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Appraisal
Today 2010 issues
Articles in
the September 2010 newsletter:
- Connect with other local appraisers for networking and advice on tough
appraisals
- Top 10 appraisers’s time wasters keeping you from making more money
- Townsend Appraisals - how they adapted to the ups and downs of the appraisal
biz
- Customary and reasonable fees - what's happening?
Articles in
the August 2010 newsletter:
- How to have business come to you by increasing your referrals
- Get more business by expanding who you work for and what types of properties
- Maximizing revenue in a difficult market-Part II
- The best ways to communicate with other appraisers online
- Fannie’s new Announcement – interior photos, value changes by lenders, MC
form, AMCs
Articles in
the July 2010 newsletter:
- New Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act - appraiser independence, AMC fees,
complaint hotline, and many other changes
- AMC state regulations -fees, payment, complaints, etc. Appraisers fight back!
- E&O Insurance 2010 update
- Maximizing revenue in a difficult market
Articles in the June 2010 newsletter:
- Lender blacklisting - a major problem for appraisers
- How to reduce your appraisal stress. Don't let clients "push your button"
- Reviewers vs. reviewees - book review
- Using the URAR, 2055, and MC form - book review - Buy this book
- An attorney's analysis and advice on appraiser blacklist class action lawsuits
Articles in the May 2010 newsletter:
- Will BPOs replace appraisals?
- What is a bedroom?
- Book review - The Big Short by Michael Lewis
Articles in the April 2010 newsletter:
- Freddie and Fannie's revised HVCC Q&As. What has changed? What is important
for you.
- Survey - how many appraisers to change a light bulb? We all need a little
humor!!
- Manners count in your appraisal business - "Being nice" can really pay off in
your business.
- How to get business today by networking at meetings. Yes, it does work and is
very easy to do. Lots of tips.
- Claims against residential appraisers in 2009, Updated for 2010. How to keep
out of trouble. Lots of claims being filed.
Articles in the March 2010 newsletter:
- Get started in attorney work by doing
divorce appraisals
- Appraisals for bail bonds - Get paid, up front, in cash, good fees
- Why the AMC business model is here to stay by Jeff Schurman, TAVMA
- Bankruptcy appraisals - a good niche for full fee work
- Who’s on your “approved” AMC list? How to rank your clients.
- Residential originators with the largest percent increase in Quarter 4,2009
- The Licensed Appraiser Dilemma - Upgrade tips
Articles in the February 2010 newsletter:
- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow - Where are we going? - Yes, there is a
future for residential appraising
- How to start your own AMC - AMCs that offer few services to a few clients are
easy to start.
- Keeping track of appraisal fees is critical to your business - fees go up and
down. Don’t miss the changes and lose money.
- Credit unions - an excellent source of business - very good source of non-AMC
business
- Managing multiple appraisal deadlines to increase production and reduce stress
- Time is money. When you’re busy, make as much money as you can. Change your
time management habits so you can be ready.
Articles in the January
2010 newsletter:
- New USPAP certification required 1/1/10 if you provided services,
including appraisal, for the subject property in the past 3 years. Plus other
changes.
- FHA changes effective 2010 - brokers, fees, appraisal portability and validity
period
- RESPA changes effective 1/1/10 - Effect on appraisal fees
- Math says high AMC registration fees penalize small-shop AMCs - be careful
working for small AMCs
- Exercising while driving - Driving time is wasted time. At least you can
exercise!
Appraisal
Today 2009 issues
December 2009
- What are the best AMCs to work for?
- Should you buy an AMC list? How to build your own list. - Save money and
find the clients you want.
- 2009 Year-End Tax Planning. What you can do now to save money!
- Top Do’s and Don’ts for appraisers’ computer systems - updates, cleanups,
and avoid disasters, viruses, and other bad things
- How to reduce your AMC/lender callbacks, increase profits, and decrease
stress - Every callback is time (and money) lost and hassles.
November 2009
- What are the
best AMCs to work for?
- Should you buy an AMC list? How to build your own list. - Save money and find
the clients you want.
- 2009 Year-End Tax Planning. What you can do now to save money!
