UAD 3.6 will classify the solar system. It will not prove the system is owned, and it will not assign a dollar amount. Beginning November 2, 2026, new appraisal reports submitted to the Uniform Collateral Data Portal for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans must use Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6. Solar no longer lives only in a closing comment. It sits in structured Energy Efficient and Green Features fields that lenders and review systems can read. That is the change. The rule underneath it is...

UAD 3.6 made solar visible in the appraisal. It did not give anyone the support file. Beginning November 2, 2026, appraisal reports submitted to the Uniform Collateral Data Portal for loans sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac must use Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6. The old form numbers go away. One dynamic Uniform Residential Appraisal Report replaces them. Solar no longer lives only in a closing comment. It sits in structured fields that lenders and review systems can read....

When someone asks for a solar valuation report, they’re not looking for a simple “here’s what the panels are worth” number. They’re asking for a detailed, defensible analysis of the entire solar asset — the kind of document that lenders, investors, buyers, and tax authorities actually rely on. So what’s actually inside a professional solar valuation report? 1. Executive Summary A clear, concise overview of the final value conclusion, the purpose of the valuation (financing, sale, insurance,...