We can tell you if the appraisal you have is valid.
Banks, wholesale lenders and attorney's need to know if the appraisal they have is true and accurate - American Home Appraisals can answer that question.
"Richard Hagar - is one of the best Review Appraiser's I know.
His ability to uncover problems and real estate fraud
is incredible."
Review Appraisals for:
Wholesale lenders
Banks
FNMA / FHLMaC / FHA
Private lenders
Government agencies
Attorneys
Superior Courts of Washington and Colorado
Insurance Companies
... and individuals like yourself
When is a Review Appraiser needed?
Challenging the accuracy of another appraiser in a divorce case or legal matter
Determining the accuracy of your tax assessment
When appraisal or mortgage fraud is possible
Most appraisals provided to a lender, by a mortgage broker, require
some level of review prior to the lenders acceptance
Required portfolio or asset review for lenders and public companies
Possible disciplinary actions by Government agencies
...and many others
View resume HERE.
"Thank you for your dedication to service and quality.
Of the 8,237 (nationwide) appraisers, you are rated in the top 3%! You are one of the select few who hold this distinguished designation.
Our personnel contact you first when an assignment appears."
John Noonan, Appraiser Department Manager, PHH Mortgage
If your are going to have an appraisal reviewed, you want it reviewed
by someone with these credentials!
- Certified (Licensed) Residential Real Estate Appraiser - Residential/120
- SRA designation with the Appraisal Institute
- SRA review appraiser for the Appraisal Institute
- Past, Secretary for the Appraisal Institute (Seattle Chapter)
- Regional Member (past), Ethics & Counseling Panel for the Appraisal Institute
- On the approved lender list with more than 75 different lenders.
- Involved with the appraisal of 20,000± homes through out King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.
- State of Washington approved class instructor for: • Real Estate Appraising • Sales • Market trends • Principles & Practices • Construction and Land Use • Business Opportunities, and • Use of Computers and other Technologies.
- Creator of educational class for SRA and MAI members of the Appraisal Institute, licensed appraisers and agents.
- Teacher at Seattle Community College, classes in: real estate appraisal and investment.
- 15 years experience as a real estate appraiser and consultant.
- 12+ years experience as a review appraiser - reviewing work for lenders plus directly overseeing work for six+ appraisers.
- 12+ years as owner of American Home Appraisals.
- Provider of appraisals, concerning complex properties, lending purposes, court testimony and insurance companies
- Provider of expert witness testimony instruction and case study for law students at the University of Washington
- Expert witness, Superior Court for the States of Washington and Colorado.
- Testified before Washington State's Senate and House concerning appraisal, and the mortgage industry 1992, 94, 97.
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- 24 years experience as a licensed real estate agent.
- Million+ dollar sales agent 1979 through 1982. Involved with more than 63 sales transactions per year, in successive years.
- Rated in the top 5% of all residential real estate agents in the Western United States.
- Primary focus was selling homes to first time home buyers.
- Plat manager (670 and 89 lot subdivisions) selling new construction in North Bend and Redmond.
- Directly involved with the subdivision of properties between 10,000sf and 21,000 acres.
- 4 years as a principle with a general contracting firm building single family residences in King County
- Advisory panel, State of Washington Mortgage Broker's Commission, 1992-1994.
- One of the authors of Washington State's Mortgage Broker's Protection Act. (RCW 19.146)
- Created and successfully implemented a business and action plan for the assemblage and profitable sale of a real estate portfolio.
- Managed a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio that included single family homes, condominiums, vacant land and office building.
- Consultant to residential portfolio managers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- Wrote the Real Estate-Advisor. Portions of the book are being individually sold on the Internet.
- Personally involved with legal actions and lawsuits against Government Agency's regarding The Shore Line Management Act, Building Codes, Code Interpretations, Stop Work Orders, and Private Property Rights (Constitutional).
- Lobbied Government Agency's concerning the field of Property Rights, appraisal and Bonding requirements for Sub-Contractors and Third Party Providers of services.
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Should you have any questions or need for our services in the future, please do not hesitate to contact our review appraisers at:
206-236-3037
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