My law practice is focused on real estate valuation and related services. My clients are appraisal and valuation firms, appraisal management companies, individual professionals, as well as individual and commercial users of valuation services.
Click the icon to read more about the special areas for which I provide legal services. My practice areas are focused on real estate valuation, mortgage services, and the needs of the firms, companies and individuals who provide or use these services.
AB 5 presents serious legal issues for AMCs and appraisers. A section of this site is devoted to the subject. Also be sure to check the Valuation Legal Blog for the latest information and webinars about AB 5. Please reach out to me if you need counsel.
I've written a book about all kinds of liability issues relating to appraisers and appraisal firms. The topics range from negligence to employee non-competes. It's published by the Appraisal Institute.
I offer a 4-hour online course specifically for real estate appraisers and appraisal firms. It's approved for CE credit in CA, OR, WA and HI. (The course will soon be available in many more states from Appraiser eLearning.) Click the icon to learn more.
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My unique, affordable legal resource specifically for individual California and Washington appraisers is called Appraiser Law. Information about Appraiser Law can be found on my other site www.appraiserlaw.com.
peter@valuationlegal.com
California State Bar No. 168619
Washington State Bar No. 55884
UC Berkeley, School of Law, JD
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, BS
cara@valuationlegal.comCalifornia State Bar No. 167475
UC Berkeley, School of Law, JD
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, BS
Believe it or not, cases are still being litigated in relation to events during the mortgage meltdown years. After nearly seven years of litigation, a settlement has been reached in the borrower class action filed Read more…
according to the court, Sharestates filed its lawsuit against the appraisers about 5 months too late, after expiration of New York’s appraiser-friendly 3-year statute of limitations.
It’s been now been a decade since the market relevance of appraisal management companies surged in connection with the procuring of appraisals for residential lending. Since then, interesting recurring legal issues have arisen relating to Read more…
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