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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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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt What’s New at the VA? Interview with VA’s Chief Appraiser by Isaac Peck, Senior Broker at OREP.org The appraisal industry is abuzz with changes and challenges—appraisal volume has slowed, desktop and hybrid appraisals are becoming…
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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 Killed by Carbon Monoxide: Appraiser Blamed by Kendra Budd, Associate Editor Editor’s Note: The names, location and details of this case have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. For decades, appraisers have…
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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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> Trainee Workshop > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Let’s Confer by Hal Humphreys, Appraiser eLearning The mind-numbing slide deck, with 250 words per slide, as if the presenter copied the text from a book and created a 20-foot-tall PowerPoint of unreadable ‘content.’ There’s…
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> Trainee Workshop > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Indemnification Clauses: What Appraisers Should Know by Isaac Peck, Editor It’s a tale as old as time. When adding an appraiser to their appraisal panel, a lender or an appraisal management company (AMC) will present…
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> RemoteVal > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt If You Call a Dog’s Tail a Leg by Hal Humphreys, Appraiser eLearning There is a place in Spain, in the outer regions of the Basque country—that area surrounding Pamplona, where the coveted Hondarribia Zuri and…
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