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VA Approves Desktops and Exterior-Only Appraisals

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Excerpts from the Summary: On August 1, 2022, the Veterans Affairs released Circular 26-22-13 announcing new procedures for alternative valuation methods, effective immediately. To read more about the May 2022 proposal to eliminate the fee panel , click here . I wrote about the VA in my July 8 email newsletter.

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Appraisal Reviews – The Good and The Bad

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on Condo risks, mortgage origination volume down, 4 high growth appraisal companies, cost cutting tips, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. ==. Mortgage applications hit 22-year low (since 2000), lending activity suffers.

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Appraisers: How to Spend Less Time on Email

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Status requests from AMCs typically require you to log in to their system and go through the process of updating the order status on their website. My comments : I regularly write about managing your emails in my monthly newsletter, including getting to Inbox Zero. My comments: I could not find anything about a sale.

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FHA: Cosmetic vs. MPR Repairs

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NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on appraisal “modernization”, bias hearing, bad appraiser, USPAP, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. == Appraiser pleads guilty in $1.3B Photos and lots of examples. billion tax fraud scheme. They are not easy to do.