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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.03.15.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="15" heading="Calculation of Property Value.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Means of Calculating the Property Value.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The lender shall use the estimated fair market value to determine the starting value of the property.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The starting value may represent a discount of the estimated fair market value at the time the shared appreciation agreement is executed.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the lender shall use the same method for calculating the estimated fair market value in connection with determining the starting value and the final value.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An appraisal, AVM, or BPO used to determine fair market value shall be obtained by the lender from an unaffiliated third-party.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>In complying with the requirements of Regulation .02A(2) of this chapter, a lender may use a value stipulated by the borrower as the estimated fair market value if the lender has not yet obtained an appraisal, BPO, or AVM and the terms of the disclosure provided under Regulation .02 of this chapter are subject to change.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>In complying with the requirements of Regulation .02A(4) of this chapter, a lender shall use an appraisal, BPO, or AVM.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Sale of Property. If a shared appreciation agreement terminates with the sale of the property, the final value may not exceed the sale price if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The sale was an arms-length sale;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The property was not sold as part of a foreclosure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The borrower did not retain an interest in the property, including an interest as a life estate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>