Servicelink Partners With Grid-ml On Guidance For Key Appraisal Update

ServiceLink, a provider of technology-enabled mortgage services, has partnered with Grid-ML to offer an interactive reference guide designed to help appraisers prepare for the rollout of Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6.

The UAD 3.6 Interactive Reference Guide compiles guidance from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a single, searchable digital resource aligned with the redesigned Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR).

In a blog post on ServiceLink’s website, Liz Green, senior vice president of valuation solutions, said that ServiceLink is the first appraisal management company to offer the guide to its appraisal panel at no extra cost.

“This guide will help our panel better understand and fulfill the new URAR quickly and efficiently, further positioning ServiceLink as an industry UAD 3.6 leader, adding to our readiness and preparedness efforts as we embark on the next phase of the GSE’s timeline,” Green said.

The tool is intended to help appraisers navigate standardized terminology, field requirements and reporting rules under the updated format.

The announcement comes as the mortgage industry prepares for broader adoption of UAD 3.6, with broad production scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 26.

Access to the new reporting format has been limited, as only a small number of appraisal software providers have received approval from the government-sponsored enterprises to produce the redesigned URAR, the company said.

ServiceLink said the guide is designed to improve appraisers’ familiarity with the new requirements ahead of the transition. Grid-ML founder Abe Lira said the platform is intended to support appraisers as they adjust to the updated dataset and reporting standards.