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70 70 70 INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY PRESERVATION Journal FHFA RELEASES UNIFORM APPRAISAL DATA AGGREGATE STATISTICS e Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published its Q3 2022 data for the Uniform Appraisal Data (UAD) Aggregate Statistics Data File. e UAD Aggregate Statistics Data File and Dashboards, which are the nation's first publicly available dataset and tools for aggregate statistics on appraisal records, will be released quarterly moving forward. e Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) Aggregate Statistics Data File and Dashboards are the nation's first publicly available datasets of aggregate statistics on appraisal records, giving the public new access to a broad set of data points and trends found in appraisal reports. Appraisal Aggregate statistics for Enterprise Single Family appraisals may be grouped by neighborhood characteristics, property charac- teristics, and geographic levels (national, state, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) or Met- ropolitan Divisions, county, and tract). e UAD Aggregate Statistics Data File is a resource for users capable of using statisti- cal software to extract and analyze data. e UAD Aggregate Statistics Dashboards are for users of all types and are designed to provide user-friendly access through customized maps and charts. "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 mar- kets that promote equitable access to affordable and sustainable housing," Director Sandra L. ompson said. "Today's data release reinforc- es 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." e Dashboards are visual "front ends" of the aggregate statistics, display- ing the aggregate statistics through customized maps and charts. ey provide the public with user-friendly visualizations and access to a broad set of data points and trends found in appraisal reports.