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UAD Reporting Consistency - Clarification by FNMA and Steetlinks

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

The following StreetLinks document is re-posted from the WinTOTAL Users Group On April 10th, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced the publication of a new UAD Update document and an Updated UAD Specification Appendix D, which details the Field-Specific Standardization...

GSE's Update Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD)

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

Since the implementation of the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) in September 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) have been monitoring the use of the UAD and working with lenders and appraisers to support the successful adoption of the...

8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases - Appraiser Law Blog

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

8 Biggest Appraiser Liability Cases (Updated) By Peter Christensen (Appraiser Law Blog) I have described below the 8 biggest appraiser liability cases with which I am familiar that are currently pending in the U.S. These are cases that specifically name...

Do Energy Upgrades Add Value to Existing Homes?

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

GUEST AUTHOR: Debra Little was selected to direct this study because of her combined expertise in home performance and residential appraising. She led a team of senior appraisers who were on site in Los Angeles. See Debra at the ACI...

Bradford Technologies Brings Regression Analysis To Residential Appraisals

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

First appraisal technology to provide statistical analysis for GSE-approved appraisals SAN JOSE, CA – MARCH 10, 2012 — Bradford Technologies, an innovator of valuation tools and solutions for residential appraisers and parent of the AppraisalWorld online community for appraisers, has...

Updated (2/28/12) FHA Valuation Protocol FAQ's

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

THANKS! to appraiser Dave Towne for finding the latest HUD/FHA issued update to the Valuation Protocol FAQ document dated Feb. 28, 2012. Here are just a few of the topics covered: What are the new construction documentation requirements for appraisers...

PR: New Calculator From Appraisal Logistics Helps Lenders Uncover True Cost of Internal Appraisal Management

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

Tool assists in investigating in-house appraisal process, cost-per-loan savings ANNAPOLIS, Md., Mar 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Appraisal Logistics, the leading provider in compliance risk management for appraisal independence, announced today the availability of its proprietary Internal Management Cost Calculator...

PR: American Guild of Appraisers Petitions Federal Reserve Board and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Overturn Regulation that Threatens Viability of Professional Appraisal Practice

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Guild of Appraisers (AGA), a national organization of real estate appraisers that is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO's Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), has petitioned the Federal Reserve...

Is YOUR AMC client slow to pay? Here's what can you do!

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

GUEST POST: Bryan Knowlton is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser in San Diego County, CA. Author of the annual Appraisal Management Company Directory since 2007. You can read his blog at http://www.appraiserincome.com and sign up for his FREE Appraiser Marketing...

NAR Adopts Broader Valuation Policy

5/12/2012 12:05 PM

From Appraisal Insight Blog author Jerome Nagy on Feb. 16, 2012: The National Associaiton of REALTORS® (NAR) continues its holistic approach to valuing real property with the adoption of its Responsible Valuation Policy. The document is the culmination of NAR’s...