by RMAA Website | Apr 9, 2025 | RMAA News
We are thrilled to announce our very own JoAnn Apostol has been named the 2024 Appraiser of the Year by the National Association of Appraisers (NAA)!With over 20 years of experience as a certified residential appraiser, JoAnn has built a distinguished reputation as an...
by RMAA Website | Apr 4, 2025 | Appraisal News
Fannie Mae just released their Q1 2025 Appraiser Update. This includes a preview of the new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD), guidance on how to determine condition, quality, location, and view ratings, and an overview of the new definitions of floor plan and sketch....
by RMAA Website | Apr 3, 2025 | Appraisal News
Both REcolorado and IRES made announcements this week on how seller concessions can be shown through their respective platforms. The REcolorado MLS now allows agents to itemize concessions when closing a listing. This can be accomplished by using the provided...
by RMAA Website | Mar 19, 2025 | Appraisal News
Today the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-08, which rescinds multiple appraisal policy related Mortgagee Letters. If you are on the FHA approved roster, please be sure to read the letter. The impacted MLs include: ML 2024-16,...
by RMAA Website | Feb 28, 2025 | Legislation
The Limitations of Actions Against Appraisers Bill, SB25-035, was approved by the Senate this week with a vote of 31-1 (2 senators were absent and 1 seat is vacant). The bill has been introduced in the House and assigned to the Business Affairs & Labor Committee...
by RMAA Website | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Limitations of Actions Against Appraisers bill (with its amendment), SB25-035, was introduced yesterday in the Senate to the Business, Labor & Technology Committee where it was unanimously approved by the committee with a vote of 7-0. The next step is for the...
by RMAA Website | Jan 29, 2025 | RMAA News
We’re excited to announce that RMAA has recently joined the National Association of Appraisers (NAA) as a Board of Governors (BOG) member! This partnership opens up new opportunities and benefits to our RMAA members. As a BOG member, RMAA now has a direct...
by RMAA Website | Nov 7, 2024 | Appraisal News
Fannie Mae just announced key updates to its Selling Guide, which go into effect in February 2025, with changes for appraisers regarding how market trends are analyzed and how comparable sales are selected and adjusted. While many appraisers have been operating under...
by RMAA Website | Nov 1, 2024 | Appraisal News
The Division of Real Estate sent out their bi-monthly update this week and it includes the renewal information for Colorado appraisers. If you still need to complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update in order to renew your appraiser license, you can still register for...
by RMAA Website | Oct 29, 2024 | Appraisal News
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) released a detailed timeline for migration to the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 and dynamic Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR). While the timeline has not changed, specific dates for each implementation phase have...
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