This article by Guest Blogger, Executive Director, Jeff Schurman of The TAVAMA Blog
Warning: What you are about to read could be career-ending. For me that is. But only if those who intend to drive a stake in to the heart of the AMC (Appraisal Management Company) industry [...]
more→UPDATE: The webinar is complete. The Power Point presentation and audio link to the full webinar are available below.
Here is the link to the webinar. http://www.fncinc.com/ClientAccess/WebConf_AMC.aspx
In addition to the recorded webinar, there is an accompanying conference Power Point. There are also a couple of other reference articles you should read.
Press Release: February 17, 2010 Oklahoma City, OK —
a la mode, inc., the dominant provider of appraisal-related technology and services to the mortgage industry, today released the first public edition of The Appraisal Fee Reference™. The AFR™ is the authoritative national analysis of independent appraisal fees, and is just one of the monthly data [...]
more→The original document has been removed at the request of RVS for the reason below, but can be found on FNC Inc.’s site – Click Here
“The information contained in this electronic message is confidential, proprietary, and intended only for the use of the owner of the e-mail address listed as the recipient of [...]
more→Important FHA notice for all mortgagees: The February 15, 2010 Implementation Date Will NOT Change for Mortgagee Letters 2009-28 and 2009-51:Implementation Date for New Requirements in ML 2009-28:
As indicated in the industry email of December 22, 2009, enactment of ML 2009-28 (Appraiser Independence) WILL be implemented February 15, 2010. ML 2009-28 (originally [...]
more→ An analysis conducted by the Appraisal Institute of failed banks shows
that nearly two-thirds had been previously cited by federal bank examiners or
had ongoing appraisal administration problems, highlighting a significant
weakness in many struggling financial institutions.
For
a copy of the analysis, visit www.appraisalinstitute.org/newsadvocacy/downloads/key_documents/FDIC_MaterialLossReview_Appraisal.pdf.
Placing a Value on Your Services - a Guest Post by Michael W. Armetrout of AM Appraisals
As every appraisal firm manager knows, gauging the direction of the current business environment can be a difficult task. Some may see every new trend as a time to reinvent [...]
more→First American Valuation and Property Solutions, a member of The First American Corporation family of companies, has announced a new valuation service, the Appraiser-Validated Price Opinion.
Appraiser-Validated Price Opinions, the company says, are expert opinions that provide a second level of review for broker price opinion (BPO) users, without the need [...]
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