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Appraisal Related Web Sites

Here are some web sites related to real estate appraisals and appraisers that you may find helpful. The descriptions for each listing below are from their web sites and not necessarily our endorsement. Evaluate each site on your own to determine the quality and value of the information, products, or services they provide.

• Appraisal Foundation - www.appraisalfoundation.org -  The Appraisal Foundation, a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the advancement of professional valuation, was established by the appraisal profession in the United States in 1987.

• Appraisal Subcommittee - www.asc.gov - The ASC's mission is to ensure that real estate appraisers, who perform appraisals in real estate transactions that could expose the United States government to financial loss, are sufficiently trained and tested to assure competency and independent judgment according to uniform high professional standards and ethics.

• Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials - www.aaro.net - The mission of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials shall be to improve the administration and enforcement of real estate appraisal laws in member jurisdictions.

• Foundation of Real Estate Appraisers - www.frea.com - The Foundation of Real Estate Appraisers (FREA) was founded in 1991 to fill a gap in the market for appraiser continuing education. At the time, obtaining education was expensive and difficult. It involved earning a designation that required thousands of dollars in classes from an association, and years of subservient service to someone who was already designated. Today, with over 8,000 members, FREA is the largest professional organization for appraisers and home inspectors in the country. FREA provides E&O insurance, education and other benefits to its members.

• Appraisal Institute - www.appraisalinstitute.org - The Appraisal Institute is an international membership association of professional real estate appraisers, with more than 18,000 members and 99 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Its mission is to support and advance its members as the choice for real estate solutions and uphold professional credentials, standards of professional practice and ethics consistent with the public good.

• National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers - www.naifa.com - NAIFA is all about being in a professional family of appraisers from its candidate members up through the ranks to our national officers. From this website you can find out who we are and how to contact our national staff and NAIFA Officials, both elected and appointed. NAIFA's Officials and National's staff members are committed to serving our membership in a professional and courteous manner.

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• American Society of Appraisers - www.appraisers.org - The American Society of Appraisers is an organization of appraisal professionals and others interested in the appraisal profession. International in structure, it is self-supporting and independent. The oldest and only major appraisal organization representing all of the disciplines of appraisal specialists, the society originated in 1936 and incorporated in 1952.

• American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers - www.asfmra.org - The mission of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers is to represent professionals in financial analysis, valuation, and management of agricultural and rural resources.

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - www.hud.gov - HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships - particularly with faith-based and community organizations - that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.

• Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/fhahistory.cfm - What is the Federal Housing Administration? The Federal Housing Administration, generally known as "FHA", provides mortgage insurance on loans made by FHA-approved lenders throughout the United States and its territories. FHA insures mortgages on single family and multifamily homes including manufactured homes and hospitals. It is the largest insurer of mortgages in the world, insuring nearly 33 million properties since its inception in 1934.

• Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or (FNMA) - www.fanniemae.com - For most of us, a home is more than simple shelter or a good investment. A home of our own is a dream come true and symbolizes who we are. At Fannie Mae, the home symbolizes who we are, too. Our public mission, and our defining goal, is to help more families achieve the American Dream of homeownership. We do that by providing financial products and services that make it possible for low- moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since Fannie Mae began in 1968 we have helped more than 61 million families achieve the American Dream of homeownership.

• Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) or (GNMA) - www.ginniemae.gov - Who we are. What we do. Why it makes a difference? At Ginnie Mae, we help make affordable housing a reality for millions of low- and moderate-income households across America by channeling global capital into the nation's housing markets. Specifically, the Ginnie Mae guaranty allows mortgage lenders to obtain a better price for their mortgage loans in the secondary market. The lenders can then use the proceeds to make new mortgage loans available.

• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or (FHLMC) - www.freddiemac.com - Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing. Freddie Mac purchases single-family and multifamily residential mortgages and mortgage-related securities, which it finances primarily by issuing mortgage pass through securities and debt instruments in the capital markets. By doing so, we ultimately help homeowners and renters get lower housing costs and better access to home financing.

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