Christensen Law is focused on legal and regulatory matters
concerning valuation and related services. My clients are valuation firms, appraisal management companies, and financial institutions.
Peter Christensen
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805-696-2600
Information about the special areas for which Christensen Law provides legal and regulatory services.
Live and online classes from Christensen Law addressing valuation risk and compliance, including fair housing and discrimination.
Peter's book regarding liability issues for real estate appraisers and appraisal firms is 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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Updated to reflect new “guidance” from the Appraisal Subcommittee on September 27, 2023. What if a state dropped its appraisal management company law and no longer regulated AMCs? That’s exactly what’s happened in Hawaii – Read more…
How many discrimination cases have been filed against appraisers? What’s really happening in the courts and in investigations with respect to alleged bias? Those are questions I cover in my presentations and classes for appraisers. Read more…
When a mortgage lender seeks to make a Veterans Administration-backed home loan, the lender requests an appraisal from the VA’s appraiser panel by using a form entitled Request for Determination of Reasonable Value. For many Read more…