Appraisers Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Increasing the requirements until new people couldn’t make a living for a couple years after getting their 4 year degree (unless they got the 2500 hours in while going to college) and then complaining that there isn’t enough Appraisers to keep up. Just fill out this one page form on FNMA website (looking in to the future).

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s going to take up my entire garage. I posted that link at the very bottom of this page. Tell them to go clown around somewhere else, that you’re not playing this game anymore. When it’s all said and done I’ll keep at least one vending machine on the side by the garage so guests can grab a cold one.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 8, 2023

go to the Linked-in page for Jillian White SRA the chair of the bias task force for the AI and read her post about the Parker Family whitewashing experience… Then read the comments below. of course not, they are going to work until they can’t and then they are going to work until someone tells them they can’t.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

People go to Way Back to see the content as it was at a specific point in time, such as reviewing a civil war event, from a rare book published at that time. You can often just go to the obvious high point highest traffic range, then click in. Attempt to navigate the pages and see what works. How to use the way back machine.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 3, 2023

In reply to Mark Page. Nowhere to go but up from the appraisal industry. It’s complicated. Lenders will still need to fulfill the requests. I for one will certainly be altering the engagement to complete the requested assignment on traditional forms, requiring a full inspection from me, and will decline to complete the new form.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 14, 2023

Normally I go over these for hours BEFORE workfile submission deadlines pass. At some level you must have known they were not going to be happy getting data in a format they couldn’t access. When I had my case I had over 690 pages I had to print out from efiles and referenced online sites. In reply to Amanda Rivera.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 20, 2023

The Society has grown to become the go-to trusted source for qualified professionals in ALL appraisal specialties. Combined, the overall number of page views totaled more 30,000 with visitors staying on the page for an average of nearly two minutes. There is also an option to include keywords in searches.

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Internal Audit 360

AUGUST 17, 2023

Just recently, for example, we had the task of comparing a 900-page PDF document to an Excel document that was in a slightly different format. Now, if I was going to do that page-by-page manually, it would take a very long time. And we can go further. But, for an intelligent machine, it should be easy, right?

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Audit Board

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There is a real danger we talk ourselves out of a job and that is why at SWAP we have adopted the one-page audit report. Before the new template, our average production rate was roughly one day per page and our reports were around 38 pages, representing seven to eight weeks. Transitioning to the One-Page Audit Report.

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Appraisers Blog

MAY 15, 2023

Pulling the kids out of public school and going homeschool was a real game changer. That’s why I stick it out here, and I’ve grown kind of endeared to the site manager, she really works hard to keep this going. In reply to Mike Ford. Do what I can, in still waters. That is not something one has to pay for.

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Internal Audit 360

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, I recently talked to one organization where they could easily extend over a hundred pages. One hundred pages is clearly too long for anybody to rationally expect our stakeholders in top management and on the board to want to read them. When is there 100 pages of value, actionable information, in an audit report?

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Again, there are lengthy checkbox review pages specifically for underwriters which detail all the minute items considered. Get away from click and go pre type and do not use typing services or else just get used to visiting every report submitted multiple times. There is so much data out there. That sort of thing. Hope that helps.

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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

These first two weeks will give everyone a chance to communicate and be on the same page about work expectations, culture, the future, and their role in it. Using a one-page spreadsheet, immediately chart out roles and responsibilities and disseminate this information around employees so there is no slowdown in operations.

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Internal Audit 360

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Like the last few years, many of us may be happy to turn the page on this turbulent year, with hopes that 2024 will bring better tidings. Given that traditional financial control and reporting risks aren’t going away, these shifts prompt the question: Is internal audit being asked to do too much? Upheaval and change will rule the day.

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Sun Acquisitions

JANUARY 24, 2022

Without further ado, let’s go into the first due diligence pitfall. And when it comes to selecting the right professionals go with those that have been in the game longer and have successfully closed similar deals. A quality LOI keeps everyone on the same page and helps avoid deal fatigue.

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Value Scope

AUGUST 31, 2020

It takes time and money to go through a Chapter 11 restructuring, so going through it twice in a couple of years is unwise and inefficient. There was no other way for the experts at Los Alamos to estimate how far a neutron will go before it hits something that will cause energy to be released. Executive Summary. Conclusion.

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Audit Board

APRIL 7, 2022

If we go to our stakeholders and say, ‘hey, we’ve got a situation here where five POs have not signed out of a sample of 30,’ there’s going to be no engagement. They’re just going to say, ‘thank you very much, stop wasting our time.’ It’s going to be an investment in automation.”. KRIs: Challenges and Opportunities.

