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You can map multiple addresses on you iPhone using Google Maps in three easy steps.  First create a Google Map on your desktop or laptop.  Second, email that map to yourself.  Third, check your email on your iPhone and click on the link for the map you created.

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Lenders have become increasingly strict on real estate appraisals.  During the housing boom, most of my clients didn’t blink an eye if I used a comparable that sold 6 to 12 months ago.  During the current housing market, lenders want the most recent sales to be used in real estate appraisals and most of my [...]

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A quick walkthrough of an REO property.
One good thing about being a real estate appraiser is that no two days are ever alike.  Every house is different and every appraisal is different.  This is especially true when appraising a foreclosure.  Most REO properties I appraise have deferred maintenance and I rarely know what kind of [...]

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The impact of the HVCC on the real estate appraisal industry.

The HVCC went into effect on May 1st, 2009. 
To help enhance the integrity of the home appraisal process in the mortgage finance industry, in March 2008, Fannie Mae entered into an agreement with our regulator—the Federal Housing Finance Agency (then the Office of Federal Housing [...]

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