When it comes to USPAP and report writing you say, “Tim, I already know how to write an appraisal report!”. That’s great! Congratulations! Now, ask yourself this question, “Do I know how to write a persuasive appraisal report? How about, “Do I know how to write an accurate appraisal report?”. And finally, “Do I know […]
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What do you need to worry about? There is a lot out there in AppraisalWorld to keep you busy! But since you’ve already got worries enough, this podcast covers some of them for you. However, don’t get all excited! There is no reason to give those away here, so we won’t! Please check out the
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What’s a comparable sale? Does USPAP answer this question? (spoiler alert: NO!) Can the GSEs answer this question? (same spoiler alert!). You’re an ethical, curious, well-trained and well-educated appraiser. What are you going to do? In this podcast, Tim Andersen, The Appraiser’s Advocate takes a stab at the answer! Think highest and best use since
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USPAP and the contract are a great team! Make them part of your appraisal team, and you’ll benefit from it, too! Is that a lot of hyperbole, or what? No, it really is not since they do make a great team. But, since you are the Head Coach of that team, you must know how
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Thanks for listening to this podcast on appraisal workfiles. Now, finally, you’ll know what needs to be in your appraisal workfile!
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Did you mislead your client today? How? Why? You say, “Of course not! That would be unethical!” And you’d be right. To mislead your client, intentionally or unintentionally, would be highly unethical and a major USPAP violation. But, again, did you mislead your client today? You may have done just that. You’re wondering how, right?
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Is your appraisal house haunted? How about your appraisal business? Are you a ghost? You know what a ghost is. It is the nebulous apparition of a dead person. Usually you can’t see them, but sometimes you think you maybe caught just a glimpse of one. But, probably not. After all, we are talking about
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Random appraisal thoughts? So much is going on in AppraisalWorld right now, its time for some thinking. ANSI measurements standards are not the way we measure houses, etc. Desktop appraisals are here to stay, at least for Fannie Mae. The PAVE Task Force met and all bias and discrimination in mortgage lending is the appraiser’s
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Ask Why! It’s OK! Appraisers have an ethical obligation to understand what they are doing. We call it COMPETENCY. USPAP even has a Competency Rule. Why? Because the client has the right to assume our appraisals are credible, accurate, reliable, and reproducible. Our reports must not mislead anybody. And how do we do all this?
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10 questions Fannie Mae just has not answered? There are probably more than 10, but this podcast covers only 10 of them. Maybe we appraisers have not asked the proper questions? Maybe Fannie Mae does not trust enough to give us the answers. But the point is, we appraisers have questions. Fannie Mae has answers.
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