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Stiffed Appraisers Go After Chase

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Real Estate Appraiser Fees, Real Estate Appraisers

// Stiffed Appraisers Go After Chase by Isaac Peck In January, Evaluation Solutions/ES Appraisal Services (ESA) declared bankruptcy, leaving thousands of real estate appraisers, agents, and brokers with unpaid invoices for work performed. With close to nine million dollars in unpaid invoices for appraisals and broker price opinions (BPOs), it is the worst of a...… Read More

Review: 2010 Appraiser Survival Kit

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Real Estate Appraiser Training - Education, Real Estate Appraisers

Editor’s Note: This review is reprinted with permission from Real Estate Appraiser Tips. Please see below for details on how to win a free custom-built appraiser blog by author, appraiser and social media expert Bill Cobb. 2010 Appraiser Survival Kit: FHA Inspection Course, Checklist and eManual By Bill Cobb With the many challenges before… Read More

Shopping for Real Estate E&O Insurance?

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OREP

Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Is it Time to Shop? “I appreciate the great service and consideration in providing the best coverage for the best price- not to mention saving me over $100! Thank You.” – George Post, Post Appraisal Services “Great! Thanks for the wonderful service and ease of application. You guys have it… Read More

Diary of a Happy (AMC) Appraiser

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Real Estate Appraiser Independence, Real Estate Appraisers

Editor’s Note: Here, one appraiser explains why he is better off after HVCC and shares the names of a few AMCs he says are worth working for. The individual profiled here has been appraising 21 years in a large metro area in Texas and wishes to remain anonymous. Diary of a Happy (AMC) Appraiser I’m… Read More

Engagement Letters – Doing it Right

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Real Estate Appraiser Independence, Real Estate Appraisers

Editor’s Note: Appraiser Phil Spool shows how an effective engagement letter puts you in control of an assignment. Doing it Right: Engagement Letters by Phil Spool, ASA Now that many of you are searching for new non-lender clients in the aftermath of the mortgage crisis and HVCC (Home Valuation Code of Conduct), it is advisable… Read More

E&O Insurance – Insurance: Insight and Advice from the Inside

Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance, Errors and Omissions Insurance, E&O Insurance

Editor’s Note: David Brauner is Senior Broker at David Brauner Insurance Services/OREP.org and Editor of Working RE Magazine. He has been providing E&O insurance to appraisers and home inspectors for 20 years. In this interview, he provides insight and advice from the inside on rates, claims, disciplinary actions, coverage and more. Insurance: Insights and Advice… Read More