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Appraisal Institute Press Page

Welcome to the Press Page of the Appraisal Institute, your source for important information relevant to the profession of real property appraisal. For more information about these releases, please contact pr@appraisalinstitute.org

September - 2009
New Textbook from Appraisal Institute Describes How to Perform Statistical Analyses
Release Date: 09-22-09
AI Applauds FHA for Removing Cap on Appraiser Fees
Release Date: 09-21-09

August - 2009
Sara Stephens Elected Vice President of Appraisal Institute
Release Date: 08-26-09
AI Criticizes Appraisers Who Fail to Meet Geographic Competency Requirements
Release Date: 08-18-09
Appraisal Institute Supports Proposed Revisions To Require More Frequent Valuations of Real Estate Investments
Release Date: 08-04-09

July - 2009
Power Lines Don’t Affect Property Values: The Appraisal Journal
Release Date: 07-30-09
Appraisal Institute Applauds Freddie Mac’s Revised Guidelines
Release Date: 07-13-09
Bill Garber, Appraisal Institute's Director of Government and External Relations - Radio Interview on the Mike Stoffer Show - LISTEN NOW
Release Date: 07-02-09
Appraisal Institute Calls on HUD to Rescind Mortgage Regulation
Release Date: 07-01-09

June - 2009
NAR Statement from the Appraisal Institute
Release Date: 06-23-09
Appraisal Institute Offering Customized Appraisal Education for Lenders
Release Date: 06-16-09
Appraisal Institute Releases Newest Book: The Appraisal of Nursing Facilities
Release Date: 06-08-09
Appraisal Institute at United Nations: Worldwide Valuation Standards Needed
Release Date: 06-08-09

May - 2009
Bill Garber, Appraisal Institute's Director of Government and External Relations - Radio Interview on the Mike Stoffer Show - LISTEN NOW
Release Date: 05-23-09
Appraisal Institute Applauds House Passage of Mortgage Reform Bill
Release Date: 05-11-09
Watch CNBC’s May 1 Interview with AI President Jim Amorin Regarding the HVCC
Release Date: 05-04-09

April - 2009
Appraisal Institute Urges Congress to Pass Mortgage Reform Bill
Release Date: 04-29-09
Appraisal Institute Urges Congress to Ban BPOs and Regulate AMCs
Release Date: 04-23-09
Appraisal Groups Applaud Actions of Utah Governor
Release Date: 04-01-09

March - 2009
Appraisal Institute Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Italian Appraisal Groups
Release Date: 03-25-09
Real Estate Industry Leaders Converged on D.C. for Appraisal Institute’s Collateral Matters Congress
Release Date: 03-16-09
Appraisal Institute Members Quoted in Recent Mortgage-Related Article on CNN.com
Release Date: 03-13-09
View C-SPAN Coverage of Appraisal Institute President Jim Amorin's Testimony Before the House Financial Services Committee
Release Date: 03-11-09
Appraisal Institute Urges Congress to Address Feeble Oversight
Release Date: 03-11-09
Appraisal Institute Welcomes 4,000 New Members
Release Date: 03-09-09

February - 2009
Reliable Valuations of Mortgaged Properties Are Key to Success of Administration’s Foreclosure Relief Plan
Release Date: 02-23-09
Appraisal Institute to Premiere Commercial Appraisal Engagement and Review Seminar for Bankers and Appraisers
Release Date: 02-13-09

January - 2009
Bill Garber, Appraisal Institute's Director of Government and External Relations - Radio Interview on the Mike Stoffer Show (Part A) - LISTEN NOW
Release Date: 01-24-09
Bill Garber, Appraisal Institute's Director of Government and External Relations - Radio Interview on the Mike Stoffer Show (Part B) - LISTEN NOW
Release Date: 01-24-09
Appraisal Institute Releases Student Handbook to The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13th Edition
Release Date: 01-12-09

December - 2008
Professional Appraisal Organizations React to Revised Home Valuation Code of Conduct – Pledge to Seek Further Actions Promoting Appraisal Quality
Release Date: 12-26-08
Appraisal Institute to Host Collateral Matters Congress
Release Date: 12-16-08

