Certified Real Estate Appraisals | Appraisals News for 07/24/2010



Fannie Mae tightens screws on appraisal guidelines - Chicago Tribune

Fannie Mae tightens screws on appraisal guidelines
Chicago Tribune
Fannie Mae just issued new requirements to help clarify single-family home appraisals, since it identified some issues in "post-purchase reviews of mortgage .
Fannie Mae tweaks appraisal code of conductNewsOK.com
Ask a real estate pro: Can the lender just disregard my appraisal?Sun-Sentinel (blog)

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REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC v. BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW OF TOWN OF MALTA - Leagle.com

REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC v. BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW OF TOWN OF MALTA
Leagle.com
Both appraisals employed similar methodology, establishing separate values for the mobile homes and the mobile home park, which were then combined to .

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lenders make big deal out of 'comps' - boston herald
boston herald, united states - 5 minutes ago. by kenneth r. harney / the nation's housing how fresh are your EURcompsEUR -the comparable sales of properties used as benchmarks in home real estate appraisals ...

Homebuying Via 'Short Sale' Takes Time
Short sales take a long time, though some say it's shorter now. Brave and patient buyers who work out the short-sale riddle can get a home at a discount. But they and real estate agents offer cautionary tales about these tricky transactions...

Late St. Lucie County property appraiser cleared in ethic laws complaint - TCPalm

Late St. Lucie County property appraiser cleared in ethic laws complaint
TCPalm
TALLAHASSEE EUR The county's deceased property appraiser didn't violate ethics laws in helping assistants obtain home and auto loans during work .

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Atlantic Southern Financial Group Reports Second Quarter 2010 Net Loss of $4M
MACON, Ga., July 23, 2010 -- Atlantic Southern Financial Group (Nasdaq:ASFN) today reported a net lo...

Homebuying Via 'Short Sale' Takes Time
Short sales take a long time, though some say it's shorter now...

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Whitfield to condemn Carbondale properties
DALTON, Ga. Besides its recent purchase of 15 more acres for the Carbondale Business Park, Whitfield County also has begun condemnation procedure to acquire two other nearby properties...

Spokane County assessor - The Spokesman Review

Spokane County assessor
The Spokesman Review
Fairly and equitably appraising 228000 property parcels worth more than $43 billion to accurately calculate the tax rates for 58 tax districts using an open .

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County revises appraisal practices, will split cost with owner
After spending $3,500 in March to appraise a building that ended up not being for sale, Schuylkill County officials have revised their policy on appraisals.This time around, the building's owners will pay half the cost."We want to be certain that every..

Crist signs executive order to revise appraisals for property affected by oil . - ABC Action News

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Crist signs executive order to revise appraisals for property affected by oil .
ABC Action News
The order won't mean a reduction in taxes, but new appraisals will help determine damages so property owners can file a claim against BP. .
THE GULF OIL SPILL: Crist order strives to help property ownersBradenton Herald
Crist orders 'interim' valuations of property affected by BP spillOrlando Sentinel

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Fannie to prohibit lenders from changing home appraisals - Housing Wire

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Fannie to prohibit lenders from changing home appraisals
Housing Wire
1, Fannie Mae is prohibiting lenders who sell it loans from changing appraisers' numbers. In guidance issued June 30, Fannie Mae said lenders must contact .
Banks may be the real culprits behind low-ball appraisalsBoston Globe (blog)
Fannie ,Freddie, Dodd And Frank: Real Estate Practices AdjustedDaily Markets
New requirements for credit report checks worry mortgage lendersDebtmerica Relief (blog)
Housing Watch
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NWI homes sales remain strong - nwitimes.com

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NWI homes sales remain strong
nwitimes.com
With some higher-priced homes, appraisals remain an obstacle to sales, Ghuman said. Particularly with homes priced at half a million dollars and up, .
June home sales, prices rise, as effects of federal homebuyer tax credit still .Providence Business News

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The Trend Towards Truer Appraisals of Home Values
Used as benchmarks in home real estate appraisals, buyers and sellers never used to be concerned about EURcompsEUR when real estate values were on the upswing. In this soft market, mortgage lenders recently have begun making these ...

Judge: Appraisals for General Growth property - Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune

Judge: Appraisals for General Growth property
Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune
By Reuters | Posted yesterday at 1:13 pm General Growth Properties Inc. was told to use a three-appraiser process to value a large community in Nevada, .

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MainSource Financial GROUP -- NASDAQ, MSFG -- Announces Earnings for the . - MarketWatch (press release)

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MainSource Financial GROUP -- NASDAQ, MSFG -- Announces Earnings for the .
MarketWatch (press release)
Former appraisals supported the net value for which we were carrying each loan. With the exception of one large loan that migrated to non-accrual status in .
Washington Federal Reports Quarterly Net Income of $12.7 MillionistockAnalyst.com (press release)

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First Financial Northwest, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
RENTON, Wash. -- First Financial Northwest, Inc. , the holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest , today reported a net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 of $24.9 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $28.0 million, or $1.49 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2009...

Ask a real estate pro: Should I walk away from a mortgage?
Louis Spagnuolo of WCS Lending in Boca Raton answers reader questions about the housing market. To ask a question that Louis may answer next week, click here...

Summer Rerun: Unwinding the Fraud for Bubbles
This post first appeared on March 27, 2007 This is a great post by Tanta at Calculated Risk on the classic types of mortgage frauds and how they morphed into new forms due to a unique confluence of buyer naivete and broker/originator greed (oh, and sometimes buyer greed too). She clearly discusses recent versus traditional procedures. [.]..

Spokane County assessor - Sat, 24 Jul 2010 PST
Ralph Baker Personal: 57. 18-year resident. Married. No children...

Ask a real estate pro: What are the pros, cons of walking away from a mortgage? - Sun-Sentinel (blog)

Ask a real estate pro: What are the pros, cons of walking away from a mortgage?
Sun-Sentinel (blog)
If your purchase contract was contingent upon the home appraising, then it looks like all deposit money should be refunded to you as long as you satisfied .

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Real Estate Appraising | Appraisals
The CFPA would have general oversight on home real estate appraisals and would be required to adopt rules and standards to guarantee "appraiser independence" from pressure by lenders, realty agents and others. Once the revised appraisal ...



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