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21st June 2011

Appraisal Management Companies ‘might’ feel the wrath 07/21/11

April 1st came and went with no good news regarding Customary and Reasonable fees and what the AMCs are doing to the appraisal industry in whole. I believe it was little more than a coincidence that it was also April Fools Day.

May 21st came and went without the world coming to an end. I also find this a little more than a coincidence that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau will be taking over rule-making and enforcement in regards to Dodd-Frank Customary and Reasonable fee provisions.

Either way I am excited!

I know a lot of the Appraiser Coalitions as well as the AGA will be …continue reading the rest of this post: Appraisal Management Companies ‘might’ feel the wrath 07/21/11

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21st June 2011

DataQuick is hiring Certified Appraisers

DataQuick is hiring experienced Appraisers in the below markets to join our panel as a Staff Appraiser.

Focus Markets:

Phoenix, AZ
Southern California, Sacramento & Oakland, CA
Boulder & Denver, CO
Connecticut – Statewide
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, KS
Cincinnati, OH and Northern KY
Washington, DC / Southern MD
Boston, MA
Detroit, MI
Saint Louis & Kansas City, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Northern NJ
New York City Metro & Long Island, NY
Providence, RI
Nashville, TN
Dallas, Houston, San Antonio & Austin, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Seattle, WA
Milwaukee, WI

Qualifications:

Appraiser must be a Certified Residential appraise or higher, FHA approval a plus but not required, 5 years experience and successfully complete a criminal background check.

Responsibilities:

* Complete appraisals in compliance with all applicable Federal and State Laws or regulations, USPAP, FIRREA, Appraisal Independence and Company requirements.
* Properly maintain licenses or state certifications to perform the duties of an Appraiser and notify the Company of any change in status of license or state certification.

If you are an individual appraiser and cover any of the areas listed above, please email your resume, coverage area and phone number to vendmgmt@dataquick.com.

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13th June 2011

Please Help

Vote For Me VIDEO

I am asking all my fellow appraisers to help me out with the ‘San Diego’s Best 2011‘! Thank you for helping me get nominated!!!

You have to create a simple account to vote. Please help, it will only take a couple minutes to sign up and cast your vote. It really only takes a minute.

Please create an account and place your vote for ‘Bryan Knowlton’ today!

http://www.signonsandiego.com/accounts/login/?next=/bestof/2011/vote/real-estate/appraiser/

You wield almighty power in the 15th annual San Diego’s Best Readers’ Poll. Click on the categories on this page and VOTE your “best”. Your voice will not only be heard, it’s quantified. But hurry. You can only VOTE through June 27, 2011. You can VOTE once per DAY.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/bestof/2011/real-estate/

The Voting will take place June 3 through 27. Winners will be announced in September in the Union-Tribune and on SignOnSanDiego.com.

So nominate, and tell the world that you helped decide which places are among “San Diego’s Best.”

Please help me out by http://www.signonsandiego.com/accounts/login/?next=/bestof/2011/vote/real-estate/appraiser/ registering and placing your vote today!
Thank you!

Bryan Knowlton
http://www.appraiserincome.com

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23rd May 2011

Kuempel Bill passes in Texas Legislature

AUSTIN—Representative Kuempel (R-Suguin) passed house bill 1146 to establish a reasonable registration and regulatory structure for appraisal management companies operating within Texas.

As a result of the implementation of HVCC and the following outsourcing by many financial institutions to have appraisal management companies manage appraisers fulfilling appraisal assignments, the AMCs have grown tremendously over the years without any government oversight.

…continue reading the rest of this post: Kuempel Bill passes in Texas Legislature

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19th May 2011

TAVMA responds to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

TAVMA
Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20th Street and Constitution Avenue, Northwest
Washington, DC 20551

Re: Interim Final Rule – Customary and Reasonable Fee Stipulation

Dear Ms. Johnson:

The Title Appraisal Vendor Management Association(“TAVMA”) wishes to express its views about the misinformation being disseminated by appraisal organizations and publications about the Federal Reserve’s Interim Final Rule and Appraisal Management Companies (“AMC’s”). TAVMA is a national trade association of real estate settlement services providers including many leading appraisal management companies.

…continue reading the rest of this post: TAVMA responds to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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12th May 2011

Appraising & Attempting Suicide

What do the two have in common?

This is a first for me.

Driving over the Coronado Bridge today on my way to do an appraisal (which happened to be rescheduled from 9am to a later time of 11am), traffic was nearly at a standstill. Rounding a car parked on the side I saw a lady swigging from a wine bottle while looking over the side. I was shocked nobody else was stopped. Well, I pulled in front of her car and started talking with her. After telling me her car broke down and that she was just waiting for a tow truck, I stayed within arm reach of her and tried to talk to her. After about 5 minutes of getting nowhere and no police yet she was getting irritated with me asking her questions and kept telling me to leave.

…continue reading the rest of this post: Appraising & Attempting Suicide

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12th May 2011

FANNIE MAE tutorial on the Uniform Appraisal Dataset – UAD

FANNIE MAE tutorial on the Uniform Appraisal Dataset.

You can find it at this website:
http://fanniemae.articulate-online.com/ContentRegistration.aspx?DocumentID=77856aa3-4df3-4e13-895b-4e71b79a7ed7&Cust=77787&ReturnUrl=%2Fp%2F7778730514

On good authority FANNIE MAE is having a Q & A session on May 19, 2001 about the tutorial. It appears you must take the tutorial to be allowed to participate in the Q & A session.

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10th May 2011

Please Vote For me!!!

I am trying to win the Best Appraiser in San Diego position with our local newspaper.

Please help by submitting my name: Bryan Knowlton
here: http://www.signonsandiego.com/bestof/2011/nominate/real-estate/appraiser/

Thanks fellow appraisers!!! You can vote once a day! 🙂

Bryan

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29th April 2011

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: STATES CONSIDER BARRING DISTRESSED SALES AS COMPARABLES

Three states: Illinois, Missouri and Nevada are considering legislation that would prohibit or restrict the use of “distressed sales,” such as foreclosures and short sales, as comparable sales as a part of a residential real estate appraisal.

Homebuilders and real estate sales agents are concerned that the prevalence of distressed sales and their subsequent use as comparables, is resulting in the appraised value of residential properties not matching the contract sales price, or in the case of new construction, the cost to build.

…continue reading the rest of this post: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: STATES CONSIDER BARRING DISTRESSED SALES AS COMPARABLES

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27th April 2011

Help the fight against low paying appraisal management companies by joining The American Guild of Appraisers!

The American Guild of Appraiser (AGA) /Guild 44 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)/AFL-CIO is based in Maryland, a short distance from Washington, DC.

The AGA is a non-traditional union that represents independent professionals. The AGA does not engage in collective bargaining, strikes, and does not enforce closed shops. The AGA does not negotiate contracts, does not have shop stewards, and does not have any oversight regarding its member’s work products. What we have is the backing of over 10 million members within the AFL-CIO and 110,000 within the OPEIU. With these numbers, we have a collective voice.

…continue reading the rest of this post: Help the fight against low paying appraisal management companies by joining The American Guild of Appraisers!

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