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Regulators in Virginia are the first in the nation to actively discourage real estate appraisers from using some online systems that could allow unscrupulous agents and lenders to remove critical information from reports.
The decision this week by the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board is aimed at ensuring that consumers see every detail of an appraisers' report.
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VHDA's Policy and Research group has launched Virginia Housing Trends, a series of analytic reports that provide timely summaries of key demographic, economic and market conditions. The first report "Accommodating the Housing Needs of Generation Y"
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After nearly a year of market slowdowns and home price depreciation, the housing market in the Commonwealth of Virginia exhibited signs of strength in the 3rd quarter of 2008. Sales activity was down only slightly in the 3rd quarter of 2008 compared with the 3rd quarter of 2007. Statewide, prices were up 1.4 percent over the year.
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Put yourself in front of your clients monthly with the ClientDIRECT, a brand new marketing tool for Virginia's REALTORS®. This professionally designed, free e-mail newsletter can be personalized with your photo and contact information, and is then sent directly to your clients and prospects.
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A 2007 public opinion survey found that homeowners in Virginia were eager to join an organization that could look after and represent their best interests. VAR, along with your local association, are proud to fulfill that desire by providing homeowners with the Virginia Homeowners Alliance (VHA). The VHA is an exciting new organization provided by REALTORS® to help homeowners protect their most treasured investment, their home.
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Sixteen lessons on the Code of Ethics are available on the VAR website, and have been approved for ethics CE. Plus, as an added benefit of completing the ethics course, when a majority of agents in a firm complete and pass the course, they may qualify for a lower insurance premium with the VAR endorsed Pearl E & O insurance program.
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