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January 30, 2012
Valuation Review Edition
January 30, 2012
In the January 30, 2012, edition of Valuation Review, we look beyond the broker price opinion to discover alternative valuation products the industrious appraiser can use to expand his or her valuation product offering. Also, we answer the questions, "What is the CFPB? And why should you care?" Fannie Mae's CEO steps down, ACI shares UAD insight with 10,000 and a case where fraud is a family affair. All that and more in this edition of Valuation Review.


Building your valuation brand
Posted Date: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Maybe you’re an appraiser who already offers the latest and greatest in valuation products, but do your customers and clients know it? Marketing yourself is more important than ever.

Valuation products of the future
Posted Date: Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Regression theory, cascading automated valuation models with appraiser oversight, property condition reports infused with appraisal standards are all possible valuation products that can be seen on the horizon.

Beyond BPO: Alternative valuations for the industrious appraiser
Posted Date: Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Quick. Cheap. Supported by a massive workforce bent on producing opinions of value quickly — three things that the traditional appraisal is not. Ask any appraiser if they see a problem with that and the answer likely will be "no." Read on for how ideas on how to leverage new valuation products.

What is the CFPB? And why should you care?
Posted Date: Friday, January 27, 2012
There has been a lot of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau news in the past week. But what is the CFPB and why should you care what the regulator is doing? We cut through the political fat to give you the skinny on how the CFPB will impact the appraisal industry.

Clint Reinhardt joins Valuation Partners
Posted Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Valuation Partners, a national appraisal management company, hired Clint Reinhardt as vice president and national account executive. Reinhardt brings more than 25 years of appraisal, mortgage banking and settlement services experience to Valuation Partners.


National Settlement Services and Compliance Summit announces key notes
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
October Research, publisher of Valuation Review, announced it selected two prominent figures to deliver the keynote addresses at the 2012 National Settlement Services and Compliance Summit, to be held in Cleveland, June 12-13 at the downtown Cleveland Marriott at Key Center.

Fraud: A family affair
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
You always hurt the ones you love. For one Bethesda, Md., man that means defrauding family members, in addition to lenders and others through a series of real estate transactions. Read on for the scheme.

November home prices decline 0.4 percent
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
FNC’s latest Residential Price Index indicated that U.S. home prices continued to decline despite recent signs of job recovery and rising home sales and new residential construction.

Appraiser Commentary: Sounding off on USPAP
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Appraisers are great conversationalists. They are not afraid to tell you what's on their mind. The ASB is currently considering changes for the 2014-2015 edition of USPAP and wants to hear from the people it impacts the most: Appraisers.

Former Fannie Mae VP joins Veros Real Estate Solutions
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
A former Fannie Mae vice president joins the Veros Real Estate Solutions team. Read on for the details.

AMC endorsed by Virginia Bankers Association
Posted Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
A provider of appraisal management services to community and regional financial institutions, announced that it was officially endorsed as a preferred provider of the Virginia Bankers Association.

A customary and reasonable reissue from the CFPB? Possibly says ASA
Posted Date: Thursday, January 05, 2012

The CFPB quietly released an Interim Final Rule on Dec. 22 dealing with the valuation independence requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, including the law's "customary and reasonable" fee mandate. There was an interesting omission in the latest reissue released by the bureau that made the American Society of Appraisers take notice. Read on for the implications and clarification on the latest movement by the bureau.

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