Okay.....my 5 cents worth.
Can we all agree that waivers are somewhat new, at least in their current form and push?
Can we agree that the above data does not include hybrids.
The majority of my Lenders did not even start using waivers and hybrids until the summer and fall.
So, coming on here and saying that waivers (AVMs) or hybrids are minimal, is premature at best.
For example, I have been on this forum warning that these products will come to the market since +- 2014 (mostly AVMs). I can even remember Terrel and others being in denial saying that appraisers have been saying this since 2000 about AVMs, which I have always found funny.
Again, these products are still new for the most part. So, take Google, Tesla, Facebook, Iphone or Bitcoin for example. I am sure that when these companies hit the market, no one thought that these companies or products would dominate the market. Sure, a few did, and they are now millionaires.
Looking back, there are millions of people wishing that they had bought stock in these companies and said I never thought that they would grow so big to dominate the market.
So, to come on here and say that "look, these products only account for x amount of the market share" is somewhat misleading given that these products are still in its infancy stage. This is how good politicians and salesmen work. Nothing to see here....trust us.
Lastly, we have some from the GSEs already telling us that the gravy train for the easy orders are almost over. They are telling us that the full traditional 1004 will be for the complex orders for the most part. They even put out a chart.
All of these products are in the infancy stage and will slowly take more and more of the market. Come back here in 5 years and prove me wrong.
https://www.fanniemae.com/sites/g/files/koqyhd191/files/2022-04/mod-valuation-spectrum.png
https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/...elivery_job_aids__appraisal_modernization.htm traditional appraisal......last.
https://www.fanniemae.com/research-...journey-efficient-fair-home-valuation-process Give it time.....these products are still babies.