each section that highlights the relevant information you will find in that area. Please note this list does not encompass every section...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government sponsored enterprises (GSE), together provide the appraisal requirements lenders and appraisers must adhere to for conventional mortgages that will be purchased on the secondary mortgage market. NAR has compiled this list as a guide to help navigate through the Seller/Servicer Guides and relevant updates as provi...

(Updated January 2013)

While land investment may not provide the instant gratification of a home purchase, this sort of venture can be quite lucrative. Land investors have different needs and concerns than those of typical real estate investors - zoning, planning, environmental issues are just a few of the chal...

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Purpose of Valuation Policy

This document serves as the National Association of REALTORS® statement of federal policy on valuing real property. It serves as a guide for members and staff in advocacy efforts for federal legislation and regulatory policy. This statement of policy, aside from the National Association of REALTORS® Code of...

Below is a list of the main sections in the Fannie Mae Selling Guide that address appraisal requirements. We have included a brief description under each section that highlights the relevant information you will find in that area. Please note this list does not encompass every section tha...