February 5, 2019: This is the last day to submit comments to Federal Agencies concerning raising the minimum threshold for appraisals from $250,000 to $400,000. As of this writing, 275 comments have been received. Come up folks, there are 70,000 plus appraisers in this country, and less than 1% have commented. Please comment and encourage others… Read More »
Happy New Year! VaCAP wishes everyone a happy and healthy New Year! 2019 will be a year of excitement and change! The Fifth Circuit Court will hear Oral Arguments in the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisal Board vs FTC case in early February. VaCAP’s First Conference with Continuing Education takes place February 7 & 8th.… Read More »
Landy Insurance published an article written by Jennifer L. Markowski, a partner at Peabody & Arnold LLP, titled “Marijuana and the Residential Appraiser.” Although Virginia has not legalized marijuana, the guidance within the article is worthy of sharing. Appraisers need to be cautious when describing or reporting marijuana growing on a property. “While the mere… Read More »