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COLLATERAL FINDING Finding #RTL-2026-0842 · RTL-STD-001 v1.0
Produced 30 Aug 2026 · effective date 15 Aug 2026

Analytical review of the appraisal in this file against the Sphinx Standard (RTL-STD-001 v1.0), a published specification of 56 checks for after-repair-value appraisals. Full definitions at sphinx.credit/standard. This is not an appraisal, a valuation, or a review appraisal under USPAP Standard 3.

§1Finding

1004 subject-to-completion · Rehab · Essex County, NJ · 1247 Maple Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104

Value the file supports
$402,100
Appraised $455,000
Correction −$52,900 · −11.6%
Supported range
$366k–$438k
80% coverage: four times in five, the value the evidence supports falls inside this range.
Confidence 68/100 · moderate
What moved it · by dollar effect
  • RTL-V-01⚑ Budget versus comparable finish level−$28,300
  • RTL-V-04ARV versus neighbourhood ceiling−$11,000
  • RTL-C-15Market conditions adjustment−$8,000
  • RTL-A-02Gross adjustment ratio−$5,600
  • RTL-C-03RTL-A-07widen the range+4.0 pts

4 corrections, 2 range wideners, 0 flags, 0 checks not run, of 56. The largest item is the budget: it funds a lower finish than the comparables were sold at. A scope of $146,000 clears it (§7).

§2Subject

Address
1247 Maple Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104
Report
1004 subject-to-completion · 14 pages · Rehab
Living area
1,850 sf
Condition and quality, as-is
C5 / Q4
As-is value, appraised
$295,000
After-repair value, appraised
$455,000 ($246/sf)
Scope of work, submitted
$96,200 ($52/sf) ⚑ reconstructed from 12 line items · §8
Lender reference
LN-2026-08-0142
Appraiser licence
NJ-42RG00891
Census tract
34013001700 · Essex County, NJ

§3Corrections

Appraised after-repair value $455,000
RTL-V-01 Budget versus comparable finish level ⚑ reconstructed input Sphinx-Original −$28,300
RTL-V-04 ARV versus neighbourhood ceiling Sphinx-Original −$11,000
RTL-C-15 Market conditions adjustment Sphinx-Original −$8,000
RTL-A-02 Gross adjustment ratio Industry Baseline −$5,600
Gross corrections −$52,900
Overlap suppressed (RTL-V-01 ∩ RTL-V-04) $0
Supported value $402,100

Overlap: RTL-V-01 and RTL-V-04 can both respond to the same overvaluation. When they do, the smaller effect is reduced by the shared portion, and the line above shows the reduction. On this file the shared portion was nil. Provenance is shown per check; §5 gives the arithmetic behind each figure and §11 the values used.

§4Supported range

Supported range · 80% coverage
$366,000 – $438,000
Supported value $402,100 · appraised $455,000
Confidence 68/100 · moderate — how firmly the file supports its own number. Not a probability: the coverage figure is the probability.
±9.0%
range width
Four times in five, the value this file's comparable evidence supports falls inside the range. The range measures how firmly the file supports its number. It is not a forecast of sale price.
Base range (Essex County rehab, $350–500k) ±5.0%
RTL-C-03 Comp set depth (2 qualifying sales) +2.5 pts
RTL-A-07 Round-number clustering +1.5 pts
Range width ±9.0%
$366k
$438k
$402k
$350k $400k $450k $500k

The appraiser's four comparables produced adjusted values of $440k, $455k, $468k and $450k; the reconciled $455,000 sits inside that range (RTL-A-12 passed). The corrections in §3 act on the evidence behind those figures, not on the reconciliation.

§5Findings in detail

§6Comparable sales from the appraisal

Property Sale C/Q Adjustments Adjusted
Subject · 1247 Maple Ave, Newark NJ
1,850 sf
as-is $295,000
as-is C5/Q4
budget funds C3/Q4
Comparables are C2/Q3 · RTL-V-01
ARV $455,000
87 Oak Street
0.3 mi · 1,780 sf
$412,000
142 days ago
C2/Q3
GLA +$7k · Cond +$40k · Qual −$25k · Age +$4k · Time +$2k
Net +$28,000
gross $78,000 · 18.9%
$440,000
234 Elm Avenue
0.4 mi · 1,920 sf · closest in size, most recent
$445,000
98 days ago
C2/Q3
GLA −$7k · Cond +$40k · Qual −$25k · Time +$2k
Net +$10,000
gross $74,000 · 16.6%
$455,000
512 Cedar Lane
0.5 mi · 2,100 sf
$498,000
203 days ago
C2/Q2
GLA −$25k · Cond +$40k · Qual −$49k · Time +$4k
Net −$30,000
gross $118,000 · 23.7%
$468,000
19 Birch Road
0.6 mi · 1,800 sf · oldest sale
$425,000
287 days ago
C2/Q3
GLA +$5k · Cond +$40k · Qual −$25k · Time +$5k
Net +$25,000
gross $75,000 · 17.6%
$450,000

All four comparables are C2. The subject is C5/Q4 as-is and the submitted budget funds C3/Q4; that gap is RTL-V-01. Time lines are the grid's +1.5% a year applied to each comparable's lag; that is RTL-C-15. Gross ratios are RTL-A-02.

