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I recently received an email post on the Wintotal User Forum from Adam Calvery.   Adam is a VP product manager with Alamode -...Read More

They say we should work SMARTER, not HARDER!

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I saw an Active Rain blog roll, and clicked on the title of this since it is what I do every day - make time adjustments in the market.

When I opened the blog - I was surprised.....THIS IS MY APPRAISAL they are talking about!!

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I am keeping an eye on the wildfire still burning near SR 50 and CR 561 in Clermont today.

My home and office (in my home) is loctaed just a few miles south of this ...Read More

There are some new regulations coming down the pike on May 1st - namely the HVCC, or Home Valuation Code of Conduct.  The history of the code can be found by clicking HERE.   I w...Read More

These are certainly tougher times for everyone in real estate.  Competition is fierce for those who have remained in our profession.  In my field of residential appraisal, there are over 100 appraisers in my county alone, according the state of Florida's online records.

There is talk about cutting fees, lenders using management compan...Read More

I just read a really great blog post by Loreena Yeo , Broker|Realtor(R) of Frisco Texas Real Estate

She made some great points about using keywords to drive ...Read More

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I have been tweaking my website lately and trying to hit that ever elusive top spot in the Google search engines.  I have been focusing on key words consumers/clients might use to locate an appraiser.  I was checking my ranking's today and I see that due to linking to my Active Rain blog from my homepage...I am now in the top 10 for many of m...Read More

Appraisal concerns were at the top of the agenda this week as NAR President Charles McMillan on Monday met with the New York State Deputy Attorney General and his staff to express industry concerns over the Home Valuation Code of Conduct. The HVCC agreement, which secondary mortgage market companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have entered into w...Read More

Representatives Travis Childers (D-MS) and Gary Miller (R-CA) co-sponsored legislation, HR 3044, that will institute an 18-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC). According to HousingWire.com, Childers' concern is how the code is negatively impacting small businesses. The Read More

Last Friday, Steve Brown posted the following to the Leadership Blog. Steve discusses appraisals as well as some other challenges the housing market is facing:

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The Appraisal Institute reports on a finding by Global DMS that the number of lenders directly ordering appraisals is roughly the same as the number of lenders using ...Read More

Though the first paragraph may seem a bit misleading since HVCC didn't give rise to AMCs, they've been around for years, there is an interesting point by the author regarding the creation of national policy. Read More

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Fannie Mae released Lender Announcement 2009-19, Miscellaneous Underwriting, Eligibility, and Property-Related Updates, which, among other things, clarifies some issues with the 1004 Market Conditions Addend...Read More

Today's Wall Street Journal reports on the impact appraisals are having on the real estate transaction, whether it be a sale or refinance. The article covers all the current hot topics of the appraisal industry: HVCC, AMCs, and a...Read More

Announcement 09-14: Electronic Appraisal Reports, Enhancements to the Loan Delivery File Format, and Mortgage Fraud Reporting, states that effective March 1, 2010, Fannie Mae wi...Read More

The National Association of REALTORS today reports that existing homes sales increased in April, particularly for lower cost homes. According to NAR, 4.68 million single-family, townhomes, condominiums, and cooperatives sold in April. This represents a 2.9 percent increase (seasonally adjusted) over March ...Read More