Appraisers

Jonathan Miller Has Had a Very Good August--Harbinger or Blip?

Take note: On his blog Matrix the other day, appraiser Jonathan Miller casually pointed out that his firm Miller Samuel “set a record for sales in [the] first half of August.”

We were curious about this "record," so we decided to give Mr. Miller a buzz to get some more information.  read more »

Is the Appraisal Scandal the New Student Loan Scandal?

Bloomberg News reports today that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's asking some tough--and formal--questions of major home appraisers in New York City:

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is asking home appraisers to declare in writing that they were improperly pressured by mortgage brokers and lenders to inflate estimates and that such practices damaged the market's integrity.  read more »