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The CE Shop Review: Features, pricing and pros & cons

Housing Wire

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. If you’re new to real estate, you’ll need to complete a state-approved course and pass your state’s licensing exam. In some states, you can complete the required course hours and become eligible to sit the state real estate exam in as little as two weeks!

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

Particularly when speaking about the workfile, for my money, the most dangerous words in USPAP are “or references to the location(s) of such other data, information, and documentation.” And sometimes, that one crucial piece of information isn’t there anymore when you need it. That’s where the trouble begins.

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

Appraisal Today

To read more, including the full document, Click Here My comments: Read it. Now that appraisersblogs has published the full document, you can read and make comments. This glass-and-steel home features curving rooflines and a wide open interior. Industry groups should also step up to support appraisers. It is human nature.

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How to select appraisal comps

Appraisal Today

To maintain objectivity and credibility, you should evaluate sales based on criteria that most accurately reflect comparability, rather than focusing on price. For instance, in the subject’s market, a mountain view could significantly impact the demand and marketability of a vacation condominium home. Excerpts: 10 bedrooms, 14.5+

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USPAP Myths for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on New CA bias classes, 2024 New Years resolutions, 2024 goals, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. Be a part of the profession blamed for the collapse of the savings and loan industry. These represent the first changes to USPAP in four years.

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Lenders Not Using AMCs for Appraisals

Appraisal Today

To help you get started, we asked our appraisal community, “What advice can you offer on how to identify financial institutions and banks that engage appraisers directly, without involving AMCs?” In a nutshell, our survey respondents recommended that you should: Look for small, local banks and lenders. Here’s what they said.

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2024 USPAP Changes Clarify Nondiscrimination

Appraisal Today

To read more, click here My comments: Be sure to read this blog post. You may, or may not, take the mandatory USPAP class prior to this date. You may, or may not, take the mandatory USPAP class prior to this date. How do the USPAP revisions to the Nondiscrimination section affect appraisers?