Readers Respond Cuomo-Fannie/Freddie Agreement – read article The story quotes an appraiser saying they spent over 20 years developing their business, which primarily focuses on mortgage brokers. “No longer can I market my business,” he says. Sorry. Had you marketed your services to “reputable” clients over the past 20 years you wouldn’t be sweating the Fannie/Freddie-Cuomo deal. My…
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Director’s Message Lender Pressure: Business as Usual? With respect to lender pressure, many appraisers complain it’s “business as usual” despite the myriad state and federal legislation recently enacted to protect their independence, including the looming Home Valuation Code of Conduct- the centerpiece of the Fannie-Cuomo deal, and the recently passed National Housing Act, which also…
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