The Appraisal Foundation, a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of professional valuation and protecting the public trust, has released two new pamphlets benefitting consumers and lenders. According to the Foundation, A Guide to Understanding a Residential Appraisal was developed specifically for consumers. This pamphlet is intended to provide consumers an overview of the residential appraisal and how it relates to the home buying process. Appraisers, Appraisals & You: A Lender’s Guide to USPAP was developed for lenders working in the loan underwriting process. This pamphlet is intended to provide insight to lenders in working with appraisers as well as an overview of the entire appraisal process.
Both pamphlets are available from the Foundation by a downloadable PDF on its website www.appraisalfoundation.org