§7Scenarios

Scenario Supported value
As submitted ($52/sf scope) $402,100
At comp-matched scope ($79/sf) $430,400

Scenarios change the borrower's inputs only. They are not recommendations, and they say nothing about what the appraiser would need to change.

§8What was read from the appraisal

Fields read41, from 14 pages of a 1004 subject-to-completion Read cleanly40 Needs a human look1 · scope total Could not be read0 · 0 checks suppressed Comparable grids4 of 4 reconcile: sale price plus the adjustment lines equals the adjusted value on every comparable
Scope total $96,200 is not printed as a total in the report; summed from the 12 line items on the scope of work. Checks that use it: RTL-V-01, RTL-V-03. Each line was read cleanly, so they ran on the sum and are marked ⚑. Confirm the total or correct it and the finding re-issues.

Every field carries a confidence score and a source page; a check that cannot read what it needs is suppressed and counted above, never run on a guess.

§9Coverage

56
Checks run
6
Fired
50
Passed
0
Not run

Fired: 4 with a dollar effect, 2 widening the range, 0 flags. Not run means an input could not be read cleanly; it is shown even when zero so the reader knows the case was tested.

Check family Result
RTL-C — Comparable selection (15 checks) 2 findings · 13 passed
RTL-A — Adjustments (12 checks) 2 findings · 10 passed
RTL-V — The after-repair value (5 checks) 2 findings · 3 passed
RTL-S — Subject & file integrity (16 checks) 16 passed
RTL-P — Appraiser (8 checks) 8 passed
Passed checks worth noting
  • RTL-C-02 Distance: farthest comparable 0.6 mi
  • RTL-C-04 Sale recency: oldest sale 287 days before the effective date
  • RTL-C-05 Bracketing — living area: 1,850 sf bracketed by comparables of 1,780 to 2,100 sf
  • RTL-A-01 Net adjustment ratio: net adjustments within ±6.8% of sale price on every comparable
  • RTL-A-12 Conclusion inside the adjusted range: $455,000 sits inside the adjusted range of $440,000 to $468,000
  • RTL-P-01 Licence valid at effective date: licence NJ-42RG00891 valid at the effective date
What this review does not examine
  • Hidden conditions behind drywall not visible in inspection photos
  • Whether the scope is achievable at the stated cost in this market
  • Execution risk — whether the borrower can complete the project
  • Anything requiring interior inspection beyond what the appraisal photographs show
  • Title, survey, or legal matters
  • Sponsor experience or financial capacity
  • Permit timeline or municipality-specific approval delays
  • Material cost fluctuations after the effective date

§10Lender response

Finding Effect Response Note
RTL-V-01 Budget versus comparable finish level−$28,300No response recorded—
RTL-V-04 ARV versus neighbourhood ceiling−$11,000No response recorded—
RTL-C-15 Market conditions adjustment−$8,000No response recorded—
RTL-A-02 Gross adjustment ratio−$5,600No response recorded—
RTL-C-03 Comp set depth+2.5 ptsNo response recorded—
RTL-A-07 Round-number clustering+1.5 ptsNo response recorded—

The underwriter records agreed, disagreed or not material against each finding, with a note. Responses are stored against this finding version and travel with the exhibit; until loans exit, they are the only label the standard has.

§11Reproduction

Standard at reviewRTL-STD-001 v1.0
Extraction pipelineextract-1.4.2
Market indexFHFA county series, 2026Q2
Source PDFSHA-256 7f3a9c2b…4e81
Appraisal effective15 Aug 2026
PDF received28 Aug 2026
Finding produced30 Aug 2026 09:14 UTC
Verificationsphinx.credit/v/RTL-2026-0842-7F3A
Values used on this file
RTL-V-01Value recovery rate 0.567, provisional; finish levels $79/sf against $52/sf on 1,850 sf
RTL-V-0490th percentile $/sf of closed sales, trailing 12 months: $240/sf in tract 34013001700
RTL-C-15FHFA county series, 2026Q2, trailing year −2.1%; lags from closing date; equal comparable weights
RTL-A-02Local median 12.0%; fires at 1.5× the median (18.0%) or 25% on any comparable
RTL-C-03Qualifying sales within 0.5 mi and 180 days; 2 found; range widened +2.5 pts
RTL-A-0717 of 17 lines end in 000; range widened +1.5 pts
RangeBase ±5.0% for Essex County rehab, $350–500k; coverage 80%

This document states the version of the standard at review and nothing later. What has changed in the standard since, and whether this finding would differ under the current version, is answered by the verification page, which is live.

§12Reference

C2 Good condition — minor deferred maintenance only
C3 Well maintained — limited updating, no major repairs
C5 Fair condition — significant repairs needed
Q2 Good quality construction — above typical
Q3 Above average quality — better than tract standard
Q4 Average quality — typical tract construction

Condition (C) and quality (Q) ratings follow UAD (Uniform Appraisal Dataset) definitions.

Supported valueThe value the appraisal's own evidence holds up once the checks with a dollar effect are applied. Not a valuation.
Supported rangeThe range around the supported value; the coverage figure says how often the supported value falls inside it.
ConfidenceHow firmly the file supports its number, out of 100: 80 and above high, 60 to 79 moderate, below 60 low. Not a probability and not extraction accuracy.
CorrectionA fired check with a dollar effect. Range widener: a fired check that widens the range without moving the value. Flag: a fired check with neither.