Getting Full Fees By David Brauner, Editor Appraisers will tell you that fees haven’t budged in 15 years or more. For many, fees are falling. Welcome to the world of mega banks and the AMCs that service them, AVMs, the Internet and an appraiser-supply that outstrips demand. But some appraisers manage to command full fees....…
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Relocation Appraisals: What’s Not to Like? by David Brauner, Editor of WRE According to Dean Helsom, CRP relocation appraisals are one of the most satisfying types of assignments for all the right reasons: full fees, an absence of the typical pressures that appraisers face today and work that is challenging and rewarding. What’s not to...…
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In business, with every change comes opportunity: the radical changes expected to hit this industry may mean new opportunities for appraisers.
On the minds of many fee appraisers this fall is how the new Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) will affect their businesses. The agreement between the New York Attorney General’s office and Fannie Mae/Freddie…
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Editor’s Note: Some appraisers are being paid full fees for their appraisal work, even though the orders are coming from AMCs. Here’s how it works. First published in Working RE print, Volume 31. Fee Solution – Cost-Plus AMC Model? by Isaac Peck, Associate Editor Some appraisers are being paid full fees for their appraisal work,...…
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