Tag Archives: Realtors

CoreLogic Chief Legal Council Resigns

Last week VaCAP shared the DOJ was investigating CoreLogic. Today we learned the Chief Legal Officer for CoreLogic, Arnold Pinkston has resigned. Coincidence or getting out ahead of what is coming? Time will tell. Mr. Pinkston has been Chief Legal Officer since January 2018. See the story here. https://therealdeal.com/national/2019/05/29/corelogics-chief-counsel-is-leaving-the-company-as-it-deals-with-a-doj-inquiry/?fbclid=IwAR0UmvITPJcSn9IaJUwX3qeq9G2WOGbzLjwje4FeKitzp9sZoD8cuZcFoiw

Fannie and Freddie are Smug Bugs in a Rug….

“All because inwardly focused and entitled Fan and Fred are smug bugs in a rug.” That is a quote from the article by Jeff Lazerson in The Orange County Register on May 23, 2019. The article is about Fannie and Freddie maintaining property valuation data and how it is harming consumers. The article touches on… Read More »

Remembering…

We Will Not Forget the Brave Men and Women Who Fought for our Freedom Memorial Day 2019

Ken Harney Passes

VaCAP has learned our friend and supporter, Ken Harney has passed away. Ken was a supporter of appraisers and an advocate for consumers. He has helped educate the consumer on industry concerns and always shared the perspective of the appraiser. Our hearts our sadden by this great loss. Please keep his family and friends in… Read More »

From the Heart

All, VaCAP has received a message from the family of Ken Harney, Real Estate Syndicated Columnist: “Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that I write to you to tell you that Ken’s disease has progressed to Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and that as of today, we are in the care of hospice at… Read More »

AMC Consents to Negligent Conduct

Yes, you read that correctly! Lenders Allies, LLC, an appraisal management company, has agreed to a consent order with the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB). On May 1, 2019 Lenders Allies agreed to a final order neither admitting guilt or denying guilt of violations of Texas law. The case revolved around the investigation… Read More »

It Was One of Those Weeks….

Things went a bit crazy, but in a very good way! Monday April 29th, VaCAP launched a consumer protection campaign on WRVA 1140 AM News Radio. Our email and social media accounts were non stop. Many of our sister Coalitions in The Network of State Coalitions helped spread the word and shared our Press Release… Read More »

VaCAP Launches Consumer Protection Campaign

VaCAP is excited to launch a Consumer Protection Campaign! For months we prepped, we discussed, we negotiated, we wrote, we edited, we wrote some more, we edited some more…. finally, we recorded. We have three 60 second consumer protection announcements airing on WRVA 1140 News Radio starting on Monday April 29th. The three consumer protection… Read More »

Selling Your Home?

Technology has changed the way we do many things in the world today. Buying and selling Real Estate is no different. We use internet sites and apps to search for homes, view photographs and observe neighborhood with satellite imagery. We obtain information on the local schools, community amenities and other statistics. Many companies try to… Read More »

The Importance of an Appraiser

The Importance of an Appraiser Simply put, an appraiser is the only person within a real estate transaction that is unbiased and is not compensated based on a sale price or loan amount. Agents, lenders, and loan officers are all compensated based on a percentage of the loan amount or sale price. They have an… Read More »