Please fill out the form below to submit your rebuttal request.
You can also print and manually submit your request by using the form at the bottom of this page.
Once submitted we will contact you within 24 hours our less.
You can also print and manually submit your request by using the form at the bottom of this page.
Once submitted we will contact you within 24 hours our less.
Instructions for the Reconsideration of Value:
- The Broker/LO must provide the following items within 30 days of receiving the completed appraisal report.
- Submit your request to Apex at ROVrequest@apexone.com
- Once the APEX receives your request the reconsideration will be forwarded directly to the appraiser. All communications and status of ROV will be available through Escalations Dept.
- The completed ROV form with NO MORE than 4 confirmed comparable sales.
- Comparable sales are defined as:
- Closed sales within the subject’s defined market area
- Closed sales 6 months, no more than 12 months, before the effective date of the appraisal. Sales closing after the effective date of the appraisal cannot be considered by the appraiser.
- Closed sales within similar distance or closer than the closed sales used in the grid of the appraisal report.
- Closed sales with comparable room count, square footage within +-25%, or other significant amenities such as lot size, pool, upgrades to the kitchen and bath.
- Corrections to the appraisal such as square footage and room count- the Broker/LO is to provide proof (tax records, county records, Corelogic, prelim) to prove incorrect reporting by the appraiser to justify an amended value. This informationis subject to confirmation and discretion of the appraiser. Public records may beinaccurate in some states.
- Do not suggest values, past values, estimates of value or values of any kind. Do not submit past appraisals or any part of a past appraisal.
- Since multiple reconsideration requests are perceived as an attempt to influence the appraiser’s value, APEX will allow this process only once. Do not resubmit a previous ROV.
- Disputing adjustments – remember, Appraisers adjustments are based on the
- market’s reaction to a comparable feature. This opinion is factual information
- derived from the appraiser’s research within the market area.
- Subject Facts/Improvement in Dispute: (Additional Information for the appraiser
- to review)