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2008
A local appraiser finds out that a manager of an appraisal company had stolen her appraiser identity 'some years ago' and wrote multiple reports under her name. It was not until a lender contacted the appraiser to do an update appraisal that the appraiser pieced together what was going on. I wou...
08/31/2008
AVM stands for Automated Valuation Module. The most popular AVM open to the public today is Zillow. Two other AVMs are Trulia and Cyberhomes. I marvel at these AVMs, I really do. They have these amazing algorithms that are constantly being improved upon. But I start grimacing is when the ge...
08/27/2008
It's a lazy Sunday. I get a call from a friend. She has an extra ticket to go see the final Summer Concert at the Oregon Zoo for 2008. Who's playing? Doesn't matter. I'm in. The summer zoo concerts go back to my childhood. It was the one event the entire family p...
08/25/2008
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This NPR news feed on Talk of the Nation with Ira Flatow. is some scary stuff about where earth is headed. "Earth may be on the verge of the sixth major mass extinction event." Over-population of first world nations Ice free arctic in 5 years Bye bye polar bears, mosquitos, honey bees Grim out...
08/25/2008
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According to research done by the highly acclaimed show Mythbusters, stressed out drivers consume up to 1/3 more gas than their relaxed counterparts. The next time this episode (entitled ‘Exploding Stake') airs is August 17th at 9pm (PST?). As Real Estate professionals, we certainly drive and q...
08/09/2008
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Oh what fun... a guilt ridden Eco-Test for everyone - Give yourself 2 points for each question that you can (honestly) answer yes to. If you try, but fail to meet 100% of the question, give yourself 1 point. Grade yourself as if you were in school again, 90-100 = A as in Absolutely ECO, 80-...
08/02/2008
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Sara Goodwin
Portland, Oregon Appraiser