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Dear Mr. Harrison,
I recently purchased and received your excellent book on the UAD for the URAR.
I understand that the 2-4 form is not yet affected by the UAD, but I have not found a definitive statement anywhere regarding Condominiums or the 1073 form. One of my clients just asked me again, so I said, “Well, if anyone will know for sure, it will be Henry Harrison.”
So, I’m wondering what you know about condos being affected by the UAD. Since you didn’t write a UAD book for condos, I’m thinking they’re not affected, but I’d like to know for sure. I would appreciate hearing what you know on the subject. As an aside, it was your fine series of books that got me started 20 years ago and I was so happy to see that you are still in the business and going strong.
Best regards,
Michael Siegfried
HomeWest Appraisal
Homewest@socal.rr.com
Dear Michael,
Thank you for the kind words about my new UAD book, and my other books you've used during your appraisal career. Every author is delighted to have fans!
The UAD applies to the URAR, Individual Condo Unit Appraisal Report, Exterior-Only Inspection Individual Condominium Appraisal Report and the Exterior-Only Inspection Residential Appraisal Report.
You can verify this at www.efanniemae.com. It took me over three months to write the UAD-URAR book. The material that Fannie Mae made available to the computer programers was much more helpful than Appendix D which was designed for appraisers. I also had help from the software vendors who in turn had access to Fannie Mae when they ran into trouble. I am thinking about doing Guides for the other forms but have not decided yet.