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Home Appraisers New Book: Death of an Industry - Real Estate Appraisal
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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, Freddie Mac, the FHA and consumers? Learn what caused the real estate crisis and the five step solution to getting the appraisal industry back to reality. One state official, obviously more powerful than the President of the United States of America, was faced with a problem involving a national mortgage lender and their automated valuation service. His answer was to give absolute power to the people that caused the problem, AVM's. His plan (HVCC) was force-fed to the mortgage lending, appraisal, and real estate industries. Literally overnight, every appraiser was charged, convicted, and sentenced; all by one man. That's Power! ... more

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