An optimistic pessimist, or a pessimistic optimist? I’m not sure which I really am, although I tend to lean in the optimistic direction whenever possible. This relates to the brand new, hot off the presses after a year+ of vigorous...
From James' Real Estate Business Blog: "A new app I just downloaded for my iPad is called Metes and Bounds. I decided to test it the minute it opened with a current deal and entered 25 calls from the legal...
The following was re-blogged with the permission of Valuation Review Editor, David Napuk. Thanks Dave! Since there has been a great deal of buzz in the industry surrounding the decision in the Wells Fargo/Rels Valuation v. appraisers lawsuit, Valuation Review...
Fannie Mae's Announcement SEL-2010-09 describes the following: Appraisal-related policies that update the Selling Guide Miscellaneous appraisal-related guidance (no impact on the Selling Guide) Miscellaneous Selling Guide updates Updates to Special Feature Codes Updates to Mortgage Insurance Codes For each policy...
The Appraisal Institute on June 28 praised inclusion of appraisal provisions in the final version of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173). The House-Senate Conference Committee on Financial Reform completed work June 25 on the...
According to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the annual growth rates of all 20 MSAs and the 10- and 20-City Composites improved in April compared to March because of the home buyer tax credit program that ended April 30,...
An amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill that would eliminate the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) survived congressional debates last week, according to one representative’s office. A congressional conference last week took place to reconcile both versions...
Reprinted with permission from Working RE Magazine: WRE Editor's Note: Hang in there. The Financial Reform Bill, now in Senate Committee, could be a game changer for appraisers. If signed into law, the bill would regulate the use of broker...
Ever wonder what a real estate "Appraiser Apprentice" job interview, with a recent college graduate, would sound like? The author, R. James Girardot ( aoi@oz.net) says . . . Let's see: First - Job candidate, can you work for 2...
The Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals (ICAP) is pleased to announce registration for the 2010 summer seminars is now available on-line at http://www.icapweb.com/education.php. As usual, two seminars will be held this summer. The first seminar will be held on July...
The government has given buyers using the credit another three months to close sales, and the initiative is being imitated on a smaller scale by states and private companies. But some think the market would be better off if we laid it to rest for good...Read More
