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Table of Contents 
 Appraisal Today newsletters - Year 2002

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December 2002

  • The future of the appraisal profession Page 1

  • 2002 year end tax planning for appraisers Page 5

  • Make appraisal reviews part of your marketing strategy Page 6

  • USPAP changes effective January 1, 2003 Page 9

  • Online building costs at SwiftEstimator.com Page 10

  • Tony Soprano loans Page 11

  • Appraisal Foundation to form new state group Page 11

  • USPAP classes must be taught by certified USPAP instructors starting 1/1/03 Page 11

  • ASB and AQB appointments Page 11

  • Appraisal Foundation to form state advisory group Page 11

  • Appraiser Connection Page 11

  • Roth IRAs for children Page 12

November, 2002

  • How to reduce stress and avoid burnout

  • Say thank you with holiday gifts Page 5

  • Mentoring tomorrow’s appraisers - Part III Page 6

  • Computer tips for appraisers Page 9

  • Fannie, Freddie, and MBA forecasts vary Page 10

  • Washington DC appraiser goes to jail for 88 months Page 10

  • MBA predicts 35% decline in 2003 Page 10

  • Fannie predicts 19% decline in 2003 Page 10

  • Appraisal Foundation issues study critical of BLM appraisal practices Page 10

  • $15,409,000 of phony appraisals in Florida Page 11

  • ASB 2003 agenda Page 11

  • AQB tries again - 3rd exposure draft  Page 12

October, 2002

  • Will you still be appraising when you're 85? Page 1

  • Mentoring tomorrow’s appraisers - Part II Page 5

  • Increase productivity by hiring support staff Page 8

  • FHA field review contracts Page 10

  • AVM/broker battle in Pennsylvania

  • Number of appraiser wannabes up and up Page 11

  • AQB rescinds USPAP exam requirement Page 11

  • 10 indicted in KY mortgage scam Page 11

  • Form your own appraisal group Page 12

September, 2002

  • Have more successful business - take control of your time Page 1

  • Appraising billboards - book review Page 5

  • Mentoring tomorrow's appraisers - Part I Page 6

  • New Fannie Mae 2000 review form Page 9

  • MLSs' ponder data sales Page 10

  • Changes in required USPAP classes as of January 1, 2003 Page 10

  • AQB third exposure draft Page 10

  • Appraisers say BLM-U.S. land swap a giveaway  Page 10

  • MBA and Fannie predict originations over $2 trillion Page 11

  • AI and ASHI propose junking Homebuyer Summary Report Page 11

  • Cell phone tips Page 12

August, 2002

  • Appraisals for trusts, estates, and gifts - an excellent diversification opportunity - Part 2 

  • Appraisal Institute National Conference in Hawaii Page 4

  • Disto - a laser measuring device that increases productivity Page 6

  • Realquest - a new data service Page 9

  • Appraisers on TV and in Grisham book Page 10

  • Hawaii appraisal company for sale Page 10

  • HUD asks for input on new Appraiser Watch program Page 10

  • Baltimore appraiser goes to jail Page 11

  • Wholesale Access says 2002 will be another good year Page 11

  • Baltimore appraiser goes to jail Page 11

  • Fannie’s “excessive value” message Page 12

July, 2002

  • Where to get flood maps on the Internet Page 1

  • Is there a Blue Box AVM in your future? Part IV Page 4

  • Primis - from small appraisal company to withdrawn IPO to purchase by First Am. Page 7

  • Appraisals for trusts, estates, and gifts - an excellent diversification opportunity Page 8

