One of my primary responsibilities with the Oregon board was to investigate complaints against appraisers, make decisions about whether USPAP violations occurred, and represent the board in the prosecution of alleged USPAP violations by appraisers.
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>> See Past News Editions >> Click to Print >2016-2017 TAF Approved USPAP Online Enroll Now! (7 hours – $143.95) >FHA Checklist/Field Guide Wildfires and Appraisers By David Brauner, Senior Insurance Broker at OREP.org What do wildfires have to do with appraisers? It’s all…
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>> See Past News Editions >> Click to Print >2016-2017 TAF Approved USPAP Online Enroll Now! (7 hours – $143.95) >FHA Checklist/Field Guide Search Parameters and the Best Comparables By Rachel Massey, SRA and Tim Andersen, MAI Watch any house hunting show on HGTV…
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Veteran’s Day 2015 has come and gone for another year but one appraisal industry company is galvanizing resources to help create a lasting benefit for at-risk men and women who served our country in the armed forces.
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The AMC and the lender have an appraisal report with its adjustments taken from the market rather than from the pages of a cost manual or some other occult place polite people don't mention.
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>> See Past News Editions >> Click to Print>2016-2017 TAF Approved USPAP Online Enroll Now! (7 hours – $143.95)>FHA Checklist/Field Guide What the Appraisal Foundation Thinks By David Brauner, Publisher Editor’s Note: Working RE recently interviewed John Brenan, Director of Appraisal Issues, and David…
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The latest in a string of appraiser whistleblower lawsuits that highlight unethical and fraudulent practices that violate appraiser independence and perpetuate appraisal fraud.
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