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October Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: November 2, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, our Operations and Supply Chain teams meet weekly to discuss our suppliers and nominate top performers for awards. Our team nominates suppliers based on their statistical performances in key service areas, the professionalism with which …
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September Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: October 13, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in September to the following appraisers: Tom King of Bill King Co. Realtors in Cordova, TN Jon Powell of Jon Powell Appraisals in Slidell, LA Dolan Appraisal Co. in Saint Louis, …
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August Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: September 7, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in August to the following appraisers: Huibin Lan of Fremont, CA Barry Barnhorn of Barnhorn Appraisal Services in Cincinnati, OH Naomi Estrada of NKE Appraisals in Antioch, CA Terry Wood of  …
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July Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: August 2, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in July to the following appraisers: Annette Young of Columbus, OH Kevin Brown of Affiliated Appraisal Service in Medford, NJ First Class Appraisals of Las Vegas, NV Terry Fife of …
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June Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: July 13, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in June to the following appraisers: Joe Trecola of TREA Corp in Detroit, Michigan Tom Weber of Associated Appraisal & Property Services in Laguna Niguel, CA Dan Swinney of Residential …
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Best Practices in Appraiser Selection

By: Brian Keating | Published: June 20, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As the initial step in the relocation appraisal process, transferees are provided with a list of qualified appraisers available to complete a relocation appraisal on their home. This list may be created by the transferee’s employer or a relocation management company (RMC), but most often is created by an independent appraisal management company (AMC). Typically …
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May Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: June 1, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in May to the following appraisers: Steve Bulson of Appraisal Associates in Kalamazoo, MI Huibin Lan in Fremont, CA Bill Onofrychuk of Onufrychuk, W.S & Associates, Inc. in Fairfax Station, …
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April Appraisers of the Week

By: Tim Evanko | Published: May 2, 2011 | Categories: Appraiser Profile

As part of our ongoing recognition of mortgage and relocation appraisers who deliver exceptional services to Dwellworks and our clients, we issued Dwellworks Team Awards in April to the following appraisers: Relocation: 4.4 – Nanci Peaks of Peaks & Associates, LLC in Gulfport, MS 4.11 – Hugh Kelley of Wellesley, MA 4.18 – Pinnacle Appraisal Services …
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Federal Reserve Board issues Interim Final Rule

By: admin | Published: October 22, 2010 | Categories: Compliance

On October 18th, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) issued an Interim Final Rule amending Regulation Z which was mandated by the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. As noted in FRB’s press release, the amendments establishing new truth-in-lending requirements for appraisal independence are designed to ensure that real estate appraisals …
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Fannie Mae: new appraiser independence guidelines soon

By: admin | Published: September 17, 2010 | Categories: Compliance

In a selling notice released today, Fannie Mae announced it is working with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to develop new appraiser independence requirements.  In the meantime, Fannie Mae reiterated that existing requirements under the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) remain in effect. Due to a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform …
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