November - 2008
Appraisal Institute to Premiere Valuation of Green Residential Properties Seminar for Real Estate Professionals
Release Date: 11-20-08
Appraisal Institute Board Votes Down Affiliation
Release Date: 11-7-08
Appraisal Groups Release Model AMC Legislation and Invite Public Comment
Release Date: 11-3-08

September - 2008
New Appraisal Institute Text Offers Expert Advice for Damaged Property Appraisals
Release Date: 9-9-08

August - 2008
Appraisal Institute Reaches Out to Young Appraisers
Release Date: 8-26-08
Appraisal Institute Calls for Modernization of Appraisal Regulatory Structure
Release Date: 8-20-08
Summer Issue of The Appraisal Journal is Out Now
Release Date: 8-7-08

July - 2008
Appraisal Institute Applauds Congress for Passing Housing Bill
Release Date: 7-30-08
Appraisal Institute Releases Thirteenth Edition of The Appraisal of Real Estate
Release Date: 7-07-08

June - 2008
Appraisal Institute Names 2009 Vice President Nominee
Release Date: 6-25-08
Appraisal Institute Calls for Withdrawal of HUD’s Proposed RESPA Rule
Release Date: 6-12-08

May - 2008
Appraisal Institute to Premiere Green Building Seminar for Real Estate Professionals
Release Date: 5-28-08
Spring Issue of The Appraisal Journal Spotlights Appraisal Techniques for Special Property Interests
Release Date: 5-06-08

April - 2008
Appraisal Institute Calls for Revisions to Fannie’s/Freddie’s Home Valuation Code of Conduct
Release Date: 4-30-08
OFHEO General Counsel Set to Speak as Appraisal Institute Takes to Capitol Hill
Release Date: 4-21-08
Appraisal Institute Issues Legislative Update
Release Date: 4-8-08
Appraisal Institute Releases New Publication On the Appraisal of Subdivisions
Release Date: 4-2-08

February - 2008
Characteristics of Special Property Interests Spotlighted in The Appraisal Journal
Release Date: 2-12-08

November - 2007
Appraisal Institute Applauds NY Attorney General Cuomo For Exposing Pressure to Inflate Home Values
Release Date: 11-28-07
Appraiser Education—Then and Now—Spotlighted in The Appraisal Journal
Release Date: 11-07-07

October - 2007
Appraisal Institute Voices Support for Proposed Appraisal Legislation
Release Date: 10-22-07

August - 2007
Development of Appraisal Practices and More Discussed in Latest Issue of The Appraisal Journal
Release Date: 8-15-07

July - 2007
Teleconference to Address Effective Banker-Appraiser Communication
Release Date:7-11-07
Appraisal Organizations Propose Solutions to Curb Mortgage Fraud Crisis at Senate Hearing
Release Date:7-05-07

June - 2007
Education the Focus of the Appraisal Institute’s 75th Anniversary Conference

Release Date: 6-06-07

May - 2007
The Appraisal Journal Examines Appraiser Ethics and Standards In Spring Issue
Release Date: 5-16-07
Appraisal Institute Names New Chief Executive Officer
Release Date: 5-03-07

April - 2007
Subprime Fix: Independent Appraisal Process
Release Date: 4-12-07
Appraisal Institute Iowa Chapter Supports Bill Addressing Improper Pressure on Appraisers
Release Date: 4-04-07

February - 2007
Appraisal Journal Celebrates 75 Years
Release Date: 2-26-07

January - 2007
Appraisal Institute Releases New Publication On the Appraisal of Residential Properties
Release Date: 1-24-07
Members Win with Unified Voice on Appraisal Issues
Release Date: 1-22-07
Appraisal Institute Creates Model Engagement Contracts
Release Date: 1-17-07
Appraisal Institute Members in Top Positions on Appraisal Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Release Date: 1-12-07
Appraisal Institute Announces 2007 National Officers
Release Date: 1-9-07