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Recent Appraisal Today newsletters - 2006 to 2008
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Index from June, 1996 to June, 2002
Table of contents - year 2000 issues
Table of contents - year 2001 issues
Table of contents - Year 2002 issues
Table of contents - Year 2003 - 2005 issues

Appraisal Today 2008 issues
 

My New Client - the FBI (The Undercover Appraiser)
Open houses - great networking and a free lunch! Page 5
Marketing through lender list applications Page 6
How to get business today by networking at meetings Page 8
Marketing to real estate agents and brokers Page 11

- Lenders want time adjustments!! Page 1
- Could you pass the new appraisal licensing exams? Page 5
- Old clients - an excellent source of new business Page 6
- Where to get cost to cure for REOS Page 8
- Appraiser fights back against WaMu business because of making negative
time adjustments Page 10
- Fannie Mae looking for REO appraisers Page 12
- IDS looking for REO appraisers Page 12

- Get started in attorney work by doing divorce (matrimonial) appraisals
- How to get business today! Hard money lending is increasing
- The O’Rourke 2008 forecast - foreclosures up, conventional and FHA up - sometime
- One appraiser CAN make a difference!!
- Lender exclusionary (do not use) lists
Addenda:
- AQB and ASB request comments on USPAP and USPAP Education - due by
February 25, 2008
- Fannie Mae Maximum Financing in Declining Markets (12/05/07)

Appraisal Today 2007 issues

- The Fraud of Appraisal Regulation
- Notes from Valuation 2007 - What lenders want
- 2007 year-end tax planning for appraisers
- Unification of appraisal associations. Will it happen and who cares?
- Who’s looking for fee appraisers (list of prospective clients)
- Marketing with holiday gifts
 

- How to get appraisal business ASAP
- Sending large files over the Internet - Page 3
- Get started in commercial appraising - appraise 5+ unit apartment properties - Page 4
- 32 ways to cut costs and increase cash flow - Page 6
- How to analyze and change your business in today’s market - Page 8
- What’s new in USPAP 2008-2009? - Page 11
 

- Supporting market conditions (time) adjustments - What do lenders want? Page 1
- Automating residential reports for new lender requirements Page 4
- E&O Claims - do’s and don’ts Page 6
- What do lenders want? Lender roundtable discussion Page 9
- 20 ways to cut costs and increase profits Page 1

• Be sure you get paid!! - With major lenders going out of business on an almost daily basis, I have lots of tips on collecting.
• Relocation appraisal - an increasing appraisal market - When sales are down, relocation appraisals are up.
• How to go beyond form filling for mortgage brokers - A review of my favorite residential appraising book - Appraising the Tough Ones
• When the underwriter or reviewer calls - business is slow, they need to look busy
• Lender requirements changing - listings and market analysis - Some clients are asking for gridded listings and market analysis

• New Fannie Mae underwriter guidelines for declining markets - Fannie wants appraisers to make adjustments
• What’s changing in USPAP 2008? - Supplemental Standards dropped, advice on trainee acknowledgement
• Photos: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - How to reduce your appraisal liability.
• Where to get E&O insurance - 2008 - Why not shop and save some money?
• Outdistancing the competition by differentiating - Part II - Stand out from your competition.
 

• What is a "good" appraiser? – Page 1

• Outdistancing the competition by differentiating - Part 1        Page 4

• Appraisals for trusts and estates - an excellent diversification opportunity    Page 7

• Getting started in commercial appraising        Page 9

• Appraising Residential Properties (book review)      Page 11

• New secondary market for reverse mortgages Page 12

• OIG report - problems with bank examiner appraisal audits  Page 12

• Mortgage brokers - who, what, where, and why?

• Cyclicality Surfing - surviving the ups and downs of the appraisal business Page 5

• Vacation time for appraisers Page 9

• Finally, a new practical, well written book on residential appraising (review( Page 11

• "Scratch and dent" loans on Wall Street Page 12

• What generates the most business?

