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Archived Issue: January 2010
Vol. 11, No. 1/2

Government Update

Commercial / General

Bair: CRE Charge-offs to Continue throughout First Quarter of 2010 [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Senate Votes down GOP Bill to Kill TARP [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Obama Proposes Size Limits on Banks [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Bankers Get Grilled During Day One of FCIC Hearings [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Regulators Gets Blamed on Day Two of FCIC Hearings [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Fed’s Beige Book: Most Districts Note Modest Economic Improvement [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Appraisers May Fall under New IRS Rules [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Audit: Interior's Oversight of Appraisals Faulty [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Financial Reform Bill Closer to Resolution [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Congress Mulls a Return to Glass-Steagall Act [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Government Scrutinizes CDO Deals to Gauge Legality [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Smaller Banks Taking Their Time in Repaying TARP [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

TALF Slows as Special Servicing Transfers Grow [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Residential

FHA Raises Criteria, Interest for Mortgages [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Panelist: Appraisers Integral to HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Loan Modifications on the Rise; States Urge Even More [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Government Still Debating How to Portray Freddie, Fannie Financing [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

HUD Proposal Would Move Broker Supervision to FHA Lenders [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Fed Officials at Odds on Mortgage Purchasing Program [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

FHA Probes Lender Defaults [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Fannie/Freddie Secure Government Backing [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

In the States

Ohio Sherriff's Appraisal Practices Come under Fire [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

States Issue BPO Guidance [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Green Leases Gain Traction [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Nebraska Bankers Propose to Gut State Appraiser Licensing Law [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Texas Requires Use of All Comparable Properties, Enacts Changes to Tax Appraisal Process [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Illinois Governor Signs Mandatory Licensing Law [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Around the Industry

HUD, Army Corps Speakers Open FAU Symposium [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Private-Label Securities May Resurface in Mortgage Market [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Appraiser/Lender Conference Call Highlights Industry Concerns [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

2005-08 Vintages Comprise Three-Fourths of CMBS Delinquencies [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Moody’s Commercial Index Shows Slight Gain after 13-Month Decline [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

S&P: Mixed Messages in Home Price Indices Data [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Standard & Poor’s Looks at 2009 Housing Market, Compares with 2000 Market [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Existing Home Sales Drop Nearly 17 Percent [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

World Bank Raises Outlook for 2010, Concerns for 2011 [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

More than 100 New Hotels to Open Nationwide in 2010 [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Appraisal Institute Relief Foundation Can Offer Assistance [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

Appraisal Institute Comments on Foundation’s Financial Reporting Discussion Questions [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

AMC Trade Group Issues “Standards of Good Practice” [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

UN Report Highlights Importance of Competent Valuers in Real Estate [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Federal Reserve: Commercial BPOs Do Not Satisfy the Definition of "Evaluation" [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Appraisal Institute to Hold SBA Financing Issues Webinar on Feb. 16 [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Lodging Starts Moving into Smaller Communities [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

European CRE Investment Climbs More than 40 Percent in 4Q [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Foreign Investors Being Selective in U.S. Properties [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

London Passes Washington as Best City for Foreign CRE Investors; U.S. Still Top Nation [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Architecture Billings Index: Negligible Increase in December [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

MBA: Mortgage Apps Inch Upward [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Journal of European Real Estate Research Issues Call for Papers [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

MISMO Releases Commercial Property Rent Roll, Operating Standards [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Appraisal Organizations Encourage Interior to Hire Chief Appraiser [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

2010 Legislative & Regulatory Update Available [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Inside the Beltway: AI Fights for Professional Appraisers in D.C., State Capitols in 2010 [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

AI Releases Dictionary; Includes Online Component [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Commercial Delinquencies End 2009 above 6 Percent [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Homebuilding, Lodging Sectors Lead Rebound; CRE Returns Not Expected until 2011 [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Pending Home Sales Fall after Nine Consecutive Monthly Increases [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

AIA Construction Forecast: Continued Decrease in 2010; Modest Pickup Possible in 2011 [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Vacancies across CRE Segments Spike, Rental Rates Cut [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Shopping Mall Vacancies Hit 18-Year High; Retail May Take Until Late 2012 to Recover [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Experts Unsure if Hotels Can Sustain Rebound [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Two Large Hotel-Related CRE Deals in the Works Show Market Activity [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

WSJ Outlines Top Three Domestic CRE Deals of 2009 [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Study: Green Building Could Comprise 50 Percent of Commercial Market by 2015 [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Appraisal Organizations Call on Federal Reserve to Suspend Proposed HELOC Rule [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Appraisal Review Topic of Upcoming Teleconference; CD Available for Dec. 16 Briefing [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

U.S. Commercial Property Values Lowest in Seven Years, Says Moody’s [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Homebuilder Sentiment Slips in December [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Residential Construction Spending Dips in November [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Green Builders Aim for Net-Zero Energy Housing [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Senior Housing Investment Suffers from Uncertainty [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Appraisal Institute to Hold Self-Storage Webinar on Jan. 20 [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

CMBS Delinquencies Climbing Higher [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

AI, IRWA Federal Agency Update: Early Bird Deadline Extended [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Father, Son Charged with Appraisal Fraud [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Dollar General Plans for 600 New Stores in 2010 [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Appraiser among Trio Poised to Buy $1 Billion in Condos [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

NY Port Looks to Sell Former Freedom Tower [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

Inside the Institute

Appraisal Institute, Members Reach Potential Audience of more than 48 Million [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

LDAC Extends Deadline to Feb. 15 [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

In Memoriam [Posted January 27, 2010 ]

LDAC Now Accepting Applications [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

AI Members Featured in National Media Coverage [Posted January 20, 2010 ]

Sample Certification Statements Revised [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

AI Members Featured in National Media Coverage [Posted January 13, 2010 ]

Appraisal Institute Calls for 2011 Vice President Nominees [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

In Memoriam [Posted January 6, 2010 ]

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