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The big real estate marketing blitz
9/8/2008 2:00 AM
Diary of a Real Estate Rookie read more ......

Is the Fed out of options?
9/5/2008 1:17 PM
Commentary: Bailout proposals will be 'free-fire zone' read more ......

FDIC expects more bank failures
9/5/2008 2:20 PM
Bair warns banks to expect premium increase read more ......

Crunch time for Fannie and Freddie?
9/5/2008 6:21 PM
Report: Treasury finalizing bailout plan read more ......

California, Florida drive record foreclosures
9/5/2008 3:11 PM
FDIC warns of more bank failures read more ......

The Canadians are coming
9/5/2008 12:39 PM
Global real estate brief read more ......

Video: California needs Fannie, Freddie
9/5/2008 12:22 PM
Real estate brief read more ......

First-time buyers want larger homes, not fixer-uppers
9/5/2008 11:44 AM
Real estate brief read more ......

NAR blogs through conventions
9/5/2008 11:04 AM
Inman blog scan read more ......

Rating system enables abuse
9/5/2008 10:58 AM
Inman Community brief read more ......

Appraisal Scoop

FHFA Places Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Into Conservatorship
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
September 7, 2008 STATEMENT OF FHFA DIRECTOR JAMES B. LOCKHART Good Morning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac share the critical mission of providing stability and liquidity to the housing market. Between them, the Enterprises have $5.4 trillion of guaranteed mortgage-backed........

Review Response: eTrac CEO says . . .Yes, they really are free!
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Vladimir Bien-Aime, President and CEO Global DMS has asked to set the record straight with regards to a recent software review of his eTrac Network and eTrac WebForms Lite products on Appraisal Scoop. The following is that response:Don’t alwyas blveiee........

Video: A government takeover of FannieMae & Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers up to $25 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Business Week: Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of........

Identify Theft: Untangling The Web
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
By now, many of you have already read the The Columbian story by staff writer Stephanie Rice titled: Caught in ID Theft's 'Horrible Web' Rice's story starts out like this . . ."In typical identity theft cases, the thief goes........

Press Release: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Established - Oversight Authority for Fannie, Freddie, FHLB
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
FHFA “NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT” SENT TO THE FEDERAL REGISTER Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has transmitted to the Federal Register a Notice of “Establishment of a New Independent Agency.” This provides formal public notice of the........

The Fat Lady Has Sung! The Wertz - WAMU "Blacklisting" Case is OVER!
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Perhaps you remember the headlines? California Appraiser Sues WAMU, First American, eAppraiseIT, and LSI - Refused to check "Stable" It was about Jeniffer Wertz, a California licensed real estate appraiser, who filed a 12 count lawsuit against Washington Mutual Bank,........

FNC Class Action Lawsuit Continues - Binding Arbitration and User Agreements at Issue
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
I assume that many of you remember the lawsuit that was filed as a class action against FNC last summer? The judge has been considering the request of FNC to allow the parties to go into arbitration since December of........

Review: eTrac Webforms - Is free really free?
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Working RE Magazine recently featured an announcement that eTrac, an online web based appraisal management system, is offering appraisers an opportunity to sign up in the eTrac network for free. FREE is always nice, right? So I signed up and........

The End is Just the Beginning - Virginia REAB Hears Petition To Prohibit Use of Appraisal Delivery Webportals That Transmit Altered Appraisal Reports
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Appraisal Scoop reported previously (click here) on the May 22, 2008 Virginia State Board for Real Estate Appraiser's (VREAB) meeting to discuss among other things, a petition submitted by George Dodd, SRA. Click Here to: Download Virginia_Appraisal_Board_Petition_052208.pdf The petition was........

UPDATE! - Appraiser Organizations Call For Reform Following AP Story
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
"Four national associations of real estate appraisers have asked Congress* for major regulatory reforms in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that identified key failings within the existing system." *Thanks to Scott Austin, Austin Appraisal, LLC, I now have........

Appraisal Scoop

FHFA Places Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Into Conservatorship
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
September 7, 2008 STATEMENT OF FHFA DIRECTOR JAMES B. LOCKHART Good Morning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac share the critical mission of providing stability and liquidity to the housing market. Between them, the Enterprises have $5.4 trillion of guaranteed mortgage-backed........

Review Response: eTrac CEO says . . .Yes, they really are free!
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Vladimir Bien-Aime, President and CEO Global DMS has asked to set the record straight with regards to a recent software review of his eTrac Network and eTrac WebForms Lite products on Appraisal Scoop. The following is that response:Don’t alwyas blveiee........

Video: A government takeover of FannieMae & Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers up to $25 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Business Week: Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of........

Identify Theft: Untangling The Web
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
By now, many of you have already read the The Columbian story by staff writer Stephanie Rice titled: Caught in ID Theft's 'Horrible Web' Rice's story starts out like this . . ."In typical identity theft cases, the thief goes........

Press Release: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Established - Oversight Authority for Fannie, Freddie, FHLB
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
FHFA “NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT” SENT TO THE FEDERAL REGISTER Washington, DC – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has transmitted to the Federal Register a Notice of “Establishment of a New Independent Agency.” This provides formal public notice of the........

The Fat Lady Has Sung! The Wertz - WAMU "Blacklisting" Case is OVER!
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Perhaps you remember the headlines? California Appraiser Sues WAMU, First American, eAppraiseIT, and LSI - Refused to check "Stable" It was about Jeniffer Wertz, a California licensed real estate appraiser, who filed a 12 count lawsuit against Washington Mutual Bank,........

FNC Class Action Lawsuit Continues - Binding Arbitration and User Agreements at Issue
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
I assume that many of you remember the lawsuit that was filed as a class action against FNC last summer? The judge has been considering the request of FNC to allow the parties to go into arbitration since December of........

Review: eTrac Webforms - Is free really free?
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Working RE Magazine recently featured an announcement that eTrac, an online web based appraisal management system, is offering appraisers an opportunity to sign up in the eTrac network for free. FREE is always nice, right? So I signed up and........

The End is Just the Beginning - Virginia REAB Hears Petition To Prohibit Use of Appraisal Delivery Webportals That Transmit Altered Appraisal Reports
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
Appraisal Scoop reported previously (click here) on the May 22, 2008 Virginia State Board for Real Estate Appraiser's (VREAB) meeting to discuss among other things, a petition submitted by George Dodd, SRA. Click Here to: Download Virginia_Appraisal_Board_Petition_052208.pdf The petition was........

UPDATE! - Appraiser Organizations Call For Reform Following AP Story
9/7/2008 12:32 PM
"Four national associations of real estate appraisers have asked Congress* for major regulatory reforms in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that identified key failings within the existing system." *Thanks to Scott Austin, Austin Appraisal, LLC, I now have........