Category Archives: Appraisal Issues

Fraudulent Appraisals

Posted on March 28, 2010 by admin

Home Buying: Getting an Honest Appraisal Author: Wendy Black Polisi Among the many causes of the 2007-2008 real estate crash was the injurious use of fraudulent home appraisals in determining home values for mortgages.  The appraisal amount is an indispensable … Continue reading →

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Appraising Isn’t For Me

Posted on December 9, 2009 by admin

I’ve been doing this 12 years. I just don’t like it any more. It provided very well for me for a time, but now it’s time to move on. I’m not going to live my life spending the majority of … Continue reading →

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Take That Listing Out of the Appraisal

Posted on November 10, 2009 by admin

So, like I wrote last week, I was contacted by a loan officer at the bank for not only an additional comparable in an appraisal for an Aframe home, but also to remove the active listing that I had included. … Continue reading →

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New Career For Appraisers

Posted on November 6, 2009 by admin

Personally, I’m frustrated and pissed off with the appraisal profession.  I’ve hated it for years, but now we’ve all kind of rolled over and let big brother give it to us.  Sorry for the kind of graphic reference, but that’s … Continue reading →

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Is This Lender Influence?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by admin

Secondary market loan, so they said. So, I just get off the phone with the loan officer at the local bank. She didn’t order the appraisal, they actually have a good system set up rotating through different appraisers. So, she … Continue reading →

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