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Legal League: Paving the Path for Servicing Professionals

Appraisal Buzz

Hladik, Chair, Legal League This article originally appeared in the March 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. Hladik serves as Chair of Legal League , and is a Partner at Hladik, Onorato & Federman LLP. Q: What were some of the key accomplishments of Legal League in 2024?

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Highest and Best Use: A Superpower You Already Possess

Appraisal Buzz

Lets revisit the basics: In an H&BU analysis, real estate appraisers determine the most probable use of a property by applying four tests: whether the use is legally permissible , physically possible , financially feasible , and maximally productive. This requires a little detective work.

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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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Remote online notarization is the proper path forward for digital closings

Housing Wire

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. Prior to the pandemic, ALTA and MBA saw a need to develop model RON legislation. To date, 37 states and U.S.

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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? I do several reviews every month and most normally fail to meet minimum standards.

Valuation 360
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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? With a few quick online searches, in most areas, you can find the parcel number, legal description, and even some potentially comparable sales. Isn’t that all that appraisers do?

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5 best Arizona real estate schools for 2024

Housing Wire

Topics include: Real estate license law, agency, contracts, real property, ownership, taxes, water law, land development and zoning, deeds and title transfer, escrow and settlement, fair housing, leases & more AZ Contract Writing Course: 6 hrs of required instruction. Deluxe: Required 90 hrs of coursework.