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The Valuation Legal Brief

Evaluations

Appraisal Firms Profit from Non-USPAP Evaluations – Interview on YouTube

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 code on how appraisers and Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Appraiser Employment Law

California Appraiser Independent Contractor Law – Free Webinar

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 is that many appraisers and Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Risk Management Education

Alaska Appraiser CE Seminar on March 11, 2021

I am offering my 7-hour CE class Hot Topics and Myths in Appraiser Liability live via Zoom on March 11, 2021, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (AK). The offering of this class is specifically and only for Alaska appraisers. I’ve enjoyed teaching prior classes in both Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Risk Management Education

New Appraiser CE Seminar: Six Recent Appraiser Lawsuits, February 26, 2021

If you’re a California, Idaho, Oregon or Washington appraiser, please join me and my special guest former California BREA Chief Jim Martin for a presentation of a new appraiser CE class: Six Recent Appraiser Lawsuits (and the Lessons from Each). Approved Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
AMCs

Louisiana Appraisers Board Follows Through with Appeal to Supreme Court of Key Ruling in Price-Fixing Case

The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board (LREAB) has followed through on its previously signaled plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court of a key Federal Trade Commission (FTC) determination against it in the FTC’s price-fixing case. On Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
AMCs

Appraisal Firm and AMC Mergers and Acquisitions

How do deals come together for the sale of appraisal firms and appraisal management companies? Many of the biggest deals have resulted from the work of my investment banking friends John Guzzo and Jason White at the firm Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC. So, it Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
AMCs

Second Appraisal Anti-Discrimination Bill Introduced in New Jersey

The New Jersey assembly member who introduced an appraisal anti-discrimination bill last week has introduced a second bill with more detailed requirements to be imposed on appraisers, appraisal management companies (AMCs) and real estate agents/brokers – including a requirement that Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Appraisers

Bill Introduced in New Jersey to Amend Appraiser and AMC Laws to Include Prohibitions Against Discrimination

Update: A new bill (A-5185) has been introduced in NJ on this same subject with more detailed requirements. A new article has been posted here. New Jersey has become the second state in which legislation has been introduced this year Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Appraisal Fees

Louisiana Appraiser Board Seeks to Have Appraisal Fee Price-Fixing Case Heard by Supreme Court

Update: On December 18, 2020, the Supreme Court denied LREAB’s request for a stay of the FTC’s action underlying the potential appeal — this means that, even while LREAB pursues a potential appeal to the Supreme Court, the FTC case Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 1 year1 year ago
Appraisers

Illinois Bill Introduced to Include Prohibitions Against Discrimination in Appraiser and Real Estate Licensing Acts

In Illinois, a bill (HB 5862) has been introduced to amend the Illinois Real Estate Appraiser Licensing Act and the Real Estate License Act to expressly prohibit discrimination in appraisals, broker price opinions (BPOs) and comparative market analyses (CMAs) for Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 2 years1 year ago

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