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  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch11-t01
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 11, Topic 1 — Appraisal
    Reports
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 11, Topic 1 — Appraisal
    Reports.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
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  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch11-t01-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 11, Topic 1 — Appraisal
    Reports
  type: do
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  - regulator-direct
  - va
  - va-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
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    tier: 1
    authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 11, Topic 1 — Appraisal
      Reports
    source_class: va-handbook
    source_url: https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp
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    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T01:53:53Z'
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    paragraph_quote: '1. Appraisal Reports Change Date February 22, 2019 • This Chapter
      has been revised in its entirety. a. USPAP and VA Requirements The appraiser
      assigned by VA must prepare the appraisal report in accordance with Uniform
      Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the specific VA requirements
      outlined in this handbook, and in circulars periodically issued when program
      changes arise. b. Appraisers Trained by VA Appraisers who have been appointed
      to VA’s fee appraiser panel have been trained on VA appraisal requirements.
      Lenders may rely on VA fee panel appraisers to have performed the appraisal
      in accordance with VA guidelines without the need for additional statements
      or certifications. c. SAR Responsibilities Lenders’ Staff Appraisal Reviewers
      (SARs) who are reviewing appraisal reports must be familiar with residential
      appraisal principles and VA’s specific requirements for appraisal reports. VA
      Pamphlet 26-7, Revised Chapter 11: Appraisal Report 11-4'
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