FHA lending expected to increase – Page 1

FHA’s reverse mortgages - an excellent opportunity for appraisers   Page 4

• Chief appraisers say appraisal industry is “broken” 

• How to avoid collection problems  

• Varying your appraisal prices to maximize income  

• Appraisers going to jail         

• MBA predicts 7% decline in originations in 2007     

• Fannie Mae predicts 5% decline in originations in 2007         

• ·        How to increase your foreclosure appraisal business – Page 1

• ·        Can you make any money doing comp checks? – Page 4

• ·        Be sure to get paid!! – Page 7

• ·        Online appraiser education increasing – Page 9

• ·        Who’s going to jail? – Page 11

• ·        Not getting my email newsletters? – Page 12

• ·        Subprime imploding – Page 12

• ·        AQB adopts changes – Page 12

·        The cure for appraiser pressure – money? – Page 1

·        Appraising in the New Millennium – Due Diligence & Scope of Work Book and Software Review – Page 4

·        Vista and phishing – Two good articles – Page 7

·        Appraiser directories – worth the cost?

·        Sample receipt for borrower paid appraisal – Page 11

·        Appraisal organizations finally working together – Page 12

·        Identity Theft, Forgery & Other “Altered” States – Page 1

·        How to Get Started in the Real Estate Appraisal Business (Book Review) –    Page 4

·        Lenders – changes over the past 80 years – Page 6

·        How to get business from the Internet – Page 8

·        10 ways to say no – Page 11

·        How long will the current USPAP 2006 be effective – Page 12

·        Not getting your weekly email news updates – Page 12

·        Start your own appraisal group – Page 1

·        Appraising in a changing market – Page 4

·        10 appraiser New Year’s Resolutions for  2007 – Page 7

·        The O’Rourke 2007 appraisal forecast – Refis and foreclosures will increase –

·        Zaio hiring – Page 12

·        Some Delinquency Measures Increase in Latest MBA National Delinquency Survey – Page 12

·        OCC issues commercial lending guidelines – Page 12

·        How to communicate with other appraisers online – Page 1

·        2006 year-end tax planning for appraisers – Page 3

·        Marketing with holiday gifts – Page 4

·        Your company name: An important marketing tool – Page 6

·        PC backups – what, why, and how – Page 7

·        Watch those concessions – Page 10

·        AMC list available – Page 12

·        Mortgage apps predicted to decline 14& in 2007 – Page 12

·        Fraud stats – who’s going to jail – Page 12

·        My big email problems – Page 12

·        What do appraisers and lenders think about the Cost Approach? – Page

·        FHA changes in examinations and renewal procedures effective 10/01/06 – Page 5

·        The “new” FHA appraisals –should you do them? – Page 6

·        Newsletters – an easy way to promote your business – Page 8

·        An appraiser’s successful newsletter – Page 10

·        NAR appraiser survey – Page 12

·        Appraising from the Middle Ages to now

·        Diversification vs. specialization – what’s best for you?

·        Do lender’s “have” to use AMCs?

·        HUD settles cases against attorney and appraisal firm for paying kickbacks for referrals

·        Appraising over 3,000 years ago

·        South Carolina appraiser board member in trouble

·        Cochran North Carolina suspension details

·        Appraisal Foundation 2005 financial statements released

·        Old clients – an excellent source of new business – Page 1

·        A Well Written SOW needs a BOW, MOW and an EOW

·        How to get higher fees and increase your profits

·        Bells Appraisal Guide 2006-2007 (book review)

·        Using the Small Residential Income Property Appraisal Report (book review) –

