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Summer 2005, Volume 10

 

 

 

 

Winter 2005, Volume 9

 

 

 

 

Summer 2004, Volume 8

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2004, Volume 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter 2004, Volume 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2003, Volume 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2003, Volume 4

 

 

 

 

 

Winter 2003, Volume 3

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2002, Volume 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer 2002, Volume 1

Five Suggestions for Honest Appraisals

Identity Theft - Appraiser Style

Cautionary Tale! Keeping Track of Work Files

Live and Learn: Complaints, Errors, Actions

Relocation Appraisals: What's Not to Like?

Finding New Lender Clients

Appraisers & Gramm-Leach-Bliley

Understanding Your Market

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Speaking like a Pro

Moisture & Mold; Steering Clear of Liability

 

 

Appraising your Business: How to Succeed by Setting Yourself Apart

Growing Smart: 10 Steps to Avoid Bad Debt

Leveraging AVM Technology: From Form-Filling to Collateral Valuation

Changing Fortunes: Appraising to Consulting

"Comp" Checks: Turning Requests into Orders

Cost Approach: Why Sidestepping It Can Be Costly

Five Step Program (for Honest Appraisers)

Cure for Sick Buildings and Discouraged Appraisers

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Importance of Answering your Phone

How to Create a Winning Brochure

 

 

Survival 101 - Getting Ahead without Going Along

Fitch, Fannie and Fraud: Conference Roundup

Can AVMs Work for You?

Fannie's New Forms: Jury Out / Reviews In

Raising the Scope: New Role of Scope-of-Work

Making Money with AMCs

New Cold War: Fighting Spyware

Measuring Up: Understanding ANSI Standards

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

One that Almost Got Away

Paying Attention to Planters: Telltale Signed of Water Damage

 

 

34 Secrets for a Successful Appraisal Practice

The Apprentice: Trainees Gone Wild?

Dos and Don'ts: Readdressing, Reassigning and Transferring Reports

AVMs: Appraisers Speak Out!

OREP News

Appraising Disasters: When the Levee Breaks Part II: Real Work Begins

Appraiser Cleans House

Going Mobile: Today's Super Appraiser

Growing Business with Existing Clients

Power of Networks

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Best Defense: Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Your Contract

20 Reasons to do Business with You!

Fresh Air = Fresh Business

 

 

Inside AVMs: Role of AVMs in Residential Review

Why you Should Care about Appraiser Qualifications

Appraiser Slice of Life: Full Fees, No Bull

Appraising Disasters: When the Levee Breaks

Truth about Coming in Low

Having your Day in Court - and Winning!

New Year's Resolution: Health and Well Being!

Enhanced Appraisers Data/Seamless Delivery

Fraud, AVMs, and Fannie's New Forms

Indoor Air Quality Solutions: Doing Good by Doing Good

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Investigating Forensic Inspecting

How to "Date" a House

Ending Collection Headaches: Accept Payment by Check-by-Fax

 

 

Appraisers & AVMs: Doing the Bump?

GAO Wrangling

Protecting your Digital Signature

Preparing for Success

10-Step Business Tune-up

Learning to Limit your Liability

Finding your Way with GPS

Understanding USPAP: Three-year Sales History

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Loss Prevention Checklist

Diagnosing Structural Problems

Home Inspection Business Dos and Don'ts

 

 

 

Title XI FIRREA: Finding the Framer's Intent:
  
Buying a Lake in Arizona
   Creative Diplomacy and a Raised Bar
   GAO Study of Appraisal Industry Released

Consent Orders: Signing away your Rights?

How to Reach your Potential (Using Acrobat)

FHA Liability: A Case Study

Appraisers and Mold; Responsibility, Competency and Liability

Stepping in as an Arbitration Consultant

Spring Cleaning: A Business Refresher

Internet Highest and Best Use - Come Together Right Now!

Closer Look for Home Inspectors

Strategies for Avoiding Complaints

Inspectors as Expert Witness

 

 

Appraisal Industry: A House Divided?

Understanding Arbitration

Growing as an Expert Witness

How to Light Interior Digital Photos

Expert Testimony and Reports: Is Change Good?

Inspecting an Attic from the Inside Out

Phone Etiquette: Are you Irritating your Clients?

Meet a Mold Inspector

Saving Time and Money with Better Communication

Starting the New Year Fresh

 

 

One on One with the Appraisal Foundation: Exclusive Interview

Truth or Consequences, Part One - Three:
   Value of an Honest Appraisal
    Hit the Number or Hit the Road
    No, I won't Back Down

Fighting Back

Mold: Finding the Water

Inspecting your Contract

Search Engine Success - How to Rise to the Top

Converting Calls into Cash: First Impressions, Patience, Confidence

Calling all Appraisers: Valuing Cell Sites

Word to the Wise? 2006: Cleaning up the Lending Mess Revisited

Making the Most of a Market Meltdown

Understanding Residential Construction from the Ground Up

Avoiding Complaints: Are you Doing all you Can?

State-of-the-Art Mold Testing

 

 

What is Working RE?

Bye, Bye ASC? Appraisal Subcommittee Under Fire

States Rights, Purse Strings and the ASC

Setting a New Course - USPAP Instructors go Back to School

Turning Complaints into Opportunity

Benefits of an Open House

Increasing Productivity with PDFs

Loss Prevention - Nine Mistakes you Shouldn't Make

Sending PDF Appraisals; How to Hit a Home Run Every Time

2006: Cleaning up the Lending Mess

It Pays to be Considerate

"EDI" Open Standard Arrives