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How to select appraisal comps

Appraisal Today

Author’s comments (National Appraisers Forum) I shared my White Paper in late February with FNMA & FHLMC Chief Appraisers/Collateral Managers, along with FHFA, ASC, AEI, NAR, OREP, Atty Peter Christianson Dr. Andre Perry, Jillian White and some appraisers.

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Opinion: The changing landscape of the IMB

Housing Wire

In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association made clear a distinction that may be fading among nonbank lenders in their IMB White Paper published in 2019 where they stated, “IMBs are closely held private companies….whose PennyMac Financial, CA 3. loanDepot.com, CA 8. Amerihome Mortgage, CA 14. Chase, NJ 6.

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Why Appraisal Workfiles Are Important

Appraisal Today

My office and home garage are filled up with paper files! Luxury living at this 10-acre promontory estate in Beverly Hills CA for $120,000,000 Excerpts: 8 bedroom, 20 bath, 30,610 sq.ft., Newer appraisers are lucky. Scanning work files is easy. I started appraising before the Internet and easy scanning and filing.

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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?”. Suite 203 Alameda, CA 94501. That sounds like me.

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Appliances for FHA appraisals

Appraisal Today

The government and those that write the rules have made it illegal (a punishable violation) to refuse an appraisal assignment in an area which consists primarily of non-whites. I drove a mini-van with lots of papers and folders in the car. I looked like a real estate agent. I never felt threatened. Acre lot, built 1929 2551 S.

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What level appraiser are you?

Appraisal Today

I have paper maps and information on all my local districts, but this map is easier to use.It Even the White House is trying to come up with ways to “reduce housing costs” through changes in zoning. To read more, click here My comments : Location within a school district can be an important valuation factor.

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Kamala Harris, Biden’s VP pick, played hardball with banks during financial crisis cleanup

Housing Wire

Kamala Harris (D-CA), chosen by former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday to be his running mate, has a rocky history with the mortgage industry. That part of the deal often was buried in small print in an inch-high stack of mortgage papers. Note: The original story ran on June 26, 2020.

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