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Should you be involved inside a vehicular accident, you've got to call an auto accident attorney. Although you'll be able to manage, it is important to know the very first factor you need to do immediately after collision. Your lawyer will help you with that.
The Appraisal Foundation is pleased to announce that Proposed Revisions to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria (Criteria) have been adopted by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB). The changes to the Criteria will affect individuals seeking a real property appraiser credential as of January 1, 2015. Changes include Collegte education requirements.
The FDIC’s Supervisory Insights, winter issue 2011, covers sound practices for banks' real estate valuation processes. Topics include: valuation review, independence, content standards, preparer selection, and monitoring.
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Lewis, 56, a residential real-estate appraiser from Dieterich, Ill., received $1 million as the grand-prize winner. The second-place winner was Scott Cole, 42, an independent trader from Redwood City, Calif. Cole gets a 2012 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible Sport. - US Business News - CNBC
U.S. securities regulators sued six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday, saying they misled the government and taxpayers about risky subprime mortgages the mortgage giants held during the housing bust. - US Business News - CNBC
A strip club magnate claims his donation to the Erotic Heritage Museum of films and paraphernalia worth more than $10 million brought him an IRS audit because the appraiser he hired was not qualified. | Courthouse NEw Service.com
The definition of value in an appraisal report matters greatly. Most appraisals geared toward loans for Fannie Mae will use a typical Fannie Mae definition for market value. But this definition for value is not used in appraisals for other purposes. Let’s take a quick look ... | Sacramento Appraisal Blog
U.S. housing authorities said on Thursday that the Home Affordable Modification Program, known as HAMP, helped 40,141 homeowners achieve a permanently lower mortgage payment in September -- up from 25,434 homeowners in August. | Reuters
A new bill introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) would make residential energy costs a key part of the U.S. mortgage process. The Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act would direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to update its underwriting and appraisal guidelines to ensure that home loans backed by the mortgage industry's three big
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