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Appraisers hope for the end of bank-owned AMCs (access required)

Dodd-Frank fee rules might cause spinoffs

By Scott Baughman
Published: December 27, 2011
Time posted: 4:24 pm
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In 2009, about two years after the real estate market started its collapse, a new federal law took effect. The federal Home Valuation Code of Conduct was created to reduce conflicts of interest in the process of appraising homes. Real estate agents and brokers were no longer allowed to order appraisals. Lenders were now in control of doing that, and demand for appraisal-management companies shot up.



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