Time adjustments are not required. Unless they are needed . . . Appraisal time adjustments are also labeled as “market conditions” adjustments. Or, more recently in Evidence Based Valuation, “Market Price Indexing (MPI)©”. The FHFA blog post of 1/16/2024 defines “underappraisals” as those loan appraisals which come in below the contract price. The rising market […]
Price indexing is a result of a good market analysis. What is it, and how can it help? Price indexing solves many of the problems that the 1004mc was intended to do. It is not difficult to do. The result looks something like this: If you do this using the recommended specific procedure, you will […]
Price indexing is also known by other words, such as time adjustments or market conditions adjustments or trend analysis. A number of techniques have been recommended over the years. Most are flawed. Oddly, the algorithm mechanics of calculating are fairly simple and intuitive. Best of all, once done correctly, the payoff is really high: You […]