First American CoreLogic — currently a subsidiary of First American Corp. in Santa Ana, CA but soon to be an independent company under the name CoreLogic — has filed a lawsuit against a number of appraisal management and technology companies: Fiserv, IntelliReal, Interthinx, Lender Processing Services, Precision Appraisal Services, Real Data, Realec Technologies and Zillow.  It’s not the kind of case you might expect about . . .

[A complete and updated version of this article is available to LIA insureds and READI members at readimember.org.  READI is the Real Estate Advisors Defense Institute, created by LIA to protect appraisers, advocate on their behalf and provide straightforward information about the legal issues that affect them.  You can read more about READI at readimember.org.]


Peter Christensen

I am an attorney and principal of the Christensen Law Firm. The matters that I handle and the clients whom I serve are focused on valuation services. My work ranges from the regulatory and structural details of providing valuation services to professional liability and disciplinary issues.