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Why Universal Standards?

George Dell

Some form of Universal Valuation Standards (UVS)© appears to be one way to resolve the multiple issues we see today. The post Why Universal Standards? Our most recent series focused on the obsolescence of the traditional appraisal process. appeared first on George Dell, SRA, MAI, ASA, CRE.

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Ginnie Mae should protect smaller issuers

Housing Wire

When Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he allegedly replied, “ Because that’s where the money is.” This new standard inappropriately applies a bank-like capital standard to non-banks — with an unduly short period to come into compliance. And Ginnie Mae is currently running a record profit of $2.4

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Top markets for affordable renovated housing inventory

Housing Wire

Demand for housing is primed to deteriorate further based on the latest consumer sentiment survey findings from the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan survey also asks consumers why they think now is a good time — or not — to buy a home. I bring up the property to a much higher standard.

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Angelo Mozilo, the ‘face of the financial crisis,’ dies at 84

Housing Wire

.” Originally from New York City and the son of a Bronx butcher, the brash and charismatic Mozilo founded Countrywide in 1969 with his former mentor David Loeb after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University. First I was pleased with the news until he told me why.

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Why Data Collection is Important for Universities

GoForrmz

Universities can track admissions, performance, recruitment, and more to improve the student and faculty experience. Whether your institution plans to pull student information from online forms or improve student housing estimates through analytics, data can drastically improve your university’s operations.

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Agents scramble to meet demand…in Rochester?

Housing Wire

That’s standard for Rochester, a city on the banks of Lake Ontario that quickly grew after the American Revolution and gave birth to Eastman Kodak and Xerox , but whose population has tumbled from around 350,000 in the mid-20th century to just over 200,000 today. “We

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Why an Organized Workfile is Your Best Defense By Craig Capilla Excerpts: We all know that the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) set the baseline for what must be included in a workfile. We’ve all also heard ad nauseum that USPAP is a minimum standard. ” Contains all recent emails sent.