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Last Updated: August 27, 2008
Vol. 9, No. 15/16

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Government Update

Commercial / General

Reappraisal of Forest Service Cabins Initiates Congressional Action [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

FBI Investigates Creative Home Builder Incentives [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

IRS Lists Appraisal Institute Designations in Proposed IRS Qualification Requirements [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Appraisal Organizations Seek IRS Clarification on “Preparer” Status [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Residential

House Members Call on HUD to Withdraw RESPA Proposal [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

House Leaders to Mortgage Industry: Forbear Foreclosures Prior to FHA Implementation [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Housing Bill Implementation a Study in So Much to Do, So Little Time [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

In the States

Ohio Sues Mortgage Brokers, Appraiser, Loan Officer for Predatory Lending [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Nevada AI Chapters Testify to Improper BPO Usage [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Around the Industry

Mortgage Fraud Continues to Soar [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

AI Works with CDCs to Implement New SBA Appraisal Requirements [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Subprime Markdowns Surpass $500 Billion [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Citigroup to Buy Back More Than $7 Billion of Auction-Rate Securities [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Zillow: Homeowners Demonstrate False Sense of Confidence in Home Value [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

LandAmerica and NovaStar Acquire Appraisal Firms [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Sluggish Economy Prompts Tightened Credit Union Scrutiny [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Home Prices Drop by Record Amount; New Home Sales Rise [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Mortgage Apps, New Home Starts Sink to New Lows [Posted August 27, 2008 ]

Appraiser News Online Gets Facelift; Now Delivered Weekly [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Alerts Senate Banking Committee to AP Expose [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Voices Concern Over Unregulated AMCs [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

HVCC Topic of Latest AppraiserCAST, Upcoming Three-Part Webinar Series [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

R. Wayne Pugh, MAI, to Deliver Keynote Speech at 24th Pan Pacific Congress [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

New and Existing Home Sales Continue to Decline; Prices Tick Up [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Latest Appraisal Journal: Valuations Impacted by Lakes, Investments, Contaminations [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Inside the Institute

NAR Affiliation Proposal, Numerous 45-Day Notice Items among Appraisal Institute Board Motions [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Certificate Registry Added to 'Find an Appraiser' [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

New Members Elected to Audit, Strategic Planning Committees [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Membership Drive Surpasses Last Year’s Recruitment [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

Final 2008 Minorities and Women Scholarship Recipients Announced [Posted August 20, 2008 ]

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