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Welcome to the
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers,
Greater Dallas Chapter Website
 

                                                             2008 Chapter Officers and Directors
 David Gunther, IFA
Chapter Director
Robert Blaine, IFAS
Vice President
Neil Schaeffer, IFAS
Chapter Director
Gena Upchurch, IFA
Texas State Director - 2008-2009 
L. Wayne Mayo, IFA
2007 Chapter President
National Director 2008
National President Elect -2009
Jim D. Pearson, IFAS, IFA
Education Chair
Webmaster
National Director 2005-2007
National Director 2008-2010
 
 

We encourage you to stay a while, review our list of Chapter members and feel free to contact us for any questions you might have.

The links at the top left side of the page is the key to using our Web Site.
Our Chapter Roster is the MEMBERS page. 
 
 
HOT STUFF:
 
Congratulations to L. Wayne Mayo, IFA elected
NAIFA National President Elect for 2009
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Fannie Mae
 
Announcement 08-30

Amends selling guidelines:
Appraisal related policy changes and clarifications. 
Effective January 1, 2009

New 1004MC form, required beginning April 1, 2009

NOTE:  If you cannot access Fannie's pdf file you may need to update your Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to a later version.
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Date:  December 3rd  (Wednesday)
 
SPECIAL CHAPTER MEETING
& INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
 
COST:  $10 Chapter members; $15 non members (Lunch included)

Embassy Suites - Love Field

at 3880 W. Northwest Highway,
Dallas.  Phone:  214-357-4500. 
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See MEETINGS page for information.

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EDUCATION
 
Details for the these courses are on the EDUCATION page. 

 
 
December 5th  (Friday)

4.6A  Reviewing Residential Appraisals ~ 7 Hrs ACE

  
December 6th (Saturday)
 
      4.6B      Advanced Reviewing Techniques ~ 7 Hrs ACE

These two courses required 
for NAIFA's Certified Appraisal Reviewer and Certified Mortgage Appraisal Reviewer certifications.

January 24th   (Saturday)

National USPAP Update ~ 5.0A    7 Hrs ACE

Richardson, Texas


 

Details (Including LOCATION) for the above courses on the EDUCATION page. 
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See NAIFA Home page for updates on National issues at:
http://NAIFA.com/

HUD's HUDClips website for notices, handbooks, mortgagee letters, federal register notices and other important documents: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/index.cfm

Fannie Mae Guide No. 7-11: 
Collateral Valuation Practices and Declining Markets
https://www.efanniemae.com/sf/guides/ssg/annltrs/pdf/2007/0711.pdf

 
 
   Our Chapter. LINKS takes you to various informative sites including the NAIFA web site, OPEN RECORDS, HUD/FHA Approved Appraisers List, the State of Texas, and others. The NAIFA's Web Site at http://naifa.com/ for Chat Rooms and discussion groups on HUD/FHA, the Internet, Relocation, GENERAL Discussion, and others.

Please Note that our Meeting and 2 hour seminar notices are on the MEETINGS page while our Education Courses are on the EDUCATION page. 

Our new Greater Dallas Chapter web site is continually being updated and expanded. We hope it will become a good reference page for appraisers, real estate brokers, mortgage lenders, and the general public. If you are an appraiser you do not have to be a NAIFA Member to visit, but we would welcome you to inquire further about membership.
 
MEETINGS LOCATION: our monthly Chapter meetings are lunch meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. with the 2 hour Seminars (if scheduled) preceding at 10:00 a.m.  Verify meeting location & date on the MEETINGS page as we may be at a special location.
 
Location of EDUCATION COURSES (4 hours or more) are usually scheduled at the Courtyard by Marriott (Richardson) (North Dallas).  Verify location and get directions to the Courtyard on the EDUCATION page.   
 
 © Greater Dallas Chapter of NAIFA    12/17/2005, 2008