portland oregon appraiser: Video: The Landlord (from hell) - 05/10/07 07:13 PM
Here's the video. It made me giggle. I'm pretty sure it's Will Farrell. Enjoy. … (3 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Communication breakdown by mandate - Realtors vs Appraisers - Disclosure - 05/03/07 11:51 AM
So it's our job (as Appraiser's) to research the facts in historic sales for the Market Approach to value and now it's the Realtor's job to hide those facts. Just when I thought that groups like AR were bringing the RE industry closer together, the industry leaders attempt to keep us … (0 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Earthern Floors - 04/22/07 01:44 PM
It must be Earth Day as one of our local papers committed much of this week's issue to Being Green. One of the articles that I am personally interested in (so much so that I'm inquiring with the company featured for more information) is this one on Earthern Floors by Sukita. (My big … (8 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Home owners get their hands on Zillow - 03/27/07 11:50 AM
I was perusing Zillow the other day and ran across a house for sale. I see that it has the red 'For Sale' flag as well as the blue 'Make Me Move' flag. Scrolling down, I see that the Zestimate is $295,430 and the sales price is $325,000. Strangely, I see … (14 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Rebuilding Portland... with the same old stuff - 03/20/07 09:44 PM
At first we had Hippo Hardware, and then Rejuvenation... now the mothership of all rebuilding stores lives here in Portland... The Rebuilding Center. Why is it so popular? Well, unlike the first two (still incredibly addicting) rebuilding stores, The Rebuilding Center is ‘interactive' and so regular folks (not just builders, contractors … (3 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Energy Efficient Items worth still not recognized - 03/14/07 06:06 PM
"[Appraiser's] don't calculate energy improvements made to homes because standards don't exist to accurately measure the increased value from energy upgrades."Reference: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2001/07/30/focus7.htmlI was reading this old article on bizjournals.com about appraiser's and energy efficient items. The fact is, if it's not a standard in the MLS listing or tax information, appraiser's … (10 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Reviewers, Underwriters & Conditions... oh my! - 03/14/07 06:50 AM
If there is one thing I excel at it is sleeping and yet here it is 3am. I popped up with thoughts of work in my head. These are not issues with my fellow Appraisers or Loan Officers, but rather the nameless and faceless Underwriters and Review Appraisers.For those of you … (4 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Mug Shot or Not? - 02/15/07 02:25 PM
I was chatting with my friend who is a loan officer in a company where they can choose whether or not to add a picture to their business card. He did a little impromptu study and looked over his associates business cards. He found that across the board the higher producing … (14 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: New measuring software - 02/12/07 09:56 AM
Originally I had incorrectly responded to a post that Meg wrote. I am editing and reposting my comment on this new bulletin.I've been talking with a friend who is curious about this new software: http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/02/how_to_measure_.html - I laughed and told him that it was just as easy to use a tape … (1 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Zaio.com - 02/02/07 10:54 PM
OK - I started to investigate in Zaio.com, the self-proclaimed 'new AVM'.
I am not one to 'fast track' the appraisal process, but am interested in keeping up with new trends. In my reading, I find that (foremost) the set up fee is $9,000 with a $250 annual membership fee (wha … (2207 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Cost to Cure - Unpermitted additions - 01/14/07 11:36 AM
Dave from my myspace appraiser group (I think he's lurking in the shadows on activerain as well) posted informatoin about lenders wanting a cost to cure statement for unpermitted additions - Here is one of his quotes: "I do not include the square footage of any additions in the GLA, in … (12 comments)
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portland oregon appraiser: Appraiser identity theft - 12/23/06 07:15 PM
Nick had looked at my website and saw a note that I put on there stating that I no longer add a copy of my appraiser's licenses to each report due to appraiser identity theft and so he ask that I elaborate on the topic.I looked into some online articles and whatnot … (17 comments)
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