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Coester Appraisal Group (AMC) Announces UCDP Compliance

Uniform Collateral Data Portal and Uniform Appraisal Dataset July 11, 2011—Rockville, MD—Coester Appraisal Group, a nationwide appraisal management company, has announced full compliance with the Uniform Collateral Data Portal as well as the Uniform Appraisal Dataset for mortgage lenders. The … Continue reading

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Coester Appraisal Complaints

Coping with the uncertainty of the Dodd-Frank Act’s implementing rules and its newly-formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be among U.S. financial institutions’ foremost concerns in 2011. And so will numerous other compliance and risk management challenges, according to … Continue reading

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Appraisal Complaints for Dodd- Frank are becoming common says Coester

As the Dodd-Frank Bill progresses and the “customary and reasonable fee’s” become more and more of a pain point of unanswered questions there is not doubt there will be more and more complaints from the appraisal community says Brian Coester, … Continue reading

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What Lenders Really Need to Know About Dodd-Frank Appraisal Regulations

  Coester, Brian (Brian Coester is CEO of Coester Appraisal Group, an appraisal management company in Rockville, Md. He has been with Coester Appraisal Group for eight years. He also worked as a field appraiser with Timothy D. Coester and … Continue reading

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Piece of the Empire State Building Could Be Yours

By CHARLES V. BAGLI and PETER LATTMAN –The New York Times People who have always wondered what it might be like to dabble in a little New York real estate may soon be able to dabble in a lot of … Continue reading

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Life in a 90 sq. ft. apartment – must watch video

–MortgageNewsClips.com By choosing a studio that measures just 12 feet by 7 feet, Felice Cohen can afford to live in Manhattan’s Upper West Side where apartments rent for an average of $3,600 per month. She pays just over $700 for … Continue reading

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Four States Consider Legislation Barring Distressed Sales as Comparables

–The Appraisal Institute Four states – Illinois, Maryland, Missouri and Nevada – are considering legislation that would prohibit or restrict the use of “distressed sales,” such as foreclosures and short sales, as comparable sales as a part of a residential … Continue reading

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Where Are Americans Most Miserable?

–Wall Street Journal The lot of the U.S. consumer hasn’t been a happy one. Weak labor markets, falling home values and, recently, soaring gas prices have gnawed away at confidence. The economic angst was apparent Tuesday when the Conference Board … Continue reading

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Where Are Americans Most Miserable?

–Wall Street Journal The lot of the U.S. consumer hasn’t been a happy one. Weak labor markets, falling home values and, recently, soaring gas prices have gnawed away at confidence. The economic angst was apparent Tuesday when the Conference Board … Continue reading

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Fed Closes Ranks as Improving Economy Won’t Derail QE2

By Joshua Zumbrun and Caroline Salas –Bloomberg Federal Reserve officials closed ranks to signal that an improving economy won’t derail their plan to cut unemployment by pumping $600 billion into the financial system. The pace of recovery is “insufficient to … Continue reading

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