  • Small commercial loans steadier than big deals Page 10

  • Two new proposed appraiser HUD regs Page 10

  • PDS/ACI moving to Florida and purchasing Formfill Page 10

  • ASB adopts USPAP changes Page 11

  • Commercial lending down - Page 12

June 2002

  • New trends in E&O claims - Page 1

  • 10th Anniversary Issue of Appraisal Today - Page 1

  • New Fannie Mae Guidelines Page 3

  • Where to get E&O insurance, June 2002 Page 4

  • One Big Appraisal Organization? Page 7

  • How to have business come to you - increase your referrals Page 8

  • What do clients want? Page 10

  • NAR calls for full disclosure of valuation methods Page 11

  • Curable Query: Can you do a 2-4 unit property on a 2055 form? Page 12

May 2002

  • Using independent contractors - be careful! - Page 1

  • In This IssueMark to market - what does it mean for appraisers? Page 4

  • Valuing land - book review Page 5

  • Is there a Blue Box AVM in your future? - Part III Page 6

  • Standard & Poors reviews AVMs Page 9

  • ASA and AI cooperate on governmental affairs Page 10

  • Fastest growing fraud - appraisal - Page 10

  • Geographic incompetency in IL Page 10

  • GAO moving ahead on appraisal regulatory investigation - Page 11

  • Freddie and Fannie loans not subject to federal regs - Page 11

  • 1,000 FHA appraisals per year by one appraiser? - Page 11

  • Who is daemon? - Page 11

  • Curable query - 2070s with a value Page 12

April 2002

  • How to adapt to the changing lender market - Part II - plan ahead for the slowdown by diversifying your lender clients - Page 1

  • Is there a Blue Box AVM in your future? Part 2 Page 5

  • New York City assessors - lifestyles of the infamous and maybe rich Page 8

  • GAO asked to investigate appraisal regulatory agencies Page 9

  • IRS to use AVMs Page 9

  • Standard & Poors evaluates AVMs Page 10

  • Georgia Board calls for elimination of Appraisal Subcommittee Page 8

  • Are floppies dying? Page 12

  • Kentucky regulator speaks out on desktop appraisal form - Page 11

  • Update on HUD's Appraiser Watch - Page 11

March 2002

  • How to adapt to the changing lender market, Part 1 - Changes over the past 80 years - Page 1
  • Deed plotting programs, a review - Page 4
  • Is there a Blue Box AVM in your future?  - Page 6
  • Appraiser watch - appraisers in the news in Illinois - Page 7
  • How secure are PDF files? - Page 8
  • REAC dead? FHA's new Appraiser Watch program - Page 9
  • Fannie finally has advice to lenders regarding appraisals  - Page 9
  • Fannie and Fraud  - Page 9
  • AQB Exposure Draft on revising the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria - Issued 2/12/02 - Page 10
  • Another refi boom? MBA loan volume forecast for 2002  - Page 11
  • ASB Exposure Draft on proposed revisions to the 2002 Edition of USPAP - Page 12

February 2002

  • Hiring trainees - yes, no, or maybe? - Page 1
  • Save time and reduce stress by prioritizing - Page 2
  • Keep your clients loyal with good spelling, grammar and proofreading - Page 6
  • Managing your money - where does it come from and where does it go? Page 8
  • Appraiser identity theft in San Diego CA Page 11
  • Finding stuff on the Internet Page 11
  • WaMu moving into multifamily Page 11
  • Remote access - gotomypc and PCAnywhere Page 12
  • A few good links - Page 12

January 2002

  • What’s new in USPAP 2002? - Page 1
  • O'Rourke's predictions for 2002 - Bad is Good Page 3
  • Step up from bookkeeping to accounting in 2002 Page 4
  • Just Say No - take control of your business and your lift Page 7
  • Fannie's new "appraisal waiver" program Page 9
  • O'Rourke gets MAI after 25 years Page 9
  • Formfill and Bradford Technologies to merge Page 9
  • Appareo Software Plans to Acquire Polaroid Digital Solutions (ACI) Page 9
  • Mortgage originations to fall to $1.3 trillion in 2002? Page 10
  • Piper Jaffray predicts slower 2002 mortgage market Page 10
  • Fannie and Freddie increase to $300,700 Page 10
  • Delinqencies and foreclosures up Page 11
  • Curable Query - telemarketers Page 12
 

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