FHA announces transition to new appraisal reporting in 2026
Issue Date: August 28, 2025
On August 27, the FHA announced (in FHA INFO 2025-42) their intention to transition appraisal reporting to the new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 beginning in Spring 2026 for early adopters. They will announce a timeline of the transition plan, updated policies, and technical specifications later this year, with a transition period similar to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) to allow for both legacy and UAD 3.6 appraisal reports for a period of time.
Both GSEs will begin their early adoption period for the new appraisal reports on Sept. 8, 2025, with broad production beginning in January of 2026, and a mandate to use the new appraisal reporting in November of 2026.
The new appraisal report is designed to also accommodate USDA and VA loans, although those entities have not yet announced adoption timelines.