- Top Do’s and Don’ts for appraisers’ computer systems - updates, cleanups, and
avoid disasters, viruses, and other bad things
- How to reduce your AMC/lender callbacks, increase profits, and decrease stress
- Every callback is time (and money) lost and hassles.
October 2009
- FHA's version
of HVCC - what it means for your business
- Staying up when business is down
- How to get started in commercial appraising - do 5+ unit apartments
- Is there a Blue Box AVM in your future?
September
2009
- Over 60 ways to
cut costs and increase cash flow - lots and lots of ideas. Something for
everyone. Cost savings you can use today will more than pay for your
subscription!!
- Client indemnification agreements - be careful! If you sign up with an AMC be
sure to carefully read their indemnification agreement. You don’t want to be
liable for a loan buyback.
- Review market segment explodes - lots of work - Reviews are up, as they always
are when the market is bad.
- Identity theft, forgery, and other “altered states” - I never heard of
appraiser identity theft before licensing. Appraisers have lost clients, money,
and lots of business when their identity is stolen. It can take months to get it
straightened out.
August 2009
- HVCC news and
AMC tips
- How to go beyond “form filling” for lenders and get higher fees
- Tips on handling concessions - stalking and the dark side
- Top 1004MC appraiser questions
- Why I am an appraiser by Ann O’Rourke, MAI, SRA, MBA
July
2009
- How to avoid
collection problems
- How to collect your billings!!
- E&O Insurance 2009 Update
- Practical tips on working for AMCs
- HVCC - the latest news
June 2009
- HVCC = HAVOC - What's happening and what it
means for your appraisal business
- How to get business today - Private money lending is increasing
- The mortgage lending business is changing. What is your business plan for
the future?
- How to deal with the AMC/Underwriting/Review Department
- Mortgage reform bill H.R. 1728 and the HVCC
May 2009
Note: Web links are "live" on all
formats.
- How to
survive the HVCC
- Relocation appraisals - an increasing market that pays well
- Tips on preparing a Market Condition Summary and Qualifying the 1004MC
- AMC regulation - will it make any difference?
- Bad boys and bad girls and how to keep out of trouble
April 2009
- Start your own AMC
- Tips on working for AMCs
- Automate your MC data research with TotalSolution 1004MC - software review
- Most appraisers are propreneurs, not entrepreneurs
- How to make more money by increasing what you make per hour - what counts
is not the fee, but how much you make per hour
March 2009
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Fannie's new Market Conditions form - What you need to know
- Appraising 3,000 years ago
- Appraising from the Middle Ages to now
- Firing a client
- Client Rating Grid
- Bad boys, bad girls, and appraiser identity theft
February 2009
- The
past, the present, and the future of appraising. How to adapt to the changes.
- Entrepreneur, technician, and manager - the three conflicting roles of fee
appraisers
- Take control of your time and make more money
January 2009
- HVCC effective 5/1/09 - What does it mean for your business?
- Appraiser directories - worth the cost?
- AMC use is increasing. What do they offer to lenders?
- FHA to require certified appraisers, effective 10/1/09 How is your business affected?
- You might be an appraiser If... (Humor)
Appraisal
Today 2008 issues
December 2008
- Survival tips for
today's tough market - What to do if biz is slow, including some “quick start”
ideas.
- Avoiding appraisal fraud: appraising your client - Fraud is still out there.
Don’t get suckered into participating.
- Creative computer solutions for tough times - Time to do some preventive
maintenance and software updating
- News and tips from the recent Valuation 2008 Conference in Las Vegas - AMCs,
HVCC, etc. direct from the top.
- Tips on working for AMCs, including a list of the “better” AMCs
November, 2008
- Legal and
tax related appraisals - non-lender work that pays well
- Marketing to Vendor Management Companies - written by an AMC insider!!
- How to communicate with other appraisers online - trapped in your office? Need
contact with other appraisers? Go online!!
- Appraisal compliance problems - problems found in appraisal report
- News bits - HVCC, economy, FHA, RTC - What this news means for you.
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
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Controlling expenses - step up from bookkeeping to
accounting
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Property tax appeals - a good opportunity for
appraisers
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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
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HVCC – what are people saying?
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Appraisal Port - an alternative to AMCs
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Commercial AVMs and BPOs
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FHA - what do underwriters want?
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Time to go back to appraisal basics
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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
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)
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