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> Appraiser Coach > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Could a Class Action Lawsuit Finally Unbundle Hidden AMC Fees? by Isaac Peck, Publisher Appraisers hoping for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to curb the increasing economic leverage of appraisal management companies (AMCs)…
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> TrueTracts > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt The Competence to Perform an Assignment by Timothy C. Andersen, MAI “No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.” – Samuel Johnson, 1776 Question: I recently bought a multivariable regression analysis (MVRA) app for…
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> The Appraiser Coach> AMC Resource Guide> OREP E&O ★★★★★“They are knowledgeable,professional, and understandurgency.” – Joe Thweatt Case Dismissed: Ohio Appraiser Wins Discrimination Lawsuitby Isaac Peck, Publisher There have been over a half dozen lawsuits against real estate appraisers alleging discrimination within the last four years. Several have settled quietly for high-five or low six-figure sums.…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Fighting for Fairness: Appraisers Deserve Better from AMCs and the System That Enables Them by Paula Konikoff, President of the Appraisal Institute For too long, residential appraisers have been left to navigate a system…
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> TrueTracts > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Indemnification Clauses: What Appraisers Should Know by Isaac Peck, Senior Broker at OREP.org Editor’s Note: The first edition of this article appeared in Working RE’s Fall 2022 issue (Vol. 60). New details and examples have been…
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> TrueTracts > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Appraiser Growth and Profitability: Key Things to Focus On by Isaac Peck, Publisher The last few years have been extremely difficult for the majority of appraisers. Historically low transaction volume has translated into an unprecedented slowdown…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Fair Housing Laws and Their Impact on Real Estate Appraisers by Jo Traut, McKissock Learning Fair housing laws play a pivotal role in ensuring equal access to housing and in preventing discrimination in real estate…
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> True Footage > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt DOJ vs. Appraiser and Rocket Mortgage by Isaac Peck, Publisher As many appraisers are aware, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has received nearly 300 discrimination-related complaints filed against appraisers in the…
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> Appraiser Coach > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Open Letter to Government Efficiency Commission on HUD’s Appraiser Complaints by Isaac Peck, Publisher From the Publisher: Working with bright and tenacious attorneys to help defend appraisers across the country is one of the…
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> Appraiser Coach > AMC Resource Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Going In-Depth on a Delicate Issue: The Invisible Fence of Racial Discrimination by Isaac Peck, Publisher Bias, racial discrimination, and appraising—three things that no one would have used in a sentence five years ago.…
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