April, 2017 - Appraiser Income

25th April 2017

Recent Appraiser Jobs Posted for Hiring

Allyson Appraisal Service, Inc – Westfield, NJ

Looking for state certified residential appraisers to work on a split fee basis in New Jersey or in the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Manhattan, Brooklyn,…

Residential Real Estate Appraiser

The Property Sciences Group, Inc. – Elk Grove, CA

Certified Residential Appraiser. Top appraisers earning over $\*150K/year. Dedicated internal associates assist our appraisers with document collection,…

Real Estate Appraiser

REAL ESTATE VALUATION, INC – Atlanta, GA 30318

Appraiser must have experience and willing to complete a number of appraisal reports per month. We are currently looking for a Certified or Licensed Real Estate…

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19th April 2017

HUD Issues Fraud Alert for Appraiser Identity Theft

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General issued a Fraud Alert on Feb. 22 after uncovering a series of appraiser identity theft cases.

The schemes varied but resulted from someone using a state certification number of a Federal Housing Administration roster appraiser, HUD’s alert said, noting that the FHA roster appraiser was unaware of the misuse until it came to light, usually by accident. HUD said that most of the schemes happened when an FHA roster appraiser provided his or her personal identification number for the desktop appraisal software to a colleague or supervisor.

“We applaud the HUD Office of Inspector General for raising awareness about appraisal related identity theft,” Appraisal Institute President Jim Amorin, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, said. “Given the range of interests in appraisal results, and the advent of electronic documentation and signatures, identity theft presents a significant risk to lenders and consumers, and it’s an issue that the Appraisal Institute has provided education and guidance to the industry for many years.”

The Fraud Alert said that over the last couple of years, HUD has received more than a dozen reports of identity theft by colleagues or supervisors. Examples were cited in Washington, Illinois and California.

HUD’s two-page Fraud Alert, which includes do’s and don’ts for appraisers, can be found on the HUD website.

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