Posts Tagged ‘valuation’

The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest organization of real estate appraisers, has announced its first published audio book,“Scope of Work” by Stephanie Coleman, MAI, SRA. The book is intended to help appraisers meet the competency and ethical standards of the profession.Read more

Mortgage Industry Advisory Corporation (MIAC), a provider of FAS 157 fair market valuations, mortgage risk hedging and accounting solutions, has announced the rollout of phase I of its new corporate Web site, a tool the company says will make it much easier for mortgage market participants to find information critical to their success. Valuation experts at MIAC have been publishing a wealth of information and posting it online for over a decade. The new site will make this material more accessible to the industry.Read more

A property’s value is not affected when the home is located close to high-voltage transmission lines, or when those power lines are visible from the home, according to an article appearing in The Appraisal Journal’s summer issue.Read more

Equity National of East Providence, R.I., a real estate title insurance and closing service provider, has expanded its service offerings to compete at a national level with its acquisition of Secure Collateral. Jacksonville-based Secure Collateral is a provider of valuation, field and loss mitigation services to the real estate industry.Read more