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Nancy Price

Altisource 5 Replies

Started by Nancy Price in General Appraisal Discussions. Last reply by Nancy Price 16 hours ago.

Ken

AMC email recruiting 30 Replies

Started by Ken in General Appraisal Discussions. Last reply by Robyn T 1 day ago.

Henry Shipp

Invoices Getting Paid

Started by Henry Shipp in General Appraisal Discussions 1 day ago.

Henry Shipp

Appraisal Review Stipulations

Started by Henry Shipp in General Appraisal Discussions 1 day ago.

Jason

Bank of America 4 Replies

Started by Jason in General Appraisal Discussions. Last reply by Praiser Aug 27.

Your Property Path

The Stock Market Looks At Real Estate

Started by Your Property Path in General Appraisal Discussions Aug 26.

Kenneth J. Miller

Zip Appraisers - List for free

Started by Kenneth J. Miller in Appraisal Marketing Aug 21.

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Kathy Caldwell I moved over the last year from Florida to Tennessee.
8 hours ago
I am so sick of it also. I do the same thing -- fill out all these applications and never receive an order. I am not bothering w/Altisource since they want too much personal information.
16 hours ago
Yeah, I do some (very little) work for PCV. They not only UNDER-pay Appraisers, they take SO long to pay you the measly fees!!
yesterday
Henry Shipp added 2 discussions
yesterday
PCVMurcor sucks! They send the assignment out to 50 plus appraisers at the same time and whoever grabs it first will get the order. In Ga, they only pay $200-$230 per appraisal and will bug the hell out of you for any condition! They have a review d…
yesterday
They soliciting me also. Checked my references but has never sent an order my way as of yet! I'm tired of being solicited by these companies and after you "waste" 30-45 mins filling out their crap, you get a note saying "someone will contact you if…
yesterday
Jonathan Izumi added a photo
Upgraded bathroom amenity?
yesterday
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yesterday
John Grier added a discussion
Has anyone got a link to the on-going discussions regarding the new ordering guidelines which are supposed to be in place by October 21st?   John Grier
yesterday
By the way, if they need E&O, they should buy it.
on Tuesday
Would you really trust any of these AMCs with so much personal info? I was hounded by an AMC to violate USPAP last week. Why? because they had screwed up and violated USPAP themselves, and wanted me to cover them! They don't even know anything about…
on Tuesday
Your Property Path added 2 discussions
on Saturday
R SCOTT PIERCE added a Mississippi group to the water cooler. check it out and start a conversation.
August 27
R SCOTT PIERCE added a group
Mississippi Appraiser News, Laws, Concerns, etc.
August 27
The trouble with Black-Listing is the fact of the bank not offering an end game to the penalty. OK, so you Black-List me, does that mean for the rest of my natural life -- or until the bank is taken over by the next greatest bank to come along? Wi…
August 26
I have completed many assignments for OCWEN. When Altisource took over -- things changed. I have received the same request for every piece of personal information including a back-ground check as you have. All this, to complete REO assignments at ha…
August 26
Your Property Path added a discussion
Well, we all have heard the bad news, housing sales down again, hugely - 23% in the quarter. NAR reports that sales are at their lowest since the sales series launched in 1999, and single family sales are at the lowest level since May of 1995. And…
August 25
Nancy Price added a discussion
This company is soliciting appraisers.  They want copies of driver's license, car insurance, workers' comp cert and want to be added as certificate holder to E&O.  Seems like a lot of personal info.   Has anyone done business with Altisource?
August 24
Kenneth J. Miller added a discussion
I just wanted to share with the group a website called Zipappraisers.com. It's free to be listed on but they ask that I spread the word to other appraisers. I've received orders from this website and it doesn't cost anything to be listed so I defeni…
August 20
Check out Zipappraisers.com and sign up for a free listing. Mention that I referred you there if you would. I've received orders from lenders who found me on this website.
August 20

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The Case for Centralized Appraisal Ordering - Part 2 - Benefits

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The Case for Centralized Appraisal Ordering - Part 1

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You are invited to the second of two FREE regression webinars hosted by David Braun, MAI of AVT. It will be August 25th at 2:00 EST. Click here to register. To watch the video of Webinar 1: “Introduction to Regression...

Fannie Mae Photo Requirements - Effective Sept. 1

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FDIC Announces Open Door Policy for Regulatory Reform Rulemaking

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When are Usual and Customary Fees’ applicable to appraisal assignments?

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An optimistic pessimist, or a pessimistic optimist? - Dodd-Frank Financial Recovery Bill

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Draw Plats from Legal Descriptions on Your iPad

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Appraisers lose out in Wells Fargo lawsuit - Valuation Review

The following was re-blogged with the permission of Valuation Review Editor, David Napuk. Thanks Dave! Since there has been a great deal of buzz in the industry surrounding the decision in the Wells Fargo/Rels Valuation v. appraisers lawsuit, Valuation Review...
 
 
 

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