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The Supply Chain Reaction – Interview with Greg Stephens

Appraisal Buzz

Since 1987 I have been teaching appraisal-related courses through my seminar company, Appraisal Seminars. Within the real estate and the valuation industry, commodities would be housing – the construction of, the buying and selling of, and the financing of. It is also not restricted to residential construction.

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CFPB ponders how well HMDA captures discrimination

Housing Wire

In a virtual seminar Thursday on “modern-day redlining,” attorneys from Garris Horn, LLP , said the CFPB’s current definition of the practice is better termed “marketing discrimination.”. The HMDA data is a crucial tool for the CFPB in constructing redlining cases.

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How To Appraise Rural Properties

Appraisal Today

There may be seminars available. NOTE: Please scroll down to read the other topics in this long blog post on USPAP and Personal Inspection, GSE Appraisal Modernization, Transaction costs and values including real estate commissions, unusual homes, mortgage origination stats, etc. = You may have some similar rural experience now!

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Fannie Mae Takes A Closer Look at Appraisals

Appraisal Today

I also think that now is the time to increase your appraisal skills by taking classes and seminars. In this category, you find the properties that represent the whimsical side of the design and prove there is no idea too out there when it comes to constructing a building. I also have always had more CE hours than I need.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

Note: All data is sourced from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which excludes sales of new construction homes. Bosa Development announced on July 22 that it was pausing work on the Civic Square project across the street from City Hall because of rising building costs and uncertainties in the broader construction market.