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VA Value Notices – Overview
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 1 Chapter 13 of the VA Lender’s Handbook is dedicated to the VA’s Value Notices. These are different from the appraisal reports that we talked...
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How the VA Loan Appraisal Report is Reviewed
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 2 Did you know that after an appraiser conducts an appraisal on the home you’re looking to buy (or sell), that another person has to review that...
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VA Loans – Resolving LAPP Appraisal Review Problems
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 3 The acronym ‘LAPP’ stands for Lender Appraisal Processing Program. If a lender has signed up and been approved for LAPP, then they can have an...
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The VA Loan Appraisal Review – The SAR Certification
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 4 Once you receive the finalized, reviewed appraisal report, you might notice an addition made to the original report which is the SAR...
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VA Loans – The Notice of Value Part 1
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 5 It is a common misconception that the Notice of Value (NOV) is issued by the appraiser along with the appraisal report. This is actually not...
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VA Loans – The Notice of Value Part 2
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 6 We’re moving on with telling you everything you need to know about the Notice of Value. If you missed Part 1 and earlier articles also...
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VA Loans – Requesting Changes to the Notice of Value
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 7 There are occasions that, after the Notice of Value (NOV) has been issued by either the VA or the Lender’s SAR (Staff Appraisal Reviewer), the...
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Requesting Changes to VA Notice of Value – Everyone’s Roles
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 8 Requesting a change to Notice of Value (NOV) that has been issued by either the VA or the Lender’s SAR can sometimes be hard to keep track of...
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VA Loans – Transfer of Appraiser’s Reports Between Lenders
Deciphering the VA Lender’s Handbook Chapter 13 Part 9 So you’ve been working with a lender to get a VA loan, and you got the appraisal report back and everything’s great. Then, you happen to hear...
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