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Fannie and Freddie Release New Hybrid and Desktop Forms for Testing

McKissock

He has been a practicing real property appraiser since 1987, and has been instructing and authoring appraisal courses since 1992. From 2004 to 2013, Dan was a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, serving for five years as vice-chairman and three years as chairman.

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8 Common Violations Made by Appraisers

McKissock

Failure to disclose significant real property appraisal assistance is another common violation. Believe it or not, sometimes trainees/applicants will send in the appraisal reports, and the trainee is not mentioned in the reports as having providing significant real property appraisal assistance.

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How Does the VA Appraisal Panel Operate?

McKissock

He has been a practicing real property appraiser since 1987, and has been instructing and authoring appraisal courses since 1992. From 2004 to 2013, Dan was a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, serving for five years as vice-chairman and three years as chairman.

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Avoid Appraisal Disciplinary Action with These Do’s and Don’ts

McKissock

Changing the appraised value simply for the purpose of meeting the contract sales price is not a good reason. Such an act might appear to make everybody happy, e.g., the lender/client gets to make a loan, the real estate agent gets a commission, the buyers get the house, etc.

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How Are Appraisal Complaints Enforced?

McKissock

He has been a practicing real property appraiser since 1987, and has been instructing and authoring appraisal courses since 1992. From 2004 to 2013, Dan was a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers, serving for five years as vice-chairman and three years as chairman.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

Appraisal Today

In a July 9, 2015, Concept Paper – Alternate Track to the Experience Requirements in the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, the AQB asked: “Are there practical alternatives for some (or all) of the appraisal experience requirements to include non-appraisal experience?”. Sold 4/1/2013 for $998,000. percent from 0.6

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6 best real estate schools in Washington (WA) for 2024

Housing Wire

RealEstateU’s state- and ARELLO-approved courses have helped more than 225,000 graduates get licensed since 2013. Those two courses are: Washington Real Estate Fundamentals (60 course hours). This course teaches you the essentials of working in real estate (laws, regulations, financial matters, etc). Audio course available.