To reduce contact between appraisers and homeowners, the government-sponsored enterprises will accept an exterior-only inspection or a desktop appraisal. Income verification requirements have also been eased.
The Trump administration has not only proposed extending the existing g-fee surcharge, but recommends doubling it. Not to be outdone, both Democratic presidential candidates, former Vice-President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, also support raising g-fees.