Rob Oryl's (valuationnation) Blog

Florida's state appraisal website is under Div. 61J1 and is a wierd website listing rules proposed for public comment. This site is not user friendly or informative. If you have any news regarding real estate appraisals in Florida please contact rob@valuation-nation.com or comment on this blog. Y...

Appraiser tip: keep up the professional appearance of real estate appraisers. If we don't do it no one else will. Mortgage Professionals: sign up as many people as you can. Real estate agents: please clear out the foreclosure inventory and leave short sales in 2008. Volume has increased substanti...

The District of Columbia has a real estate board and a licensing administration (similar to Delaware). Their website does not provide much news / information but does have licensing applications forms and a contact information (maybe I will):http://app.dcra.dc.gov/information/build_pla/occupation...

Delaware is regulated by the Council on Real Estate Appraisers which is part of the Division of Professional Regulation. The council's last update on the website is about appraiser qualification criteria and a year old: http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/realestateappraisers/index.shtml Jan 2008 ...

The appraisal board website has new links to assist home buyers and sellers. They include: Working with a Buyer's Agent, Working with a Seller's Agent, Connecticut Laws and Regulations Regarding Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons, Complaints and the Real Estate Guaranty Fund, and Homework for H...

Colorado's state board website features sporatic press release leases. The latest (dated Sept. 2008) concerns Colorado's mortgage fraud ranking inproving and can be seen here: http://www.dora.state.co.us/real-estate/pressreleases/09112008.pdfThe website also contains links to applications, a staf...

Colorado's state board website features sporatic press release leases. The latest (dated Sept. 2008) concerns Colorado's mortgage fraud ranking inproving and can be seen here: http://www.dora.state.co.us/real-estate/pressreleases/09112008.pdfThe website also contains links to applications, a staf...

The California state appraisal board website features a picture of the terminator/governor himself. The web page features news links to changing regulations including the effective USPAP:http://www.orea.ca.gov/html/2008USPAP_Sum.shtml A nice page with useful information corcerning topics like the...

Here is a link to Arkansas' latest newsletter in the fall of 2008: http://www.state.ar.us/alcb/pdfs/Appraiser_Fall_2008.pdf It features a Q & A forum, continuing education insert and other articles concerning real estate appraisals. Another nice, easy to read newsletter. The chairman, Dwight L Br...

Arizona's appraisal board features links to the 'big' regulation changes like the subject of the previous post (HVCC) and this link to the coming FHA appraisal regulations:http://www.appraisal.state.az.us/userfiles/file/12%2008%20FHA%20Mortgagee%20Ltr.pdf FHA appraisals must be completed by certi...