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Lenders See Considerable Value in Appraisal Modernization

Fannie Mae will be Standardized Property Measuring Guidelines in 2022 to ANSI

Overcoming bias in home appraisals starts with the appraisers

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update December 2021

New Federal Lawsuit Alleging Appraiser Bias Questions the Valuation Process

Pat Felvey, ASA honored by Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals

Three Questions for an Appraisal Attorney

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update September 2021

Fannie/Freddie UAD and Forms Redesign: A Conversation About Common Questions

Fannie Mae Survey on Racial Bias in the Appraisal Industry

Fannie Mae - Our Commitment to Reducing Appraisal Bias

Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and Forms Redesign Initiative FAQs

Supreme Court Rules FHFA Structure Unconstitutional

Racial Bias in Real Estate: Is it the Appraisers' Fault?

Expiration of Exterior-Only Appraisal Scope of Work Option for FHA

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update June 2021

Chicago Approves Additional Dwelling Units (ADU) Ordinance

What's the Timeline for the UAD Redesign?

Fannie Mae Sellers Appraisal Risk Management Policy Reminders and Resources.

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update December 2020

GSE's Extend COVID Alternative Appraisal Report Deadline

Recent Negligent Misrepresentation Case in Illinois Should be a Warning to Appraisers

Realizing the Value

Energy Efficiency and Home Value: How to Get it Right

Fannie Mae September 2020 Appraiser Update

Fannie Mae Extends Alternative Appraisal Reports to October 31st

Combatting discrimination in the appraisal profession

Fannie Mae Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Update

Know the Facts about Appraisal Waivers

Fannie Mae Update to Lender Letter 2020-04 COVID-19 Impact on Appraisals

Illinois Governor Pritzker issues Executive Order in Response to COVID-19

FHFA Directs Enterprises to Grant Flexibilities for Appraisals

New CE Deadline for Illinois Real Estate Appraisers

Fannie Mae December Appraiser Update

FHA brings back Spot Condo Loans

Appraisal Standards Board Considering Creating Standards for Evaluations

ASA 2019 Golf Outing a Smashing Success

Time to Renew Your Appraisal License Online

I renewed my license. Now how can I print a copy for my records?

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update June 2019

Appraiser Qualifications Board Q&As June 2019

Hybrid Appraisals & Alternative Valuation Products Presentation

Ken Harney Passes

IDFRP Issues Two New Policy Statements on CE Changes and CAS Update

HUD Single Family Housing Policy Handbook - 4000.1 CE Course Material

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update March 2019

IDFPR announces NEW Department Secretary and Director of Real Estate

Appeals panel: Zillow's 'Zestimate' online home value estimations just opinion, not illegal appraisals

Charles R. Franklin and Craig M. Capilla Selected to Illinois Super Lawyers List for 2019

How do Appraisers measure a home?

Tiny homes and shipping containers: Living large in unique housing

Algorithm vs. appraiser: Estimating a home's value can be complicated

VA Drops the 1004MC

ASB Publishes Third Exposure Draft for the 2010-21 USPAP

Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposal to Raise Appraisal Exemption Threshold for Residential Real Estate Transactions

Fannie Mae Appraiser Update Special Edition for Rural Appraisal

The Federal Reserve issues revised Appraisal FAQ's

IDFPR Releases Complaint Enforcement Flow Chart

Fannie Mae Selling Guide Update - Appraisal Waivers, Increase to Percentage of Co-op Ownership Policy and More

Gov. Bruce Rauner Signed House Bill 5502

NEW Fannie Mae Selling Guide Update - 1004MC no longer required

IRS Final Rule Cites the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

USPAP Q&A’s June 2018

Results of Illinois Customary and Reasonable Appraisal Fee Survey Are Now Available

Congress Approves First Big Dodd-Frank Rollback

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will update appraisal dataset and forms

Zillow “Zestimate” Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice by Federal Judge

Fannie Mae Releases Updated Selling Guide - May 2018

JCAR approves changes to Illinois Appraiser RULES

Appraisal Standards Board Q & A March 2018

Are Appraisal Management Companies Value-Adding?