·        Online appraiser education – pluses and minuses

·        How to increase productivity without spending any money

·        Lots of refis coming in  2007-2008

·        Appraisal Today 2006 conference report

·        Mortgage forecasts

·        Commercial/Multifamily Originations up 17.3% During Q2 2006

·        What’s the future of  residential lender appraising? – Page 1

·        Federal banking regulators issue USPAP advisory – Page 3

·        Firing a client – Page 4

·        Client Rating Grid – Page 5

·        What’s your business image and why is it important? – Page 6

·        Pricing appraisals for maximum profit – Page 8

·        Bad Boys and Girls in the News – Page 10

·        Pending lender sales – Page 12

·        California has almost 20,000 appraisers – Page 12

·        2006 USPAP and Scope of Work – Page 1

·        The Cost Approach: To Do or Not To Do – Page 3

·        Make use of your driving time by exercising – Page 4

·        What’s Behind the Maps? – Page 5

·        Exhibiting at conferences can increase your business – Page 6

·        Scope of Work (book review) – Page 8

·        Advice on pencil searches, comp checks, etc. – Page 10

·        Mortgage Bankers Association residential mortgage forecast – Page 12

·        Fannie Mae residential forecast – Page 12

·        Freddie Mac forecast – Page 12

·        2006 USPAP EFFECTIVE July 1, 2006   Departure Deleted - Page 1

·        E & O Insurance Update – Be careful out there! – Page 3

·        E & O Insurance Companies – Page 6

·        MA and IL appraisers plead guilty – Page 7

·        Flipping: Dangerous Maneuvers for Appraisers – Page 8

·        Why should you take 7-hour USPAP 2006 Update now? – Page 10

·        Fitch finds AVMs, BPOs, and drivebys more acceptable for loans – Page 12

·        Appraisers are in the assurance business – Page 1

·        Most appraisers are propreneurs, not entrepreneurs – Page 5

·        Use public speaking to get more clients – Page 7

·        MBA forcast – Page 10

·        Appraising #8 of 10 top jobs – Page 11

·        What the BLS says about appraisers – Page 11

·         Free “values” at RealEstateabc.com – Page 11

·        Appraiser fount not guilty in TN – Page 12

·        Bad Girl appraiser to pay $1,149,188 fine – Page 12

·        Getting started in relocation appraising  - Page 1

·        Getting ready for the January 1, 2008 appraiser qualification requirement changes – Page 4

·        USPAP in plain English (book review) – Page 7

·        Certification #23 Revisited – Page 8

·        Subprime almost 25% of new loans in 2005 – Page 9

·        Top residential originators Quarter 4, 2005 – Page 9

·        Online residential cost services – Page 10

·        Big rate increases coming on “exotic loans” – Page 12

·        Appraiser Qualifications Board issues exposure draft – Page 12

·        Appraisal Management Companies – should you work for them? - Page 1

·        Using speech recognition software for appraisals – Page 4

·        Using independent contractors – be careful – Page 6

·        Bad Boys and Bad Girls – Page 8

·        Residential forecast – Page 10

·        NAR survey spotlights zero-down loans – Page 10

·        Where to find foreclosure management companies – Page 10

·        Missing PDF newsletters – Page 10

·        Zillow – free AVM – Page 10

·        Commercial/Multifamily originations set new record in 2005 – 48% higher than 2004 – Page 11

·        Residential mortgage lending predicted to decline 20-26% in 2009 – Page 11

·        Ameriquest sets up appraiser rotation panel – Page 11

·        Appraisal Foundation’s new Student Appraiser Guide – Page 12

·        How to have business come to you – Increase your referrals – Page 1

·        “Readdressing” an appraisal – Page 3

·        57 Ways to cut costs and increase cash flow – Page 4

·        California appraiser licenses revoked – Page 7

·        Computer tips – XP, archiving, and storing stuff – Page 8

·        Appraisal training – what’s the future? – Page 10

·        Chicago appraiser dismissed from civil lawsuit – Page 11

·        The Real Housing Bubble – Page 12

·        Number of California appraisers up 76% in 4 years – Page 12

·        2006 mortgage forecasts – Page 12

·        The O’Rourke 2006 appraisal forecast  Refis and foreclosures will increase – Page 1

·        Marketing to real estate agents and brokers – Page 4

·        10 New Year’s resolution for appraisers – Page 6

·        Q & A on the 2006 edition of USPAP – Page 9

·        FHA reduces repair requirements as of January 1 – Page 10

·        Appraisal Standards Board advice on new Fannie Update form – Page 11

·        Not getting my weekly emails? – Page 12

·        Appraisal Institute releases final draft of new form – Page 12

·        Commercial/multifamily originations set new record – Page 12

·        California appeals court rules appraiser not liable to third-party users – Page 12

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