In this issue: FHA to Adopt Uniform Appraisal Dataset; Uniform Appraisal Dataset Goes Into Effect (more…)

By Robert Freedman, Senior Editor, REALTOR® Magazine
A few months ago we heard from real estate practitioners about a short-sale contract addendum that lenders were requiring of borrowers to curb fraud, so we talked with David Sunlin, Bank of America senior vice president and operations (more…)

By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine
The economic news continues to be bad but there’s one area that’s benefitting from the bad news: Elko, Nev. That’s because the town of about 20,000 is the gold mining capital of the United States, and as the economy goes (more…)

By Robert Freedman, senior editor, REALTOR® Magazine
Flood insurance is commonly thought of as a coastal issue but flood plains are located throughout the country and in fact, in some Midwestern states, almost 10 percent of homes are in flood plain zones.

For that reason, it’s (more…)