Real Estate News - Omni Appraisals

Zaio Launches Facebook Integrated Application - Sign of a New Business Model?

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

It's been a while since we've posted anything about Zaio and their efforts to collect the sales history of each U.S. parcel into a data base capable of developing individual property valuation data and trends for the each of the....Read More

PR: FNC Releases New Appraisal Review Technology for Mortgage Industry

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

GAAR Viewer Assists Appraisal Reviewers, Underwriters OXFORD, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FNC Inc.®, the mortgage technology company known for automating processes for the nation’s major lenders, has released a new product designed to make appraisal review more efficient. The Web-based workflow software,....Read More

Become a FAN of Appraisal Scoop on facebook and Twitter!

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

Some of you may have notice the new facebook and Twitter widgets on the right side of Appraisal Scoop? The Appraisal Scoop facebook and Twitter accounts include links to most all of the posts on Appraisal Scoop but also many....Read More

"Scary Spice" Sued By Real Estate Appraiser for Assault While Taking Comp Photos

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

According to Monsters & Critics, Spice Girl Mel B is being sued by a real estate appraiser who claims he was assaulted while trying to take property photos outside her LA home. Amada Aguirre says Scary Spice – real name....Read More

Appraisal Institute Opposes Obama Administration's Plan for Homeowner 'Short Sales'

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

CHICAGO, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing concerns about increased mortgage fraud, four organizations representing more than 35,000 real estate appraisers today voiced their opposition to changes to an Obama administration program that will encourage "short sales" of homes. The coalition....Read More

HUD Mortgage Letter 2010-08: REO Appraisal Validity Period and Second Appraisals -

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

Validity Period All appraisals utilized to establish the listing price on an REO property owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, with an effective date on or after April 1, 2010, will be valid for a period of....Read More

Cuomo caused mortgage meltdown, now he wants to be New York's governor?

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

Source: Washington Examiner After leaving HUD, Cuomo went on to become New York's attorney general and now, like his famous father before him, he is all but officially seeking to be the Empire State's governor. That job has in the....Read More

Embattled appraiser gets to keep license, but must pay fine, undergo training

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

Source: Bakersfield.com - Real Estate "Appraiser Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. will get to keep his appraiser's license, but he has to pay a fine of more than $28,000 to cover the cost of the state's investigation into "errors and....Read More

Appraisal Management Survey Sheds Light on Industry Propaganda

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

Source: AppraisalNEWSCAST.com Coester Appraisal Group, a nationwide appraisal management company releases its annual appraisal industry survey. Over 1,559 licensed and certified appraisers completed the survey with the results shedding some insight into the appraisal industry and what is really happening....Read More

CNBC Panel Freaks Out At The Suggestion That Predatory Lending Happened At Any Time. . . EVER! (Video)

3/14/2010 7:58 AM

CJR's Ryan Chittum posts this great video of CNBC anchor-droids just straight up losing their minds the moment Janet Tavakoli, president of Tavakoli Structured Finance, dares to suggest that predatory lending ever existed on the Planet Earth. Tavakoli even moderates....Read More