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UAD 3.6 guides & training
Written from the official URAR sample use cases and the published compliance rules — practical, specific, and grounded in the real data model.
14 guides · 103 minutes of reading
Core concept7
- UAD 3.6 & the new URAR: what actually changedThe redesign replaces the fixed 1004/1073/1025/2090 forms with a single dynamic URAR built on MISMO v3.6. Here is what that means for how you complete and deliver a report.8 min
- Understanding the comparable grid in UAD 3.6The grid is no longer a fixed rectangle of cells — it is structured, repeatable comparable data. Here is how to think about it and keep it consistent.7 min
- ValuationUseType: the one concept that explains everythingWhy the same field can be valid for a comparable but a Fatal error for the subject — and how understanding property 'roles' prevents both errors and false alarms.6 min
- How to read a validation reportFatal vs. Warning, message IDs, report locations, and use-type tags — how to turn a list of findings into a fix list your team can act on.5 min
- Photos & exhibits in the delivery packageThe delivery package is more than the XML. Here's how photos and exhibits fit in, and the cross-checks worth doing before you submit.5 min
- Condition and quality ratings (C1–C6, Q1–Q6)The C and Q scales in plain English — plus the consistency checks that trip appraisers up: overall vs component, rating vs narrative, and subject vs every comparable.Worked example · sf46 min
- Anatomy of a URAR: a walk through a real reportA section-by-section tour of the new URAR using the official SF1 sample — real values, real Field IDs, from the summary to the reconciliation.Worked example · SF19 min
Property type5
- Completing a single-family URAR in UAD 3.6A walk-through of the detached single-family assignment using the five SF sample scenarios — from subject identification through the cost approach and reconciliation.Worked example · SF1–SF510 min
- Condominium appraisals in UAD 3.6Project data, ownership interest, and unit-level modeling for attached condominium units — using the two condo sample scenarios.Worked example · Condo1, Condo28 min
- Cooperative (co-op) appraisals in UAD 3.6Why co-ops model ownership differently, and what that means for the estate type and interest fields — using the Coop1 sample scenario.Worked example · Coop17 min
- Manufactured housing (MH) URAR requirementsFactory-built certification, the cost approach, and site value for manufactured homes — using the two MH sample scenarios.Worked example · MH1, MH29 min
- 2–4 unit residential income propertiesRent schedules, gross rent multipliers, and per-unit modeling for small residential income properties — using the two 2–4 unit scenarios.Worked example · 2–4 unit (2 scenarios)9 min
Error fixing2
- The cost approach & site value: the #1 avoidable FatalThe cost-approach → site-value conditional chain causes more avoidable UCDP rejections than almost anything else. Here is the chain, spelled out.6 min
- The most common Fatal edits — and how to fix themA field guide to the Fatal compliance edits that bounce submissions most often, each with the exact condition and the fix.8 min