< > McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Joan Trice Passes the Torch Sells Val Expo and Appraisal Buzz to AEL Two longtime institutions within the real estate appraisal industry – Valuation Expo and the Appraisal Buzz newsletter/podcast – have a new…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Appraiser Countersues Black Plaintiffs Who Alleged Discrimination by Isaac Peck, Publisher There are now a number of lawsuits facing appraisers where the primary allegation is racial discrimination. Tate-Austin v. Janette Miller, filed in California in…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Recession Proof your Business using the Mindset Spectrum by Kendra Budd, Editor The pandemic is slowing down, along with the housing market—confronting appraisers with the reality that a recession is upon us and mortgage…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Appraisal Quality: 6 Tips for Success in 2023 by Ken Folven, Senior Director of Appraisal Quality Assurance How do you feel when an appraisal revision request pops up in your inbox in the morning? Frustrated,…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Sins of the Past Are Back to Haunt Appraisers by Richard Hagar, SRA Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have a list of appraisers that have had their reports submitted to the Collateral Underwriter by various…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Isaac Peck, Senior Broker at OREP.org As I write this, I just finished up a webinar on discrimination claims that I did in a podcast style with…
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> CubiCasa > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Long Have Appraisers Been Told by Tim Andersen, MAI Long have appraisers heard the advice, “a thick work file is your best defense!” By extension, therefore, a poor work file, a thin work file (or, even…
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> CubiCasa > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Navigating a Changing Market by Isaac Peck, Editor Both real estate appraisers and the real estate market as a whole have been on quite a journey for the last two years. The median price of a…
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> RemoteVal > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt ADUs and What’s In It for You? by Richard Hagar, SRA Acronyms on top of acronyms—just wait until you see Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s upcoming appraisal form regarding these initials. ADU/DADU Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU),…
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> CubiCasa > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Excess or Surplus Land: Which Is It? by Philip G. Spool, ASA I can’t tell you how many times I either read an appraisal report or heard an appraiser mention that a property is oversized with…
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