The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently published its 2022 third-quarter data for the Uniform Appraisal Data (UAD) Aggregate Statistics Data File. This is the nation’s first publicly available dataset and tools for aggregated statistics on appraisal records, according to a FHFA release.
The UAD Aggregate Statistics Data File and Dashboards will be released quarterly moving forward.
“Publishing transparent, aggregate data on appraisals provides useful information to the public and is a means to achieving the agency’s strategic goal of fostering housing finance markets that promote equitable access to affordable and sustainable housing,” FHFA Director Sandra Thompson said in the release. “The data release reinforces FHFA’s commitment to working with its stakeholders in bringing about a more equitable valuation system that deters appraisal bias in minority neighborhoods across the nation both in rural and metropolitan areas. We continue to evaluate ways to release new data in a way that does not compromise borrower privacy.”
FHFA also launched a new “Top 100 Metro Areas Dashboard." The dashboards are visual “front ends” into the aggregate statistics, displaying the aggregate statistics through customized maps and charts. They provide the public with user-friendly visualizations and access to a broad set of data points and trends found in appraisal reports.