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		<title>Appraisers Criticized for Low Values</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/08/appraisers-criticized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many have rightfully blamed, in substantial part, appraisers for the meltdown of the real estate market.  As alleged in many lawsuits, appraisers inflated values in order to ensure that deals would close escrow and so that the appraisers would stay in the &#8220;good graces&#8221; of the mortgage brokers who selected the appraisers.  Many mortgage brokers only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Claims Against Appraisers Still High</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/07/claims-appraisers-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the continued weak real estate market, claims and lawsuits against appraisers remain high.  In the first Quarter of 2010, the mortgage industry saw a record level of mortgage related lawsuits, according to MortgageDaily.  As the economy remains week, it is no surprise that more lenders and borrowers are looking more closely at the appraisals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court of Appeals Allows Borrower to Sue Appraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under Arizona law, a borrower is now allowed to sue an appraiser hired by the lender.  For the first time in a reported decision by any Arizona Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals has recognized that a borrower is likely to rely on an appraisal prepared for the lender, such that the borrower may sue the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisal Fraud Rising</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/05/appraisal-fraud-rising/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 13:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fraud in the appraisal increased from 22% of all fraud reported in 2008 to 33% in 2009, according to the Mortgage Asset Research Institute 2009 Mortgage Fraud Report.  The Institute reviewed data regarding fraud in federally insured loans.  Surprisingly, according to the report, mortgage fraud rose in 2009, even though the total number of new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisal Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/04/appraisal-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the real estate market crash, there is a push to reform the regulation of home appraisers. Some believe that one such step, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, does not go far enough. That Code, among other things, prohibits certain appraisers from dealing directly with the mortgage lender or broker, but instead requires the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeowner Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/03/homeowner-claims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the appraiser is generally hired by the lender, under Arizona law and given changes in the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report form, the buyer/borrower may still rely on the appraisal report. Essentially, that means that if the appraiser makes a mistake in the valuation or the report and the borrower/buyer is harmed as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisers Complain About Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/02/appraisers-complain-about-fees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designed to avoid conflicts of interest and undue pressure on appraisers, under the recently adopted Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), in connection with certain loans, mortgage brokers can no longer hire appraisers.   Rather, the HVCC required the formation of appraisal management companies (AMC) to act as an intermediary between the lender/broker and the appraiser.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motion to Certify Class – Arizona Class Action Against KB Home</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2010/01/motion-to-certify-class-%e2%80%93-arizona-class-action-against-kb-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 19, 2010, the Plaintiffs in Johnson v. KB Home et al filed their Motion to Certify the Class in the Arizona District Court action.  The Motion asks the Court to confirm that the class representatives can proceed against the Defendants on behalf of the similarly situated group of people.  According to the Proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amended Complaint &#8211; Arizona Class Action Against KB Home</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2009/12/amended-complaint-arizona-class-action-against-kb-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 21, 2009, an amended complaint was filed against KB Home, Countrywide and others in the United States District Court for Arizona.  The amended complaint includes the same basic claims as in the original complaint &#8211; that the Defendants engaged in a scheme to artificially inflate prices and home values using fraudulent appraisals, among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Class Action Complaint &#8211; Arizona</title>
		<link>http://www.appraisernegligence.com/2009/12/class-action-complaint-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.appraisernegligence.com/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior to filing the class action complaint against KB Home, Countrywide and others in Florida, an almost identical class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for Arizona.  Like the Florida class action complaint, the Arizona complaint alleges a scheme to improperly inflate purchase prices using fraudulent appraisals.]]></description>
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