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Archived Issue: May 2009
Vol. 10, No. 9/10

Government Update

Commercial / General

Federal Reserve Announces that Legacy CMBS Will Become Eligible for TALF in July [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Freddie Mac to Sell $1Billion in Multi-Family CMBS [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Competing Viewpoints Could Ignite Regulatory Turf Wars [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

McDermott Introduces Sensible Estate Tax Bill [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Municipal Bond Market [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

TALF Applications Surpass Available Balance [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

U.S. House Passes Favorable Appraiser Legislation [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Fed Releases Stress Test Results [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Lawmakers Question Fed’s TALF Program [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on “Too Big to Fail” [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Mortgage Reform Bill Moves to House Floor for Thursday Vote [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

“Cramdown” Bill Defeated a Fourth Time; Battle Rages on [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Fed Announces 5-year TALF Terms for Real Estate [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Bank Stress Test Results Delayed [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Residential

FHA Critical of Mortgagee Review Board; FHA Sanctions More than 100 Lenders [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

New Mortgage Bills Enacted to Help Distressed Homeowners [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

FHA Releases Mortgagee Letter on Manufactured Homes, Property Considerations [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Inside the Beltway: H.R. 1728 and the HVCC [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

HUD to Move Forward on RESPA Reform; Withdraws “Required Use” Definition [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

HUD Releases New Single-Family Lender's Guide [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Appraisal Language Included in Neighborhood Stabilization Program [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Obama Administration Announces New Details on Making Home Affordable Program [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

New Appraisals of National Forest Land Likely to Raise Recreational Housing Fees [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

In the States

Illinois Legislature Passes Mandatory Licensing Law [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Oklahoma Enacts New Appraiser Independence Law [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Hawaii to Study AMC Registration [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

U.S. Tax Court Ruling in Colorado Conservation Easement Case [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

South Florida Market Conditions Stirs Up Tax Assessment Calculation Debate [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

West Virginia Strengthens Its Appraiser Independence Law [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Indiana Governor Signs Appraiser Independence Law [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

New Jersey Enacts Appraiser Independence Law [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Arizona Court Rules Appraiser Owes Duty to Buyer/Borrower; Lawsuit could Follow [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Around the Industry

OSCRE Requests Comments on Green Lease Standard through May 29 [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

S&P/Case-Shiller: First Quarter Home Prices Set Record Declines [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Hanley Wood: Low Mortgage Rates, Homebuyer Tax Credit Spark Homebuilder Confidence [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Architecture Billings Indicates Potential Improvement [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

CRE Brokerage Activity falls 4.8% in Q1; Office, Retail Vacancies Rise [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Bank Failure Will Cost FDIC $4.9B [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Nursing Facility Appraisal Book Now Available [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

Newest AppraiserCAST Discusses Becoming an Appraiser [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

New Edition of Shopping Center Appraisal Book Now Available [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

AI’s Bill Garber Interviewed on Mike Stoffer Show [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

AI Responds to Home Builders Attack on "Overly Conservative Appraisals" [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Commercial Real Estate Sales Impacted Worldwide [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

MIT’s Commercial Property Index Continues Downward Trend [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Ratings Agencies Downgrade Tranches in Record Numbers [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Zaio Corp. Announces New U.S. Appraiser Coalition [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Akerson Memorial Set [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

RERC 2Q Sentiment Survey Shows Glimmer of Hope [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Lodging Industry Survey: Values will Continue to Drop [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Fitch: Special Servicing Grows as CMBS Weakens [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Lack of Appraisal Used as Grounds in High Profile Bankruptcy Case [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

Nearly a Quarter of Homeowners “Under Water” [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

ABA, AI Postpone, Update HVCC Telebriefing [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Introduction to VFR Seminar Debut Sells Out; Goes Nationwide in May [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Commercial RE Prices Continue to Slip; Down over 20 percent from 2008 [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Fitch: Troubled Commercial Real Estate Loans Rise 48% [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Residential Sales Cool off in March after Slight Rise in February [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

S&P Report: Residential Price Decline Slowed in February [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

OSCRE Appoints Five New Board Members [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Grubbe to Speak at Association Forum’s Diversity Summit Tomorrow [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

FASB Expected to Adopt Mortgage-Related Changes to Off-Balance-Sheet Rules [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Council [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Affordable Housing Developers Convene In L.A. To Discuss Green Building [Posted May 6, 2009 ]

Inside the Institute

In Memoriam [Posted May 27, 2009 ]

AI Board Takes Action on Variety of Membership Options [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Griffin, Stephens Nominated for 2010 Vice President; Board to Vote in November [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Board Wrap-Up: Extending Terms, Study of Core Competencies [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

Appraisal Institute’s Take on Integrity, the SRA Designation Highlighted in Recent Article [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

E-Books now Available in Lum Library [Posted May 20, 2009 ]

New Appraiser Independence Toolkit Released [Posted May 13, 2009 ]

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