We are focused on legal and regulatory matters concerning valuation (primarily real property) and related services. The clients we serve are valuation firms and professionals; technology and appraisal management companies; and also individual and commercial parties who use or rely on valuation services.
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We offer live and online courses, as well as free webinars, specifically for real estate appraisers and appraisal firms. Click the icon to learn more.
Peter Christensen's book addresses the special liability issues relating to real estate appraisers and appraisal firms. The topics range from negligence to employee non-competes. It's published by the Appraisal Institute.
We keep track of legislation and regulation in all 50 states in regard to valuation and AMC services. Click the icon to see a small piece of what we do for some clients.
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West Virginia, you might have a mortgage lending crisis in your future — not caused by mortgage defaults but rather by pending legislation to repeal the state’s current appraiser and appraisal management company (AMC) laws. Read more…
I had the pleasure to do an impromptu interview of the CEO/founder of one favorite clients about the subject of non-USPAP evaluations. Deb Clark, MAI is the CEO/founder of Eval.com. What she’s done is crack the Read more…
California’s AB 5 – the anti-independent contractor law – was “overturned” for appraisers by a new exemption created under the fix-it bill AB 2257. It went into effect last September, but . . . the problem Read more…