This wiki is a compilation of business tools, software and services that might be helpful to real estate appraisers in North America - feel free to add any RELEVANT sites, services and so on that will benefit professional real estate...
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This wiki is a compilation of business tools, software and services that might be helpful to real estate appraisers in North America - feel free to add any RELEVANT sites, services and so on that will benefit professional real estate appraisers.
Appraisals are such an important step in the real estate transaction, it really does pay to be prepared and make all the right moves. This was a very succesful post the first time around, so I thought I'd share it with you again. Hope you enjoy it!
Via Frank & Sharon Alters, CDPE-Short Sales Jacksonville-Orange Park-Fleming Island (Watson Realty -) : Appraisals are an important part of the process in purchasing or selling a home. More than ever, the appraiser has the power to determine... Read Full Story
USPAP Frequently Asked Questions (“ USPAP FAQ ”) is a form of guidance issued by the ASB to respond to questions raised by appraisers, enforcement officials, users of appraisal services and the public to illustrate the applicability of USPAP in specific situations and to offer advice from the ASB for the resolution of appraisal issues and problems.
Throughout USPAP Frequently Asked Questions, titles of questions and responses that are new for this 2008-2009 edition are identified in... Read Full Story
It can be said that the world is filled with many beautiful things that money can actually buy. These material things have become status symbols that define a person's standing in the society where they live. Unfortunately, not everybody knows their limit when it comes to acquiring material things. Even if they can not afford such luxuries, these people continue to make purchases using their credit. Naturally, they end up with huge personal debt.
If you want to avoid this embarrassing... Read Full Story
Florida mortgage brokers and Realtors take note. We’re in full swing now with the new Form 1004MC - “MARKET CONDITIONS ADDENDUM to the APPRAISAL REPORT” - will be required on all Florida appraisal reports for single to 4-family home loans dated on or after April 1, 2009 . If you’ve still not heard about the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) - which is tied to the competition of Form 1004 MC - it requires appraisers to provide more information about market trends, supply and demand... Read Full Story
Submitted By: Jerry Martinez A career as a real estate appraiser is something that you may want to consider.Still this may sound a bit far fetched and risky, as a matter of fact it could be the perfect career for you. You should at least look into what it takes to be a real estate appraiser when you have any type of interest in this. When you can imagine, this is one career that is always in demand, and when you are good at what you do there is a chance that you will make a very nice living... Read Full Story
Effective Demand quotes from this 2001 paper by Josh Rosner. Heres an excerpt from the abstract: This report assesses the prospects of the U.S. housing/mortgage sector over the next several years. Based on our analysis, we believe there are elements in place for the housing sector to continue to experience growth well above GDP. However, we believe there are risks that can materially distort the growth prospects of the sector. Specifically, it appears that a large portion of the housing... Read Full Story
Committee “I” (Created December 2nd, 2007) Demand a Congressional investigation of the Appraisal Institute, its members and its practices. Proposed Petition: We petition the US Congress to do a complete forensic investigation of the Appraisal Institute, its membership/practitioners, and the reports its members produce. We advocate eliminating the use of appraisal designations, as said designations cause confusion to the lending community and the public at large. The Appraisal Institute (AI... Read Full Story
HOME APPRAISER GONE WILD Allegations are surfacing about what seems to HSK like a predatory and vindictive individual has been causing havoc for home owners in Los Angeles especially on the Westside where high-end real estate is the norm. Appraiser Kevin Masterson who is employed by J. Conrad and Associates is often accused of performing assembly line appraisals often using only computer driven models of comparables. This might not have been so problematic had the models not been grossly... Read Full Story
skip to content Search Cornell LII / Legal Information Institute home search sitemap donate http://www.law.cornell.edu/search/index.html Search the entire LII site search for: use AND, OR, NOT -- AND is default * acts as wildcard, phrases in "double quotes" http://www.law.cornell.edu/search/index.html Results WEX Constitution Supreme Court - casenames Supreme Court - full text Circuit Courts US Code Code of Federal Regulations Popular Names of Acts 1 Results from the US Code Showing first 5... Read Full Story
Have you ever had a homeowner ask if you accept Visa or MasterCard as a form of payment? If so, you no longer have to decline the offer - or worse - lose them as a client... There's an innovative (and affordable) way to accept credit cards from your appraisal clients, and it's called "Accept by Phone". Their company website is at http://www.Accept-by-Phone.com The service works just like it sounds - you can process credit card payments from all major issuing cards, by using any touchtone... Read Full Story
