VA Appraisal Request Form at Heart of Appraisal Independence Class Action – Court Rules Borrower May Pursue Claim Against Mortgage Lender

When a mortgage lender seeks to make a Veterans Administration-backed home loan, the lender requests an appraisal from the VA’s appraiser panel by using a form entitled Request for Determination of Reasonable Value. For many years, until it was revised in July 2022, this form had a box labelled “Refinancing-Amount Read more…

California Appraisers – Are You Required to Use Engagement Letters for Appraisal Assignments?

Under California appraiser law, does an appraiser have to use an engagement letter for each appraisal assignment? The answer is “no.” A California appraiser is not obligated to use an engagement letter or other agreement for any kind of assignment (lending or non-lending) under the Real Estate Appraisers’ Licensing and Certification Law or any Read more…