Fannie Guidelines-not Etched In Stone

[djd09]

"The appraiser must be consistent when he or she calculates and reports the finished above-grade room count and the square feet of gross living area that is above-grade. The need for consistency also applies from report to report. For example, when using the same transaction as a comparable sale in multiple reports, the room count and gross living area should not change."

https://www.fanniemae.com/content/guide/selling/b4/1.3/05.html

Is this a trick thread? As a set of guidelines, the word "must" is used quite often.

 

[JasonHaskell]

Too many lazy appraisers that can't find any other homes with below grade GLA wanting to lump it all together to compare to 2 story homes is my guess....