October 20, 2005
Educate your clients on the new Fannie forms. Plus: ASC is ground zero for appraisal regulation in Washington.
October 7, 2005
Different Fannie Mae, FHA deadlines for new 1004, 2055. Plus: Top ten things WinTOTAL couldn't do until now.
September 16, 2005
Katrina fundraising efforts bring in more than $678,000. Plus: Billing and business management improvements.
August 31, 2005
Flex your comps management muscles in Aurora. Plus: XSites Network search improved.
July 21, 2005
Growth makes leading a la mode a job for more than one person. Plus: Get a first look at Order PowerView in Aurora.
June 28, 2005
1,000+ registrants for Technology Convention to get first crack at Aurora. Plus: A Mortgage Technology Top 100 company.
June 8, 2005
AVMs, Owner's Estimate of Value under federal banking regulator scrutiny Plus: Aurora optimized for Windows XP.
May 26, 2005
Nothing new to buy for EDI Center phaseout. Plus: Results from Appraisal Foundation survey of tens of thousands of appraisers.
May 10, 2005
Employee or independent contractor? Plus: Are Fannie and Freddie stifling innovation?
April 26, 2005
How the XSites Network directory ranks you. Plus: Going to bat for the profession.
April 12, 2005
Tax time is the right time to be thinking about collections (and writeoffs). Plus: A toothless bill to curb lender pressure.
March 29, 2005
Final versions of new Fannie forms are released. Plus: New lending bill in Congress would modify appraisal laws.
March 16, 2005
XSites Network to route assignments from thousands of Ellie Mae LOS users. Plus: Booms don't naturally follow busts, says FDIC.
January 20, 2005
Get ready for more work on FHA assignments. Plus: Home equity crisis coming, report says.
January 4, 2005
Apex 3.0 debuts with 50 new features. Plus: New, better street maps!
November 30, 2004 — Making our tech support meet your, and our, expectations. Plus: Property Presentation Wizard a hit with FSBOs, others.
November 10, 2004 — Fannie unveils 11 new test forms, comment period to expire December 15. Plus: Goodbye Mercury, hello XSites Network.
October 27, 2004 — Replacing Mercury Desktop with an Appraiser XSite plus XSite Order Manager. Plus: Bankers bemoan "lack of strong appraisal policy" in home equity arena.
October 12, 2004 — Marketing isn't your favorite thing in the world — so we've taken most of the work out of it. Plus: HUD touts Appraiser Watch before Congress.
October 5, 2004 — Meet the new Apex. Plus: Why make it easier on AVMs and data miners?
September 28, 2004 — The new hub of your business. Plus: Can Fannie's appraisal policies be trusted?
September 21, 2004 — Fighting data aggregators on another front. Plus: Another software company cozies up to AVMs.
September 14, 2004 — Be careful when installing Windows XP SP2. WinTOTAL works great, but there are other issues. Plus: ASC doesn't want to see affidavits for certification or CE anymore.
September 7, 2004 — Marketing more important, not less, during a slowdown. Plus: AVM market share is five percent, according to a report.
September 2, 2004 — Fannie will need appraisers more, not less. Plus: Subprime lending taking off.
August 24, 2004 — Measuring lender pressure and its consequences. Plus: Time for a real business e-mail.
August 17, 2004 — Value IT changing its name to Rels Valuation. Plus: Appraisers the solution in manufactured housing recovery.
August 10, 2004 — Appraisal technology has moved beyond time and cost savings to client retention. Plus: FIRREA at 15.
August 3, 2004 — Avoiding FSBOs? You shouldn't. Plus: Introducing Aurora!
July 27, 2004 — WaMu to undertake "complete overhaul" of mortgage operations. Plus: Lender pressure war stories.
July 20, 2004 — a la mode is older than Windows (and celebrating an anniversary this month). Plus: Greedy sellers getting appraisers in trouble in California.
July 13, 2004 — Appraisers are on the leading edge of real estate technology. Plus: Why you should upgrade to XP!
July 6, 2004 — New WinTOTAL 5.0 print engine coming out early. Plus: "Bundling" the right way!
June 29, 2004 — New 2055 form, two more released. Plus: Rising rates and booming business?
June 23, 2004 — Manufactured housing poised for strong rebound. Plus: Former WaMu Chief Appraiser tasked with creating new AMC.
June 15, 2004 — Appraisal Institute and AVM standards. Plus: Business magazine trashes free online home values.
June 8, 2004 — You react to new Fannie forms. Plus: More full fee appraisal orders placed through XSites than ever.
June 3, 2004 — Extra: Fannie unveils new URAR, 1004B, 1004D.
June 2, 2004 — Coping with historically high gas prices. Plus: ICU, in a different light.
May 25, 2004 — Federal court strikes blow for appraisers, states' rights. Plus: Mortgage forecasts revised down.
May 18, 2004 — Remove the Owner's Estimate of Value from the URAR? Plus: VA should be the client on all VA appraisals.
May 11, 2004 — On the good guys' side in the AVM debate. Plus: Record number of transactions pass through Mercury in March and April.
May 4, 2004 — The appraiser's lonely fight against mortgage fraud. Plus: Creative financing also a pervasive value inflator.
April 27, 2004 — Mortgage fraud is inflating property values. Plus: Is a "ruggedized" notebook computer for you?
April 20, 2004 — Beginning of the end for AVMs as Fitch Ratings rains on their parade. Plus: VA appraisal process keeping veterans out of homes?
April 13, 2004 — A new mortgage boom, with appraisers as the leading indicator. Plus: Appraiser salaries in the 10 largest MSAs!
April 6, 2004 — IRS targeting frauds, flippers and number-hitters! Plus: Llama XSites!
March 30, 2004 — "Bogus" E&O company leaves appraisers in the lurch. Plus: Consumers ok'ing appraisal data outsourcing?
March 23, 2004 — How your fellow appraisers back up their critical computer files. Plus: Court finds appraiser professional malpractice.
March 16, 2004 — Survey results show electronic reports have caught on — so why not electronic ordering? Plus: Beware Internet hoaxes!
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