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Archived Issue: October 2008
Vol. 9, No. 19/20

Government Update

Commercial / General

Congress Looks at Re-regulation of Banks; Scrutinizes Credit Agencies [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

TARP: How the First $250 Billion Will Be Spent [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Banking Committee Satisfied with FASB Response to Mark-to-Market Roundtable [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Freddie to Require Updated Appraisals; Fannie Alters Plans [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

SEC to Investigate Fraudulent Valuations of Securitized Products [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

U.S. Ponders Partnering with Private Funds to Purchase Troubled Assets [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Bailout Bill Grants Treasury Authority to Modify Mortgage Terms [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Proposed Financial Bailout Bill Could Raise FDIC Limits, Unlikely to Directly Address Housing [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

FBI, SEC Investigate Key Players on Financial Collapse [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

OTS Shuts Down West Virginia Thrift: Appoints FDIC as Receiver [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Residential

FHFA Director Urges GSEs to Push Loan Modifications [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

HUD Secretary Preston Outlines Top Priorities Post-TARP Passage [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Dodd to Tackle Predatory Lending after the Election [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Both Presidential Candidates Propose Buying Troubled Homeowner Mortgages [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

HUD, Department of Commerce Release American Housing Survey [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Foreclosure Info Tops List in FHFA’s Mortgage Metrics Report [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

‘Hope for Homeowners’ Program Requires New FHA Appraisal [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Lockhart: HVCC Implementation Likely February or March; Bankers Question Validity [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

HUD Announces $4 Billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Bill Would Reinstate Down Payment Assistance [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

In the States

Subcommittee Continues Yankee Stadium Financing Investigation [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Kansas Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Scam [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

West Virginia Moves to Third Party Appraisers [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Two Appraisal Cases Go to Court in Ohio [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Some California-Run Loan Programs Foregoing Professional Appraisals [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Bogus Appraisals Involved in One of California’s Largest Real Estate Scams [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Suspended Oklahoma Appraiser Pleads Guilty [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Florida Short Sales Doc Stamp Ruling Effective Immediately [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Around the Industry

Inside the Beltway: Downturn in Market Leads to Upturn in BPOs [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

SEC Holds Mark-to-Market Roundtable [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Updated Capitalization Theory and Techniques Study Guide Coming in November [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Valuing Historic Preservation Easements Comes to New York [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Fitch: Another 10% Drop in Home Prices Expected [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Urban Land Institute: Commercial Property to Face Worst Year [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

September Architecture Billings Index Falls More than Six Points [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Lum Library Offers Tutorial PowerPoints on New Catalog [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Fannie, Freddie and Regulator Provide Overview of Optimisms, Concerns [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Pugh, Panelists Discuss Pressure, HVCC at MBA Conference [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Rove, Mitchell Engage in Spirited Debate on Economy, Politics; Protestors Interrupt [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

TARP Arrives as Mortgage-Related Failures Skyrocket [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

“State of the Appraisal Industry” AppraiserCAST Available Now [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Appraising Distressed Commercial Real Estate Webinar Debuts November 12 [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Mixed-Use Conference Slated for November [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Lawsuit: Appraisers Blacklisted by Countrywide [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

2008 Hotel Valuation Index: Early 2009 Sales to Remain Slow [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

GE's Woes Show Commercial Real Estate Assets Could Turn to Liability [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Comments on Project RESTART [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Former Elected Officials Blast Foreclosure Strategy in Presidential Election [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Counters Washington Post’s Promotion of AVMs [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Revised SEC Mark-to-Market Interpretation to Affect Reporting [Updated October 15, 2008 ]

Builders Cite Low Appraisals as Problem in Declining Housing Markets; AI Leaders Respond [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

AI Announces Seminar on Valuing Green Residential Properties [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Hanley Wood: Bailout Not Necessarily Helping Home Markets [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

IAS: Falling House Prices in August Add Pressure to an Already Volatile Economy [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Moody's: 1 in 6 Mortgages Is Under Water [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

FASB Clarifies Fair Value in Inactive Markets [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Inside the Beltway: What Does TARP Mean to Real Estate Appraisers? [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

New Declining Markets Seminar Helps Prepare Appraisers for TARP [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute, Industry Urged Support of Senate Bill [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Appraisal Groups Warn Against FHA Roster Dilemmas [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Bank of America Puts New Mass Loan Modification Process to the Test [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Shaky Financial Markets Become International Problem [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

European Commission Proposes Banking Regulation Overhaul [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

“Valuing Damaged Properties” AppraiserCAST Available Now [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

NCUA Proposes to Double CU Time Limits to Build, Occupy Facilities on Vacant Land [Posted October 8, 2008 ]

Financial Crunch Hits SBA Loans [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

JPMorgan Acquires WaMu; Citigroup Buys Wachovia [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

China Commission Tells Banks to Halt Lending to US Banks [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Appraiser Independence Webinar Debuts October 22 [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

New Highest and Best Use Course Premieres in December; $50 off Before November 17 [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Home Prices Tumble by Largest Annual Rate; Monthly Declines Slowing [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Home Inventory Drops as Prices Do; But So Do Home Sales [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Maine Governor Appoints Theodore H. Webersinn, MAI, to State Board [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

Inside the Institute

In Memoriam [Posted October 29, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Offers STR Global Hotel Reviews at Discounted Price [Posted October 22, 2008 ]

Appraisal Institute Outlines its Regional Nominating Guidelines [Posted October 15, 2008 ]

Associate Member Benefit: Free Work Report Advisory Review [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

In Memoriam [Posted October 1, 2008 ]

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