APPRAISAL BUZZ FALL 2019 | 19
The report templates in use today were originally
designed in the early 1970’s to collect and present
data in the pre-digital age. Detailed facts about the
subject property, neighborhood, and market could
only be obtained through local professionals. The
1940 when the Society of Real Estate Appraisers
adopted a code of ethics. In 1946, the Federal
would shape the role of appraisal in mortgage
of the mortgage originations in the 60’s and 70’s.
1980 due to the federal program introduced with the
New Deal in the 1930’s.
Electronic word processing in the 1980’s displaced
the typewriter. Digital cameras replaced Polaroid
photos. PDF compression and email displaced the
courier. Fast-forward through the boom and bust
successful, like appraisal independence measures.
Others, like Reasonable and Customary Fees, fell
short. In 2011, with the implementation of the Uniform
Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and the Collateral Data
Portal (UCDP), appraisals for loans sold to Fannie
machine-readable data.
Since 2011, data from 31 million appraisal reports -
and counting, are now in databases controlled by
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This includes
appraisals for loans that don’t close, loans that
are not ultimately purchased by a GSE (but were
per transaction).
UAD data, is the Fannie Mae Collateral Underwriter
These decisioning platforms allow a lender to
analyze collateral risk by comparing the uploaded
data collection. The proprietary output and scores are
UAD data is not only applied to check the
information submitted on new appraisals in the
Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) that each GSE