http://www.pwas.net/blog Appraisal Services - Pacific West Appraisal Services, Inc. provides real estate appraisal services for land, houses, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and condominiums. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below is a link to a fun and informative presentation by Frank Garay and Brian Stevens at Think Big Work Small. http://www.thinkbigworksmall.com/mypage/player/tbws/27001/1023944  Ralph K. Olsen, MAI, SRA, IFA Pacific West Appraisal Services, Inc. pwas.netShare This http://www.pwas.net/blog/uncategorized/appraisal-industry-news-and-update.php When a couple is separating, often an appraisal of the property is needed.  There is a wide range of appraisal products available.  However, the appraisal you get must be acceptable by the court, or it will not do you any good. The courts need a full appraisal, that is well documented ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/divorce-appraisal.php The statistics in Clark county have gone up again.  After leveling out at the 200 to 250 per month level for the last half year or so, the numbers have gone up. In March 2010 the Notice of Trustee Sale filings in Clark County went up to 430.  That is the ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/foreclosures-in-clark-county-rise.php The statistics for the Clark County filings of notices of trustee sales has leveled out. We have seen these numbers peak, then fall in 2009.  Now, at the first of the year, they have stabilized at about 250 per month.  Last December was 236, January was 247 and February was 248. This ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/clark-county-washington-foreclosures.php HVCC stands for the Home Valuation Code of Conduct.  It was instituted by Andrew Como, the Attorney General of New York. Read the material and watch the video on the following link.  It is very interesting. http://www.appraisersupport.com/AS/Home.html As an appraiser who is dedicated to the residential sector, I agree with what is being ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/residential-appraisal-industry-damaged-by-hvcc.php The title of this post is the title of an article by an appraisal management group.  I say they are full of crap and quite biased in the misleading information they have published. Following is an anecdote from my own experience that I am presenting as a rebuttal to the referenced ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/appraisal-management-survey-sheds-light-on-industry-propaganda.php I attended the Appraisal Fraud course in Seattle that I mentioned last time I posted about this.  Great class.  Complete with photos, copies of indictments, and conversations about prison life for those convicted. I learned a lot.  There are so many ways for business people to fall into the fraud hole ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/residential-appraisal-fraud-a-case-study-part-2.php We get asked to do appraisals for probate here at Pacific West Appraisal.  It is usually a single family residence that the deceased lived in and has been left as part of the estate. We do these appraisals often.  They are usually prepared and presented on the standard banking appraisal form, ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/probate-appraisal-vancouver-clark-county-washington.php I did an appraisal in downtown Vancouver, Washington a couple months ago.  It is a one hundred year old house that had been painted up nicely inside and out.  It had a new kitchen sink, bathroom sink and toilet.  But, substantially the same house it was before it was cleaned ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/residential-appraisal-fraud-a-case-study.php Yesterday a loan officer from a major U.S. lender called.  He wanted me to fill in the gray shaded areas on the 1004MC form with something other than "Not Available."  He said the underwriter told him that the FHA would not accept an appraisal report without that area being filled ... http://www.pwas.net/blog/vancouver-wa-residential-appraisal/resdentail-appraisal-fnma-1004mc-form.php