4. What we will cover
•What Appraiser Look for in a Home
•How Lender’s Guidelines Effect Appraisals
•What They are required to report back
•How the Inspection Process takes place
•FHA Guidelines and Tips
•How to communicate with an appraiser
•What to do .
•What not to do.
•What to never, ever do.
•Valuing Green Improvements
•Q&A
6. To Become an Appraiser
•4 Year College Degree from Accredited University
•300 Hours of Tested Education Classes (an entire
month of 9 hours a day)
•3,000 “Logged Field Experience Hours”
•Pass a Criminal Background Check
•Become an apprentice for 2 years
•Take a 200 question test and score an 80% or
above
•Take an FHA test
….then you become an appraiser that doesn’t
know anything…
7. Communicating with the Appraisers
WHAT YOU CAN DO….
• You can talk with an appraiser
• You can have normal conversations about the property
• You can question the work completed as well as
provide information.
WHAT YOU CAN’T DO…..
• What you can not do is try to influence or change the value
• You can not select the specific appraiser you want for a
particular assignment.
• You can not threaten them or threaten to withhold
future work if they don’t hit a value.
8. What Appraisers Really Look for in a Home
• There's really two appraisals, there's the appraisal of "I
define the market value of what this house will sell for"
vs "Fannie Mae Defines the market value“
• The specifics aren't as important as the location the
market, location and other unchangeable factors.
Anything that can be changed with relative easy is not
as much of a factor.
• The biggest single factor is the neighborhood, style of
home, and the overall renovations.
• Appraisers look for similar "use" that would
appeal to a broader audience.
21. The forms
The Creation of the appraisal
form was to try and standardize
the way things are reported
back to the lender in an easily
understandable format.
23. URAR History
• Revised March 2005
• Grew from 2 pages to 6 pages
• Incorporated former addendum
1004B
• Assumptions and Limiting Conditions
– 10 to 6
• Appraiser Certifications - 9 to 25
24. URAR History
To report an appraisal of:
• One-unit property
• One-unit property
• with an accessory unit
• Unit in a PUD
• Requires interior inspection
• Requires 1004MC Addendum
25. What’s Required In the Report?
• Exterior building sketch with
dimensions
• Interior dimensions for condo or co-op
• Floor plan if atypical or functionally
obsolete
• Gross Living Area (GLA) calculations
• Street map – subject and comps
26. What’s Required In the Report?
• Photos
– Subject property front, rear and street
– Interior photos of certain areas (details
below)
• Operating Income Statement
– Form 216 for 2-4 unit investment property
• Single-Family Comparable Rent
Schedule
– Form 1007 for one unit investment
property
– Form 216 when applicable
29. How Accurate?
• It’s not 100% accurate and not designed
to be 100% accurate, it’s designed to be
a reflection of the general layout of the
property.
38. Inspection and appraisal process
So what's the purpose of
the form?
To gather all the
information needed for
the lender in an organized
format, this is not the
appraisal.
39. Reports
The appraisal is the value
and certification by the
appraiser, anything else
is a lender requirement.
41. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Provide Sales Contract to the Appraiser
• The lender must provide the appraiser will all financing data and
sales concessions for the subject
• The lender must provide the appraiser with the sale contract and
all addenda
• If the sales contract is amended, the amendments must be
provided to the appraiser
42. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Selection of Comparable Sales
• Appraiser to provide an explanation as to why specific
comparables were used in the appraisal report when…
• 4 Comparables total
• 2 Comparables within 90 Days
• 2 Listings or Contracts
• Urban – 1 mile
• Suburban – 2 miles
• Rural – 10 miles
43. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Repair Escrow – Existing Construction
• Appraisers reporting the existence of minor conditions or deferred
maintenance items NOT affecting livability, soundness, or structural
integrity of the property may complete the appraisal with an “as is”
status
• Minor conditions or deferred maintenance items to be remedied or
completed after closing may be escrowed by the lender
• Property must be appraised subject to completion of the specific
alterations or repairs when there are incomplete items or
conditions affecting livability, soundness, or structural integrity
44. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Appraising the Entire Site of a Property
Clarification – the appraisal must include the actual
size of the site and not a hypothetical portion of the site
Example: An
appraiser may not
appraise only 5 acres
40 acres
of an unsubdivided
40-acre parcel. The
appraised value must
5 acres
reflect the entire 40-
acre parcel.
45. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Repair Escrow – Existing Construction
• Requires the appraiser to verify data with a party that does NOT
have a financial interest in transaction
• When appraising new construction, the appraiser may need to rely
solely on the builder of the property they are appraising to provide
comparable sales data
– This data may not yet be available through typical data sources such as
public records or multiple listing services
– Verify the transaction of the comparable sale by viewing a copy of the
HUD-1 Settlement Statement from the builder’s file
46. FNMA Announcement 8-30
Neighborhood Boundaries
• Preferable for the appraiser to provide comparables from the
subject’s neighborhood
• Fannie Mae does allow for the use of comparable sales that are
located in competing neighborhoods
– Best comparables available and the most appropriate for the appraiser’s
analysis
• The appraiser must indicate the comparables are from a competing
neighborhood and address any differences that exist
52. Mixed Use Properties
•Must be self-sufficient
•Net rental > monthly
payment
•Net rental income is the
appraiser’s estimate for
vacancies OR the vacancy
factor used by the
jurisdictional HOC or
whichever is greater
54. Soil Contamination
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soil contamination include:
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If any of these conditions exist,
further analysis or testing is
required.
55. Private Water and Sewer Systems
Connection Is considered feasible if the cost is
less than 3% of appraised value.
If home has been vacant from 30 days or several
months inspection and dye test will be required.
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be subdivided or
segregated
63. Unacceptable Locations
• Appraisers who work
in CBRS areas must
obtain the appropriate
maps from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife
Service
• Prohibited areas on
the maps are those
inside the red areas
66. What if your value comes in low
• Submit a Value Reconsideration
• Provide supplemental comparable that are
similar to the subject that would meet the
lender requirements for standard appraisal
practice.
• Generally speaking pointing out minor errors
will not get the value changed.
67. It is to…
“Address legitimate concerns with the
appraisal in which there is tangible
evidence the appraisal is flawed and the
property is being misrepresented.”
- Brian C. Coester.
68. Concerns on the appraisal
Could be:
1.Better comparables sales are available that support a different
value that are not in the report.
2.Misrepresentation of the property. “I didn’t know the homeowner
owned the waterfront lot next to the house”
3.Overlooking key features such as acreage, view, updates, features.
4.Lack of appraiser competency apparent in the report.
5.Over conservative appraisal.
6.Lack of attention to detail and multiple errors
69. What Not to do
“This appraisal is horrible, we need an extra 10k to make this work. Call
the appraiser and tell him to change it or never use him again!”
“Appraiser missed a ton of stuff, borrower paid 90k more two years ago
and he know its worth at least that we need to order a new appraisal”
“Need more value to close please adjust”
All of these get us nowhere……..
70. What TO do
“Noticed that the garage adjustment was only 2k and the deals very tight.
Can you see if the appraiser can re-look at the adjustments and maybe
add an extra 2k?”
“Borrower indicated the appraiser didn’t give appropriate adjustments
for upgraded kitchen and bathrooms as you can see from the photos its
in great shape, can you have him look again?”
“Local realtor was able to find 3 additional closed sales that support a
20k higher value. Can you send these to the appraiser have them take a
look?
71. Your Appraisal Inspection Package
• Copy of Fully Executed Contract
• List of all renovations and improvements done within 5 years
• Any notable features that are not obvious during the inspection
• Copy of Sketch
• Copy of PlatMap
• Copy of Old Appraisal
• Anything that may be helpful for them to spend more time on
the report and not in research.
73. How appraisers are looking at Green
• Very Difficult to Value
• No Clear Structure in place
• Coping from Commercial Space
• The best is the AI ready energy efficient
Appraisal form that adds some data points.
• Biggest issue is lack of Data on comps
• About 2 – 3 years from a real solution.