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Legal League: Paving the Path for Servicing Professionals

Appraisal Buzz

Her experience has landed her several speaking engagements at training seminars, conferences, and continuing legal education courses on real property issues. In response, both federal and state governments are actively exploring creative solutions to help homeowners stay in their homes.

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Asian real estate group, other advocates claim Florida law violates Fair Housing Act

Housing Wire

Alex Kelly, the Secretary of Commerce; Patricia Fitzgerald, the chair of the Florida Real Estate Commission; as well as several state attorneys. from purchasing or acquiring any interest in real property in the state.” from purchasing or acquiring any interest in real property in the state.”

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Ethics is Our Solution

Appraisal Buzz

If a user of valuation services finds it necessary to question the development and/or results of a valuation report prepared and signed by a credentialed valuation professional, that client can simply inquire. Many advances have been made over the years to enhance techniques for developing real property valuations.

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern. The world is a dangerous place for appraisers.

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What it’s like originating reverse mortgages in Montana

Housing Wire

Population centers like Bozeman and Billings may have more tract homes, but that is a relatively recent development, DeWolf explained. Montana automatically declares these as real property once they are permanently affixed, but the government requires the de-titling paperwork.

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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

The FHFA reported the government sponsored entities expect e-mortgage purchases to increase in 2021. The strong standards in the bill are important to prevent fraud and offer consumers a more secure alternative rather than simply using free online audio-audio technology when buying property or refinancing a mortgage.

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The Value of Words in Valuation

Appraisal Buzz

As a minimum basis, a real property appraisal report written for the government sponsored entities (GSEs) and agencies are what USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) refers to as Appraisal Reports. Summary, What Does it Mean? Standard 2 is the specific standard that addresses the reporting of appraisals.

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