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a la mode’s blog for appraiser content provides industry news, event announcements and informative articles about appraisal technology.
UAD

UAD 3.6 In Action: A live Demo with Joel Baker.

We have been preparing for UAD 3.6 for years, and it goes well beyond just expanding the number of fields. We’ve been working on several products ...
UAD

Preparing for UAD 3.6: A conversation with Cotality and Freddie Mac

Freddie Mac's Scott Reuter and Sean Murphy sit down with Cotality's Joel Baker and Shawn Telford to offer up key insights into coming UAD changes. ...
UAD

UAD 3.6 Focus: Limited Production

Limited Production of the new URAR starts two months from today! In this clip from our recent interview with FNMA, Ken DeFeo and Lyle Radke talk ...
UAD

Preparing for UAD 3.6: A conversation with Cotality and Fannie Mae

Check out our most recent info-packed webinar featuring Fannie Mae's Lyle Radke and Ken DeFeo. We discuss upcoming changes to UAD and how to prepare! ...
UAD

UAD 3.6 Focus: Disaster Mitigation Part 2

If you’re including the disaster mitigation section in the new URAR, the commentary field is a required field. You'll want to set up some new ...
Podcast

Appraisal Buzz Podcast- Preparing For The New URAR

Hal Humphries invited me onto his podcast Appraisal Buzz to talk about the impending UAD storm, and why appraisers who are using 19th century ...
UAD

UAD 3.6 Focus: Disaster Mitigation

The new URAR has a section for Disaster mitigation features for your subject property, and it consists of three pieces. Watch this video to see the ...
UAD

UAD 3.6 Focus: APN Size

If you're not planning to use TOTAL for Mobile on your inspections with the new UAD, you will need to be intimately familiar with Appendix F-1. Watch ...
Review

Appraisal-based loan defects and "findings": Shawn and Joel talk Fannie's recent Quality Insider

Quality Insider is a series from Fannie Mae that focuses on tips and best practices for lenders and appraisers. The article discussed in today's ...
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