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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     
  • 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

  • HVCC/Fannie/Cuomo update - June, 2008 - Pg.1
  • Marketing appraisal services to real estate agents - Yes, they do pay!    Page 2
  • Marketing to sellers - expired listings and FSBOs Page 2
  • Will you still be appraising when you're 85? Page 3
  • A closer look at listings Page 8
  • Listing appraisals Page 11
  • Appraisers who made money in scams before they were caught    Page 13

  • 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  

    - 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
     

    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    
    • 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

    June   2007    
    • 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?

    May   2007    

    FHA lending expected to increase – Page 1

    FHA’s reverse mortgages - an excellent opportunity for appraisers  

    • 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   

    •       

    April  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

       

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