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NAR says it’s doing what it can on housing discrimination

Housing Wire

Petersburg, Florida, and head of NAR’s Real Property Valuation Committee, pointed specifically to the apprentice training requirement – no comparable requirement exists for real estate agents – as the reason no one is joining a depleted profession in the crosshairs for allegedly racially biased appraisals.

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How scammers are using AI to commit new fraud in real estate

Housing Wire

It’s causing us in the industry — title settlement, real estate, mortgage lending, the attorneys — to rethink, can you even trust a voicemail? And then they will impersonate the property owner. And they solicit a listing to a brokerage: the real estate agent takes the listing and asks for an ID, which checks out.

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Racial Bias in Real Estate: Is it the Appraisers’ Fault?

Appraiserblogs

In the past year, the appraisal industry has been under attack from various academics who claim “racial bias” on the part of real property appraisers providing appraisal services to lenders who provide home mortgages.

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Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Review: Essential Handbook to a Necessary and Influential 2nd Opinion

The Robert Weiler Company

As per the above list, there are several motives for a commercial real estate appraisal review; however, what does a real-world scenario look like? Two of the best examples occur when there is lending involved or litigation pursued. Licensed and qualified real estate appraisers typically perform appraisal reviews.

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7 best real estate classes in Ohio (OH) for 2024

Housing Wire

Real Estate Law: Covers Real Estate Law and Legal areas Impacting real estate professionals Examine the law of agency as applied to real estate brokers and sales personnel, law of fixtures, estates, mortgages and liens, OH license laws of Ohio, zoning & more.

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Reconsideration of Value and Appraisers

Appraisal Today

Standards Rule 1-5 in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) states that when appraising a real property, an appraiser must: (a) reconcile the quality and quantity of data available and analyzed within the approaches used; and. (b) How does the appraiser get through such anti-appraiser gyrations?