New home appraisal rules stir industry backlash - USAToday #HVCC

By Alex Veiga, AP Real Estate Writer

Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage brokers and the
appraisal industry itself all agree the rules are causing problems.
Some are backing a bill in Congress to ...

[NAHB] 26% Of Appraisals Faulty While AMC’s Talk Parrots More #HVCC Issues

From Miller Samuel CEO's Matrix Blog, more on Home Valuation Code of Conduct Woes, This time from the National Association of Home Builders.

NAHB regroup on the HVCC/Appraisal issue from after a very silly press release a few weeks ago to a more coherent message in the to ...

Appraisers Shunning FHA Assignments - Citing Issues with #HVCC - Inman News

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Realtors: Appraisal Rule Hurts Sales #HVCC

Dallas Business Journal - by Katherine Cromer Brock Staff writer

Dallas-area real estate agents are struggling to maintain sales in a
down housing economy and say that new federal regulations on appraisals
that went into effect May 1 are impeding a faster recovery.

The Home Valuation Code of Conduct is an ...

New Appraisal Code Causes Chaos - CNBC #HVCC

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From CNBC.COM   The new "code of conduct" that was supposed to
protect lenders and borrowers from faulty appraisals has caused higher
costs, delays and considerable chaos in home sales and loan refinances.

Mortgage
brokers, appraisers and real estate agents are up in arms over the new ...

New appraisal rules tangle home sales - #STL #HVCC

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Home Valuation Code #Red tape is strangling closings on homes #HVCC

Mortgage firms’ increased scrutiny is killing deals, delaying the sales process

By NANCY SARNOFF - Houston Chronicle

The days of being
able to sign a contract on a house and then pick up the keys in a
matter of weeks — or even days — are fading.

From start to
finish, the time ...

NAR - Pending Home Sales Up - Risk of Home Valuation Code of Conduct Could Derail #HVCC

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Pending home sales show a sustained uptrend, rising for four consecutive
months, with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time
buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National
Association of Realtors (NAR).

The Pending Home Sales Index, a
forward-looking indicator based on contracts signed ...

More from MSNBC on HVCC - Video About Appraisals Reducing Housing Sales

NAR: Looks Like Home Valuation Code of COnduct Issues are Slowing Home Sales - #HVCC

Great post by Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine

For weeks, NAR (National Association of Realtors) has been getting e-mails and phone calls on problems caused by the implementation of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. If you’re not familiar with HVCC, it’s an agreement entered into ...