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Appraisal Today 2008 issues
October, 2008
- The future of residential lender appraising
- how to adapt to the changes - HVCC, AMCs, etc. What you can do to survive.
- 40,000 appraisers needed for HUD’s Hope for Homeowners - lots of biz for
appraisers!!
- GAO finds many errors in FHA Roster appraisal data - why it got messed up and
how to be sure your information is correct
- Appraisal associations working together on appraisal legislation - appraisers
working together is much better than one appraiser to effect legislative change
- Start your own appraisal group – Don’t be isolated. Get together with local
appraisers for social and business networking. When two appraisers meet there is
never a lack of conversation!!
- GAO says FHA has inadequate appraiser review procedures - In the “old days”
everyone was reviewed. Now, few are reviewed, even those with big problems in
their work.
September 2008
- How to get more business using Yellow Page ads - very
good for non-lender work
- The new mortgage bailout bill and what it means for your appraisal
business
- Speaking to groups - an excellent way to get appraisal business
- "Stripping" and reassembling report data - What is a "true" copy of an
appraisal report?
August 2008
- How to increase your car mileage today - without spending any money
- Controlling expenses - step up from bookkeeping to accounting
- Property tax appeals - a good opportunity for appraisers
- Use GPS to save on gas - The TOMTOM GO 720 Portable Navigation system
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Where to get E&O insurance - rates are way up
July 2008
- HVCC – what are people saying?
- Appraisal Port - an alternative to AMCs
- Commercial AVMs and BPOs
- FHA - what do underwriters want?
- Time to go back to appraisal basics
- Appraisers caught by the FBI
June, 2008
May 2008
- Fannie/Cuomo agreement update - How to get ready for the
changes
- Marketing to Appraisal Management Companies
- Appraisal Management Companies - the Good and the Bad
- Advice on pencil searches, comp checks, etc. (Humor)
- How to have business come to you - get more referrals
April 2008
Fannie/Cuomo deal - what does it mean for appraisers?
Page 1
Seminar review - Appraiser identity theft, report tampering, client pressure
Page 6
Residential appraisal’s Lost Generation Page 8
Guilty appraisers Page 11
| March 2008 |
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
| February 2008 |
- 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
| January 2008 |
- 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
| December 2007 |
- 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
| November 2007 |
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How to get appraisal business ASAP
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Sending large files over the Internet
- Page 3
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Get started in commercial appraising - appraise 5+
unit apartment properties - Page 4
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32 ways to cut costs and increase cash flow
- Page 6
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How to analyze and change your business in today’s
market - Page 8
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What’s new in USPAP 2008-2009? -
Page 11
| October 2007 |
- 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
| September 2007 |
- 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
| August 2007 |
• 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.
| July 2007 |
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What is a "good" appraiser? – Page 1
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Outdistancing the competition by differentiating - Part 1 Page 4
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Appraisals for trusts and estates - an excellent diversification opportunity Page 7
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Getting started in commercial appraising Page 9
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Appraising Residential Properties (book review) Page 11
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New secondary market for reverse mortgages Page 12
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OIG report - problems with bank examiner appraisal audits Page 12
| June 2007 |
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Mortgage brokers - who, what, where, and why?
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Cyclicality Surfing - surviving the ups and downs of the appraisal business Page 5
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Vacation time for appraisers Page 9
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Finally, a new practical, well written book on residential appraising (review( Page 11
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"Scratch and dent" loans on Wall Street Page 12
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What generates the most business?
| May 2007 |
FHA lending expected to increase – Page 1
FHA’s reverse mortgages - an excellent opportunity for appraisers
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Chief appraisers say appraisal industry is “broken”
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How to avoid collection problems
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Varying your appraisal prices to maximize income
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Appraisers going to jail
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MBA predicts 7% decline in originations in 2007
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Fannie Mae predicts 5% decline in originations in 2007
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| April 2007 |
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· How to increase your foreclosure appraisal business – Page 1
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· Can you make any money doing comp checks? – Page 4
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· Be sure to get paid!! – Page 7
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· Online appraiser education increasing – Page 9
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· Who’s going to jail? – Page 11
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· Not getting my email newsletters? – Page 12
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· Subprime imploding – Page 12
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· AQB adopts changes – Page 12
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