Appraiser Kim L. Herzfeldt is mad as hell at being stiffed by AppraiserLoft and by the lender’s refusal to redress the loss. His course of action offers hope and possible precedence for every appraiser who is owed money by an Appraisal Management Company (AMC).
“It felt like your best friend stealing your daughter’s college fund,” says…
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Editor’s Note: Andy Anderson looks around and ahead toward fixing a now broken appraisal profession. Customary and Reasonable Assignments By Andy Anderson The appraisal profession was not broken. Just like other professions, there were (and are) some bad actors, but appraising was not broken and should have been allowed to do its job correctly. That is not…
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Editor’s Note: These common errors to avoid are time-saving tips excerpted from the webinar Maximizing AMC Orders and Income presented by appraiser Bryan Knowlton and offered through OREP/Working RE Webinar Series.
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According to David Brauner, Senior Broker at insurance provider OREP.org, most inspectors who don’t inspect for WDI/WDO probably don’t think they need to purchase the coverage. So if a problem arises, they may be left on their own.
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