This webinar already has occurred. *** Free video webinar “Legal and Risk Issues for Appraisers Stemming from the COVID-19 Crisis.” Scheduled for March 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific. Please note that the webinar also will be recorded. A few hours after the live presentation, the recording links and materials will Read more…
Postponed, new date will be rescheduled when COVID-19 matters settle down. Another free webinar for California and Washington appraisers is coming from the Christensen Law Firm. This one is “Engagement Agreements for Litigation Assignments, Just for California and Washington Appraisers.” It’s part 2 of my series on creating great engagement agreements. Participants Read more…
Believe it or not, cases are still being litigated in relation to events during the mortgage meltdown years. After nearly seven years of litigation, a settlement has been reached in the borrower class action filed in 2013 regarding appraisals managed by defendant LandSafe Appraisal Services between January 1, 2003 and Read more…
according to the court, Sharestates filed its lawsuit against the appraisers about 5 months too late, after expiration of New York’s appraiser-friendly 3-year statute of limitations.
It’s been now been a decade since the market relevance of appraisal management companies surged in connection with the procuring of appraisals for residential lending. Since then, interesting recurring legal issues have arisen relating to AMCs’ potential liability for the work of contractor appraisers: when and how may AMCs be Read more…
This webinar occurred on February 28, 2020. You may download the slides below. *** The next free webinar from the Christensen Law Firm is “Engagement Agreements for Non-Lending Assignments, Just for California and Washington Appraisers.” February 28, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific. In this webinar, I’ll cover: How to create Read more…
Note: This webinar already has occurred. You may download the slides below. I’ll be hosting the Christensen Law Firm’s next free video webinar for appraisers on January 31, 2020 (at 9:30 a.m. Pacific) – it’s the “California Legal Update just for Appraisers!” In this webinar, I’ll cover: Three new 2020 Read more…
When it comes to E&O insurance, all appraisers should take the time to understand the concepts of “claims made” and “prior acts” coverage in their policies. Let’s start with this basic fact — all E&O insurance sold to appraisers and similar professions is “claims made” insurance coverage. To understand how claims made Read more…
I’ve had many questions from appraisers, appraisal management companies (AMCs) and attorneys about independent contractor classification of appraisers under AB 5, California’s new “gig worker law,” and in relation to my earlier article on the subject. Is the work of independent contractor appraisers outside the “usual course of business” of Read more…
Note: Readers can now find cases, laws and articles relating to appraiser independent contractor classification in the “AB 5 Center.” Appraisal firms and appraisal management companies utilizing independent contractor appraisers in California need to get familiar with Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) – California’s new “gig worker” law. As was Read more…