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Exactly How Are Property Data Collectors Professionally Trained?

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Somebody explain to me exactly how Property Data Collectors are “professionally trained” per Fannie Mae directives. The fact is, Fannie Mae is explicitly working toward the elimination of appraisers for real property valuations. appeared on Appraisers Blogs.

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Dear Representative, FNMA Has Gone Rogue!

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Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending purposes is nothing more than wanton recklessness that could have serious repercussions in the future. The fact is, Fannie… AVMs.

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AMC Hires a Convicted Felon as Property Data Collector

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million armed robbery of a courier van, which he was entrusted to secure, is cause for alarm when it comes to the use of unlicensed property data collectors. The fact is, Fannie… House Measurement by Property Data Collector Gone Wrong The lender allowed an unlicensed property data collector give bad data to the appraiser.

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FNMA Property Data Collectors Program Violates WV Law

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The Fannie Mae Property Data Collectors program seems to have run afoul of West Virginia law. This program allows for the collection of data related to real estate appraisals by unlicensed third-party data collectors, which is in direct violation of article 38 of the state’s Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act.

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AVMs… Garbage In, Garbage Out

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Garbage data in means garbage results out every time! Unfortunately, some consumers don’t realize this until it’s too late – when reality comes crashing down from a local real estate professional after they’ve already gotten their hopes up about their home value thanks to an AVM. Yesterday, a Virginia assessor emailed us with an.

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Fighting for Consumer Protection & the Appraisal Industry

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I often wonder if Certified General, MAI or SRA appraisers sitting in their ivory towers often chuckle to themselves and say HA, data collectors will never impact commercial. Copied from a Real Estate Forum Post: “Good morning, My name is Kevin Graham, and I am with Beacon Property Data Collection Services.

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Certified Appraisers vs. Unlicensed Data Collectors

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Here’s a great take on the difference between Certified Appraisers vs. Unlicensed Data Collectors by Leigh Brown, President of the NC Association of REALTORS. Their latest twist is to re-categorize many appraisers as “Unlicensed Data Collectors.” Fannie Mae has been working hard to get rid of appraisers for years.

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