I've noticed a big uptick in initial "quality control" commentary that is asked for and one of my few "good" clients must have had some sort of team meeting/company mandate about indirectly trying to put a little more pressure on appraisers when the value is below the contract price. Several value reconsideration requests lately.
I have a very large bank, non AMC, whose reviewer recently tried to talk me into lot size adjustments for 5,000 versus 6,000 SF, because it hit some magical 20% button(came in 4k below contract and they said that could "make it up"). Not going to be a measurable market reaction for that in this market. Yesterday the same bank came back on another deal, very small home with terrible comp selection, telling me that I should use two area comps that are 50% larger than the subject and adjust down because they have a 2 car garage like the subject and the 2 car garage must be the driving feature of the home...2 of the 5 comps had the garage and the ones with carports were adjusted for...Smoke and mirrors is where they are basing their arguments on, smoke and mirrors.