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My Cardboard Computer
In 1980 I attended a new ERA Real Estate franchisee orientation in Kansas City. In my welcome tote bag was a cardboard slide rule type device called
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Complex Residential Properties for Appraisers
How to Identify a Residential Complex Property Excerpts: A complex one-to-four family residential property is defined as a property that meets at
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European Democracy Action Plan – an Overview
Professor Lorna Woods, University of Essex The European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) (COM(2020)790 final) is part of a suite of measures all
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European Democracy Action Plan – an Overview
Professor Lorna Woods, University of Essex The European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP) (COM(2020)790 final) is part of a suite of measures all
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Appraising the Weird Stuff: Observations from a Seasoned Florida Appraiser
I’ve been teaching and writing courses for McKissock for 20 years. During that time, we’ve offered several courses on appraising “oddball”
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Top 3 Alternative Valuation Products Offered by Appraisers
Industry experts foresee a growing demand for alternative valuation products (AVPs) and limited scope appraisals. Last month we asked our appraisal
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2-7-20 Newz: Obsolete Appraisers – Apartment AVMs – Outlier Sales
Not getting distracted by outlier sales By Ryan Lundquist It’s been a record-breaking couple of years. In New York we saw the highest residential
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12-6-19 Newz: Appraisal Shelf Life – AVMs – Neighborhood Analysis
What’s the Shelf Life of An Appraisal? Except: All of this has let me to the question du jour. What is the shelf life of an appraisal? I am asked
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9-27-19 Newz: Bifurcated Appraisals and Inspections; Abandoned Resorts – New CA Independent Contractor Law
Crowdsourcing Appraiser Data By Jerin Harper, IFA, ASA, CREA Excerpt: Just imagine the possibilities of having a hyper-local database… If you are
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8-30-19 Newz; 99.99% Price Drop – Curious Bathrooms – Amazon’s $105K House
Once listed for $1 billion. Sold for $100,000. What just happened? Excerpt: A heated court battle, a last-second offer and a sparsely attended
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8-16-19 Newz: Refi Mania – Paper vs. Google Maps – GLA Split/Bi-level homes
Refis Way Up: Almost 20 Million Homeowners Could See A Mortgage Rate Drop According to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, refinances
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7-26-19 Newsletter 25th Anniversary! – Appraiser vs. Zillow – $11 Million View
25th Anniversary of These Weekly Free Email Newsletters!! On June 17, 1994, I sent out my first weekly email update to Tracy Taplin, Bruce Hahn,
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4-4-19 Newz: Loan Apps Way Up – Straw Bale House – Revised FHA Handbook 4001.1
Advertise with us. Very reasonable rates! Tips for choosing comps on a unique home (straw-bale house) By Ryan
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3-14-19 Newz: Terrible RE Agent Fotos – Appraiser Article in Rolling Stone – Appraisers and Ipads/Tablets
The Property Valuation Reckoning is Imminent How Technology is Highlighting Underwriting’s Shortcoming Excerpt: some high-level aspects that
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2-28-19 Newz: Strange listing fotos – $400k deminimus – FHA violations
Advertise with us. Very Good Open rates! Strange and tricky listing fotos A real estate photographer tells you how to