RECENT BLOG POSTS
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OK - I am back! Why else....to vent about how this industry is DRIVING ME CRAZY! What, is everyone a better appraiser then me? By "everyone" - I mean those that review our deals...like a broker, realtor or some random reviewer who sits in a desk in a far far away place :) It seems these past tw...
06/15/2009
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In todays market, when we appraisers are given an REO assignment, are you finding more and more squatters and/or dangerous situations? Our office typically went into vacant homes solo...however now are finding it more scary to enter alone. Especially as women - the last house I went to I brough...
04/15/2009
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Well, now that the April 1st deadline has come and gone...the new form is in full swing. I do believe however that this form is a huge waste of time! After reading the form instructions, and taking a training course online....it is my understanding that the form will only deal with comparable p...
04/08/2009
Someone raised the question.....but no one answered... Will you increase your appraisal fee when we are required to add the new 1004MC form to the mix? While I understand a lot of you out there already compile this information for your report...now that we have to take the time to complete yet a...
01/19/2009
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I need to vent... I read in a blog that some appraisers "are nothing but form fillers" and while I did not want to believe it....it irks me that this must obviously be true! Effective April 2009 we will be required to add the Market Conditions Addendum (Form 1004MC) to all residential one-to-fo...
11/21/2008
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I wanted some feedback regarding purchasing a property...and I thought I would throw it out there... When you are looking for homes...typically you have a Realtor. Well, what happens if you are taken to look at a home of interest. You make an offer through said broker and it is denied. Now, yo...
10/05/2008
As an appraiser on Long Island, market values have come down over the past year or so. I was wondering how other appraisers analyze time adjustments for appraisal reports? And how do brokers view this? When I am looking at the current closed comparable sales (I stay within six months when pos...
08/22/2008
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Everyone should be involved at the local level in their respective towns in order to make Long Island a more afforable place for the middle class!! The rich and the poor can survive here, but the middle class is losing ground. More and more people in their 20-30's are moving to other states! S...
06/10/2008
Are you in need of a RE APPRAISAL for mortgage purposes, tax grievance, estates, relocation....or any other purpose you may need to find the value of your home? Look no further! LIRA Corp is an appraisal firm located on Long Island with over 20 years expertise in the NY Counties of Suffolk, Quee...
06/07/2008
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I appraise in a small firm...and I am curious as to other appraisers outlook on the changes that will be taking place in the industry come 2009. Many of our large bank clients already use appraisal services through AMC's....so there will be no big changes in that area. However, our small mortga...
06/07/2008