Homeownership is one of the best paths for building intergenerational wealth. For some homebuyers and owners, however, a home’s valuation may be skewed by skin color or community demographics. Biased ...

The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest organization of real estate appraisers, has announced its first published audio book,“Scope of Work” by Stephanie Coleman, MAI, SRA. The book is intended ...

Among those testifying at a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Oversight's subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity were William B. Shear, director, Financial Markets and ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday that it has again extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The COVID-19-related ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are working with their regulator to adopt new appraiser independence standards that reflect changes mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new report released Wednesday by the National Fair Housing Alliance is calling for sweeping reforms in the appraisal industry and highlights a lack of diversity in the field, ...

Regulatory agencies have jointly proposed new standards, required by Dodd-Frank, for mortgage appraisals. But many of the standards “have largely already been adopted by the industry, observers said, ...

Citing the extraordinary circumstances that the country is facing with the ongoing spread of the coronavirus, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday that it is directing Fannie Mae and ...

After a five-year effort, the American Society of Appraisers is taking credit for some of the provisions contained in the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Signed into law in late August, the bill ...

When any asset is transferred by gift or through the settlement of an estate, whether the gift is to charity or to an individual, whether it is made directly or through a Trust, you must report the ...