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Archived Issue: September 2009
Vol. 10, No. 17/18

Government Update

Commercial / General

IRS: Tax Preparer Definition Includes Appraisers [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Treasury Clarifies Appraisal Requirement in Final REMIC Rule [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Fed Includes Subprime Lenders in Wider Oversight [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Mortgage Fraud Cases Jump 63 Percent, Valuation Fraud by 56 Percent in 2009 [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Geithner Urges Congress to Enact Regulatory Overhaul [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Investors Apply for $1.4 Billion in Legacy TALF; New CMBS Remains Untouched [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Medium-Sized Banks Now Getting "Stress Tested" [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Treasury Eases Refinancing Restrictions to Fend off Commercial Defaults [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Treasury Department Calls for International Bank Regulatory Accord [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Treasury Announces Long-Term Capital Reserve Reforms [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Tarullo Leads Regulation Overhaul [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

$12 Billion in TALF Deals Now in Pipeline [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

FDIC Problem Banks Top 400, Losing $3.7 Billion; Experts Predict List will Grow [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Fed, Treasury Try to Preempt Potential CRE Downfall [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Residential

Energy Loans Draw Energy from Fannie Mae [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

FHA Announces Appraisal Policy Changes [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Administration Defends ‘Making Home Affordable’ Program; Cramdown Reappears [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

GAO Assesses Fannie, Freddie; Outlines Options [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

‘Market Value’ at Issue in Cabin User Fee Spikes [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

New FHFA Head DeMarco Lays out Future Plans for GSEs [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Around the Industry

Appraisal Institute Urges Practicing Fundamentals, Hiring Qualified Appraisers, Enforcing Regulatory Oversight [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Banks Sued over Use of AVM to Reduce HELOC [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

G20 Leaders Commit to Regulatory Overhaul [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Home Price Comparison: 20x Markup Depending on Geography [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Distressed Properties Account for 45 Percent of Residential Sales in August [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Existing Home Sales Fall, New Home Sales Rise in August [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

RERC: Hotel Investors Awaiting Stabilization [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Commercial, Multi-Family Debt Drops 0.3 Percent in Second Quarter [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Randy Williams, MAI, Elected Vice President/Treasurer of IRWA [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Two New AI Seminars: Register by Friday and Save 25% [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Taylor Bean Reaches Agreement with Freddie Mac [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Applauds FHA for Removing Cap on Appraiser Fees [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

AI Leaders Hear Sobering CRE Assessment by Experts [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Homebuilders Confidence Index Highest Since May 2008 [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

New Home Starts up Overall in August due to Multi-Family Sector; Single-Family Dips [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Commercial Prices Down 5.1% in July; Investors Await Distressed Deals [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Architecture Billings Index: Lack of Financing Hampers Construction Growth [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Mortgage Applications up in Latest MBA Survey [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Korpacz Survey Projects 2012 U.S. Commercial Market Recovery Date [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

End for Securitization Predicted by Players as Result of Rules Linked to FASB Standards [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Public Accounting Board Proposes Renewed Standards, Updated Guidance [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

AICPA Proposes Standards Rewrites on Fair Value Audits [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

France Becomes Second Most Popular Commercial Market after UK [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

UK Commercial Property Values Rise for First Time Since 2007 [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

IRWA, AI Present Federal Agency Update in January [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Relief Foundation Unveils New Online Contribution Form [Posted September 23, 2009 ]

Appraisal Organizations Call on FHA to Reject HVCC Unless Modified to Address Brokers, AMCs [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

REO Sales Significantly Reducing Home Prices [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Experts Say Post-TARP, Banks Need to Remove Distressed Assets [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Default Ratios for SBA 504 Higher than 7(a) [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

China’s CIC Looks to Invest in U.S. Real Estate [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Bank of China VP: Bubbles Forming in Commodities, Stocks, Property [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Beige Book: Housing Report Most Optimistic Since Bubble Collapse [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

MBA: Delinquency Rates on Commercial/Multifamily Loans Continue to Rise [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Hotel, Retail Top List of Troubled CMBS Loans [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

CBRE Capital President: Majority of Post-2005 Commercial Loans at Risk of Default [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

New AI Text Covers Statistical Analysis for Appraisers [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Fall Book Sale: Save 20 Percent on Most AI Books [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

EU Countries Hope to Modify IASB's Mark-to-Market Proposal [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

OCC Closes Corus Bank; Minnesota Closes Brickwell Bank [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

Watchdog Says Bank Regulator at Fault in 4 Failures This Year [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

International Congress Extends Early Bird Deadline; Social Events Finalized [Posted September 16, 2009 ]

HVCC Myths & Realities, Appraiser Independence Manual Updated [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

MBA Proposes Government Role in Secondary Market [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

TALF Transparency Would Aid Market Liquidity, Analysts Say [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

CMBS Delinquency Rate Passes 4 Percent [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

CRE Defaults Continue Momentum; Could Pass 5 Percent in 2010 [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Investors Line up for Distressed Real Estate [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Community Banks Brace for CRE Losses [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

FDIC: One in Six Construction Loans in Trouble [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Pending Home Sales Rise for Sixth Straight Month [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

IAS360 House Price Index Pauses after Four Straight Months of Growth [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

IVSC Issues Call for Boards, Project Team, Tech Writer [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Extremely Distressed CRE Loans Rises to $11 Billion [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Overstock Sale: 50 Percent off AI’s Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Recovery and Reinvestment Act Provides Tax Breaks for Small Businesses, Appraisal Firms [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

China Becomes Major CRE Player [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

S&P: Second Quarter Home Price Index Shows Improvement [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Hanley Wood: Sales Increase, Demand Expected to Taper [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Jones Lang LaSalle: Retail Could Rebound in 1Q10 [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Westfield: Mall Values Have Bottomed Out, Recovery Ahead [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Concessions Being Made to Alleviate Vacancies [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Open Geospatial, OSCRE Sign Memorandum of Understanding [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Inside the Institute

Appraisal Institute Issues 45-Day Notice of Proposed Amendments to Bylaws and Regulations [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

AI’s Member Referral Program: Deadline Extended to Oct. 31 [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

In Memoriam [Posted September 30, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Designates First Member via E-Demo [Posted September 9, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute Board Reaffirms Strategic and Long-Range Plans; Approves Project Teams [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

Graham Albertini, SRA, Running for King County Assessor [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

In Memoriam [Posted September 2, 2009 ]

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