The Biggest Roadblocks to Closing

New AQB Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria

The 20 Hottest Markets for Real Estate in America for January 2018

ASA/NAIFA Merger Update

Fannie Mae Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2018-01

The 50 Highest Priced Homes in Chicago Area

Appraisal Standards Board Q & A January 2018

Don't be a "Spaghetti Appraiser"

Appraisal Standards Board Q & A December 2017

NAIFA 2017 Annual Holiday Luncheon

NAIFA - ASA Merger Approved

Appraisal-free home sales cut costs, but may come with risks

ICAP signs letter to Feds on Fannie/Freddie Appraisal Waiver Program

The 25 most expensive homes in Chicago 2017

Rick Hiton Wins Valuation Expo Most Valuable Appraiser Award

Green Homes in Austin-Round Rock Add $25,000 Resale Value, Study Finds

ISBA Files Complaint to Enjoin IDFPR Prosecution of Lawyers

FHA INFO #17-27: Resolving Common Challenges When Using the Electronic Appraisal Delivery Portal // Updated Electronic Appraisal Delivery Portal User Guides Now Available

FTC cites Louisiana board for improper C&R oversight

Class Action Suit Aims to Halt Zestimates in Illinois

Tennessee Governor Signs Law Protecting Appraisers

Appraisal Institute Lobbies to Modernize Appraisal Regulatory Process

Tennessee Governor Signs Law Protecting Appraisers

Illinois Appraiser Newsletter May 2017 Issue

ASA and NAIFA Agree to Move Forward with Merger Consideration

Illinois begins Customary and Reasonable Fee Study

3rd Exposure Draft for Appraiser Qualifications 2017

Fannie Mae Talks about their Property Inspection Waivers

HUD Issues Fraud Alert on Appraiser Identity Theft

Appraisers Face Crop of Suits from Holder of Foreclosed Mortgages

Illinois Appraiser Newsletter January 2017 Issue

What will happen to mortgage rates in 2017?

AQB's December 2016 Q & A's

Trump unveils plan to dismantle Dodd-Frank Act

Freddie Mac Planning Appraisal Free Mortgages

How to Think Like a Regulator

That's misleading! Misleading to whom?

Synopsis of FHA 4000.1 Handbook Updates

Illinois Appraiser Newsletter October Issue

IDFPR Disciplines for August 2016

Appraiser Qualifications Board 2nd Exposure Draft of Proposed Changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria

Mapping the 44 high-rises under construction in Chicago

Federal Housing Administration Publishes Property Assessed Clean Energy Policy

NEW! The Appraisal Foundation Q & A Forum

Lee Lansford IFA receives Leadership Award from Illinois

ASB Issues July Q&A

Upcoming HUD Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 Effective Dates

Typographical errors in the 2016-2017 USPAP

ICAP’s FHA Survey – The Results

Illinois Appraiser Newsletter June Issue

ICAP's AQB Survey

ICAP Bill HB3333 Passed The Illinois House of Representatives

Appraiser has no duty of care to real estate seller

First Exposure Draft of proposed changes for the 2018-19 edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

NAR Voices Concerns over FHA Appraisal Policies

Fannie Mae’s Financing for Solar: A Game Changer for the Solar Industry

Developer signs deal to build 62 acre neighborhood linking South Loop and Chinatown

IDFPR Disciplines for March 2016

The 1004D for Disaster Inspections

GSEs Standardize Condominium Project Questionnaires to Increase Consistency

Green home sales to get a boost from big data: Part I

Digital, Printable Illinois Licenses Now Available for Licensees

Instructions for Printing an Illinois Appraisal License

Late Appraisal: USPAP Violation?

Building Boom Towns: The Metro Areas With The Most New Construction

IDFPR Announces Paperless Renewals for Licensing

Should States Continue to Regulate AMC's?

Big Banks are Fleeing the Mortgage Market

Mortgage rates approaching all time lows...again!

Appraiser Qualifications Board Discussion Draft of Potential Changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria

Some real estate agents inflating prices reported to MLS

AMC Fined over C & R Fees

Comment Period on the Appraisal Threshold Issue is Open

Illinois Appraiser Disciplines for November 2015

Freddie Mac's five housing predictions for 2016

State Coalitions send letter of AMC concerns to the Mortgage Bankers Association

NAIFA Holiday Party

FHA Updates Data Delivery Guide and Changes Comp Sales History from Three Years to One Year