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The Valuation Legal Brief

Valuation Legal Brief

New Appellate Decision – Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board v. FTC

Appellate decision issued in the long-standing fight between the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission about “customary and reasonable” appraisal fees.

By Peter Christensen, 4 months3 months ago
Valuation Legal Brief

Valuation Legal Brief – California
June 14, 2020

This Valuation Legal Brief – California covers the latest legal matters concerning real estate valuation services in California. California Assembly passes bill (AB 1850) with exemption for contractor appraisers from AB 5! Good news for California appraisers! The California Assembly has voted Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 7 months7 months ago
Risk Management Education

Virtual CE Classes for California Appraisers

This month, I’m presenting special virtual offerings of my regular 2 and 3-hour live CE classes focused on appraiser legal subjects. Due to state CE approval requirements, these classes are for CE credit in California only. LIA Administrators & Insurance Services (www.liability.com) is Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 8 months8 months ago
Webinar

Free Webinar “Legal Update for California Appraisers”

This webinar occurred June 11, 2020. Later that day, the California Assembly voted in favor of AB 1850 that includes an exemption for contractor appraisers from the “ABC test” in AB 5. I’ll be hosting another free webinar for California Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 8 months6 months ago
Webinar

Legal and Risk Issues 2.0 for Real Estate Appraisers Relating to the COVID-19 Crisis

This webinar already has occurred. Links to the slides used in the presentation are below. Thank you, Peter Christensen Free video webinar: “Legal and Risk Issues 2.0 for Real Estate Appraisers Stemming from the COVID-19 Crisis.” Scheduled for April 10, 2020 Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 10 months8 months ago
Webinar

Valuation Legal Webinar: “Legal and Risk Issues for Appraisers Stemming from the COVID-19 Crisis”

This webinar already has occurred. *** Free video webinar “Legal and Risk Issues for Appraisers Stemming from the COVID-19 Crisis.” Scheduled for March 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific. Please note that the webinar also will be recorded. A few hours Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 10 months6 months ago
Engagement Agreement

Valuation Legal Webinar: “Engagement Agreements for Litigation Assignments”

Postponed, new date will be rescheduled when COVID-19 matters settle down. Another free webinar for California and Washington appraisers is coming from the Christensen Law Firm. This one is “Engagement Agreements for Litigation Assignments, Just for California and Washington Appraisers.” It’s part Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 11 months8 months ago
AMC Litigation

LandSafe Appraisal Borrower Class Action Settled for $250 Million

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 in 2013 regarding appraisals managed Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 11 months11 months ago
Appraisal Negligence

Crowdfunding Lender Sharestates Seeks To Overturn Appraiser-Friendly Statute of Limitations Law in New York

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.

By Peter Christensen, 11 months11 months ago
AMCs

Appraisal Management Company Liability for Deficient Appraisals

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 AMCs’ potential liability for the Read more…

By Peter Christensen, 12 months11 months ago

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