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Field "Quick Reference Guide" for UAD Appraisal Data
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http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/index.cfm . Read
the Manual 4150.2 and mortgagee letters 2005-34 and 2005-48, for
details. Appraisers should review the "valuation protocol" found
in Appendix D of Handbook 4150.2. Search for the documents by
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