Home Appraisers: A Possible Replacement For That Older Disto Laser Measurer? - 05/30/10 12:55 AM
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I told you a couple of weeks ago about my expensive Disto Plus nearing the end of economic life here, Bad News For Appraisers That Bought Disto Laser Meters From Matt Johnson and Lasermeters.com !  Well, this past Thursday, it died for good! After 5 years of using a Disto, I was almost paralyzed without one.  I drove to Lowes and Home Depot to check on a replacement and found the Bosch DLR130K for $99 and the Ryobi Laser Measure TEK4 for $149. I liked the Bosch Laser Measuring device … (1 comments)

Home Appraisers: Dave Towne On Possible Fraud - Property Purchase Incentives - 05/30/10 12:50 AM
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"Appraisers……
I hope you are busy, and may not like to read a whole bunch of ‘stuff’, but this is important info.  This article is from the 5/12/2010 blog MortgageNewsDaily.com, written by Adam Quinones:
Home Sellers Push Buyer Incentives as Tax Credit Expiration Erodes Loan Demand
The homebuyer tax credit has expired and the housing industry is scrambling to refocus its marketing efforts on the core fundamentals of sustainable homeownership.
From a CNBC story titled: "Homebuyer Tax Credit Ends, But Other Incentives Emerge"
"The … (0 comments)

Home Appraisers: Your New Post HVCC AMC Fee Split Auto Transportation, Gets 258mpg, Only 600 Dollars - 05/30/10 12:46 AM
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I'm not sure if this is was a joke email or not, but my appraiser dad sent me this email below.  There's nothing on snopes.com to verify.  Even if it is a joke email, it makes a good point about the contention of appraisers having to accept lower fees because of fee splits with AMC's. 
Bill - I don't know if this would hold all of your computers, but you could pay … (0 comments)

Dave Towne: New HUD Mortgagee Letter-Lead paint - 05/30/10 12:42 AM
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My apology to Dave as I'm late publishing his update as he sent this to me on 5/17/2010.  Sorry, I'm so deluged with appraisal orders that I haven't had much extra time to blog here in the last month. 
"FHA Appraisers……
Mortgagee Letter 2010-17 was dated on May 5, 2010, released on 5/17/2010, which changes how defective paint (i.e., lead paint) in homes 1978 or older is reported.  This modifies the 4150.2 Handbook.
It also describes how this affects HUD REO properties.  See PDF on hud.gov here!.
Dave Towne, … (0 comments)

Home Appraisers New Book: Death of an Industry - Real Estate Appraisal - 05/30/10 12:41 AM
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I just received notice from Hamp Thomas, author of "The Death Of An Industry - Real Estate Appraisal", that this study and book is now available.  I hope to obtain a copy soon for a read!  http://www.howtomeasureahouse.com/measure-house-books.cfm#death
The mortgage lending industry continues to follow the "Golden Rule." The one with the gold makes the rules! Is the appraisal industry being punished for a crime they did NOT commit? Who has the most to gain from the chaos? Are AVM's deceiving Fannie Mae, … (1 comments)

Real Estate Appraiser Tips! Home Appraisers: Appraisal Red Flags To Avoid! - 05/30/10 12:37 AM
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This was posted on Ann O'Rourke's Appraisal Today email this morning.
"Appraisal Abuse Red Flags for bank examiners when reviewing appraisals - No appraisal or property evaluation in file.
- Mortgage broker or borrowers that always use the same appraiser.
- Appraiser bills association for more than one appraisal when there is only one in the file.
- Unusual appraisal fees (high or low).
- No history of property or prior sales records.
- Market data located away from subject property.
Unsupported or unrealistic assumptions relating to capitalization … (0 comments)

 
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