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[djd09]

HUD terminates Biden-era DEI deal that ‘forced racial preferencing’ in home appraisal industry​

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) notified the leading authority in US property appraisals on Monday that it no longer needs to abide by a potentially unlawful Biden-era deal that “forced racial preferencing” on the industry — the latest move by the Trump administration to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Under former President Joe Biden, HUD used disparate impact theory — the idea that a neutral policy has a disproportionately negative effect on underrepresented minorities — to impose race-based policies on the Appraisal Foundation, a nonprofit entity authorized by Congress to set qualifications for property appraisers.

“Property appraisals are an integral component of helping Americans realize the dream of homeownership,” HUD Secretary Scott Turner said in a statement. “But the Biden Administration weaponized the Fair Housing Act to inject DEI into the appraisal industry, focusing on illegal race preferences rather than ensuring every American has equal access to quality, affordable housing.

“Today, HUD is ending the politicalization of property appraisals to restore fairness and equality to civil rights enforcement and housing.”

https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-ne...cial-preferencing-in-home-appraisal-industry/

wait until they find out about all the appraisal waiver fraud...

 

[shrubberyvaluation]

— to impose race-based policies on the Appraisal Foundation, a nonprofit entity authorized by Congress to set qualifications for property appraisers.​

Qualifications based on how you were born....that seems like discrimination to me.

 

[djd09]

paying relman a half a million to help write the ethics rule...no wonder bunton quit

 

[Non Sequitur]

Next up should be an audit searching for every penny that TAF and the ASC granted/awarded in support of the unlawful order. Then claw it all back.

 

[djd09]

parea could have been just a money laundering scheme...

 

[Trihard]

Yawn. Wake me up when they ban waivers and PDC appraisals.

 

[George Hatch]

I'm curious what the process was that prompted them to even look at this policy. Did HUD initiate the consideration on their own or did it come down through the White House or perhaps an Appraisal Institute approach or some lender's lobbyist.

Whatever the mechanism, if it worked once then perhaps it can be used to influence other policies.

I also wonder if TAF will make any adjustments. Or will they proceed without making any adjustments to USPAP under the assumption that the next administration will return to their biases again anyway.

 

[djd09]

i believe they changed their policy due to common sense...the unelected taf regime is just the same old same old