As a religious person - I participate in pennance services, seasons such as Lent, etc. So I have a confession to make. It's been more than a year since I have been on Active Rain! OUCH! Can prodigal real estate sons come home too?! I have been thinking a lot about some of the changes in the
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04/01/2014
I am not sure if this means better days are ahead for appraisers. A recent article on the AppraisalScoop.com website entitled "AMCs: Prepare for Appraisal System to Change, Fees to Rise" (http://bit.ly/U0Q88C ) highlighted the changes coming to the appraisal industry. I was asked the other day b
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11/01/2012
As an appraiser, I rely on data. I rely on keeping my files safe and secured, and for maintaining them for a minimum of 5 years after they are produced per USPAP and licensing laws. A number of years ago I decided to go paperless. So no more file cabinets, manilla folders and printed hard copie
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08/14/2012
My friend Tom Horn gives us 5 very succinct reasons! Sometimes the simple and straight forward approach is the best! Great article Tom! I had to share!! Have you ever gotten an appraisal back on your home for a refinance (or sale) and found that it did not appraise for what you thought it shou
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05/17/2012
I received this email today with some very interesting topics! Particularly, the need for reviews of appraisals made in Florida, to be performed by Florida licensed/certified appraisers. That is VERY good news for our industry here! What are your opinions? Should those reviewing appraisals
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04/10/2012
I just caught an article from a couple of days ago, about the $50 MILLION dollars spent...of your taxes....on defending former execs of Fannie and Freddie. One line should do it for you: "According to a recent analysis by the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s inspector general, $37 million
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03/02/2012
I ran across an article today about a new community being developed near Disney. The "Golden Oak" community was highlighted in a recent Orlando Sentinel article which states this community opened in October 2010. And yet - this is the first I am hearing of it! No wonder, with homes over $
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02/28/2012
VERY good advice and tools in this article by Rebekah Radice!! Some of the links to free tools - a WIN for your tech bag!! We are living in the social media age of instant gratification. Everywhere we turn whether it’s Facebook, Google or our best friends blog; answers to our most pressing que
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12/09/2011
I recently upgraded my iPhone to the 4S and love it. I also discovered the voice recognition software in the device, for things like sending text messages, asking for searches, etc. "Siri" is the personal assistant with the new OS - and she does a great job with web searches and even some fun ban
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12/05/2011
I love Rachel Dollar and the Mortgage Fraud Blog! It is amazing to see the lengths people will go to steal and defraud! This latest article drives home the point I often hear in appraisal forums and continuing education classes that, "mortgage fraud would be impossible without a complicit, corru
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11/23/2011
