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AI agent for real estate brokers

Appraisal Gap Response Agent

A fast, supported plan for a low appraisal with each option checked against loan terms

Appraisal Gap Response Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A low appraisal can sink a purchase in a day. Brokers and agents must decide quickly whether to challenge, renegotiate or restructure. This agent reads the appraisal and compares each comparable with the sale file and the market. It finds issues such as stale comps, wrong adjustments or missed features, and judges whether a reconsideration request has a case. In parallel, it tests the options: a lower price, a larger down payment, or a split of the gap, and recalculates loan terms, loan to value and payment for each. It rechecks the numbers against the lender's limits. The broker approves any option offered. Edge case: the gap is small and closing the gap with cash keeps the loan inside the limit, so the agent leads with that.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Appraisal below contract price 2 USES A TOOL Read the appraisal and the comparable sales used 3 DOES Compare with better comps and check adjustments 4 CHECKS THE RESULT Is there a documented case to challenge the value? If not: focus on options other than a reconsideration.Back to step 2. 5 DOES Draft a reconsideration request with the evidence 6 DOES Calculate options: price cut, bigger down payment,split the gap 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Does each option meet loan to value and paymentlimits? If not: adjust the amounts and recalculate. Back to step6. 8 DOES Prepare a summary for the broker with therecommended path 9 YOU APPROVE Broker approves any request or option offered 10 RESULT Appraisal response plan
Read the steps as a list
  1. Appraisal below contract price
  2. Read the appraisal and the comparable sales used
  3. Compare with better comps and check adjustments
  4. Is there a documented case to challenge the value?If not: focus on options other than a reconsideration. Back to step 2.
  5. Draft a reconsideration request with the evidence
  6. Calculate options: price cut, bigger down payment, split the gap
  7. Does each option meet loan to value and payment limits?If not: adjust the amounts and recalculate. Back to step 6.
  8. Prepare a summary for the broker with the recommended path
  9. Broker approves any request or option offeredThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Appraisal response plan

How it decides

A reconsideration is suggested only when comps are weaker than others available. Options are valid only if loan to value and payment stay within the lender's limits.

  • Suggest a challenge only when at least two stronger comps exist
  • Check each option against the maximum loan to value
  • Prefer the option that keeps the deal and buyer's cash reserves
  • Show payment changes for the buyer

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Maximum loan to value
  • Comp age and distance limits
  • Options to test
  • Report format

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Broker approves any reconsideration request
  • Broker approves any option offered to the parties

Hard limits

  • Never contact an appraiser without approval
  • Do not advise the parties on price
  • Use verified comps only

It stops when

  • Done: a path is chosen and the file proceeds
  • Stop: the deal cannot work and the parties decide

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA $410,000 contract appraises at $395,000. The agent finds a comp used from 11 months ago and two closer sales at $408,000 and $412,000. It drafts a challenge. It also tests the buyer paying the $15,000 gap, which keeps loan to value at 80 percent. The broker approves both, and the lender raises the value to $402,000.

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