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Audit Board

JUNE 15, 2022

I know it’s a bit of a cliche and everybody says it, but they say, don’t they, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” I think we both observed that over the course of our careers, we’ve seen the nature of internal audit change a lot from the days we entered. Are you seeing that from where you sit? We’re internal audit. That’s so important.

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Audit Board

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A little plug for SASB: If you go to sasb.org , you’ll see the way that SASB has divided the world into 11 sectors and 77 industries. That’s what pushed us to start going down the ESG path.” - Rob Zunt, U.S. What do we want to go after? Do we want to say that we’re going to be focused on electric trucks?

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Reynolds Holding

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The over-300-page proposal includes regulations such as expanding disclosure requirements and clarifying the applicability of a safe harbor for forward-looking projections. The proposal would in many ways make creating SPACs similar to launching IPOs.

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Brian DeChesare

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Therefore, their names are in bigger font sizes on the cover page, so they appear to be “bulging out” next to the smaller firms: Note that “bulge bracket” and “BB” are online terms ; I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use them in a spoken conversation. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”?

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Audit Board

APRIL 21, 2022

It has to be incredibly challenging for an internal auditor in 2022 to be able to maintain a risk-based focus when you don’t know what tomorrow’s risks are going to be. If we have any hope that we’re just going to return back to a period of predictable stability I think we’re fooling ourselves. Wouldn’t you agree?

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Technology 52

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 15, 2021

My Rode Go lav mike and my AirPods Pro , took care of my audio needs, and my Logitech C920 camera supplemented my computer's camera to cover my video requirements, with two extra spotlights for late evening sessions, when natural light failed. Classes I am a dabbler, not a specialist, and my teaching reflects that predisposition.

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A Neumann & Associates

JANUARY 12, 2023

Moreover, they must be willing to go through the process and endure the stress involved in order to meet those objectives. Unrealistic Expectations – In order to be comfortable with a sale, it is imperative that a clear deal structure be defined and supported before going into the market.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 14, 2021

The second is the S-1, a prospectus that private companies planning to go public have to file, as a prelude to offering shares to public market investors. As with the 10-K, the requirements for the prospectus go back to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but the disclosure requirements have become more expansive over time.

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Brian DeChesare

MARCH 2, 2022

If you have to do it because of timing issues or because you started recruiting very late, fine, go ahead. And with off-cycle internships at large banks in Europe, you’ll still go through the same process of online applications/assessments, assessment centers , standard interviews, and so on. of other names if you keep going.

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A Neumann & Associates

JANUARY 8, 2024

But you would be surprised how many business owners have not yet done so and their importance is increasingly magnified as the years go on, especially if considering an exit within a few years. Refresh Your Brand – If you don’t have a website for your firm, you should have one – something very simple with a few pages that conveys your story.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 22, 2021

The latest COVID-19 relief bill has 628 pages. A number of those pages will directly affect payroll. Some have reported that the code is currently around 70,000 pages long. Others say it is much shorter but still thousands of pages long. So, why the brief history lesson on American Colony taxes? Federal News.

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Appraiser Newsroom

DECEMBER 1, 2022

I’m glad I had the opportunity to discuss all that is going on with ASA with another Chapter, in person. Learn more about the ASA Difference Marketing Toolkit by visiting the Campaign’s landing page on ASA’s website. While in Miami, I also had the pleasure of visiting the leaders of ASA’s Miami Chapter. ASA news –. Get involved!

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Equilest

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Did you only receive an Excel file or a table with numbers, or did you receive a several tens of pages long report? After all, what good does it for you if the company is worth a million dollars today but has a 50% chance of going bankrupt in a year? That's why our first tip is to look at the report. Tip #4: What is the Reson?

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Reynolds Holding

JANUARY 30, 2024

Note on membership: To become an ALEA member or renew your membership for 2024 ($70; $30 for students), go to www.amlecon.org. You will see your membership status at the bottom of the page (including the “paid through” date). You will see your membership status at the bottom of the page (including the “paid through” date).

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 14, 2021

In the podcast, Hurd described several other reasons the K-1 reporting process is difficult: A Schedule K-1 can be from 15 pages to several hundred pages long, and taxpayers such as large corporations and institutional investors are common partners, shareholders, or trustees in hundreds of entities. I don’t need that.

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Brian DeChesare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

We’ll answer that question and go through a sample resume makeover in this article, but I want to add an important disclaimer first: The “Finance Internship Resume No Work Experience” Strategy: Does It Work? The real estate club is “fine” but not worth adding much detail to, and the volunteer experiences should go to the bottom section.

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Musings on Markets

JUNE 9, 2021

For decades, the process that companies in the United States have used to go public has followed a familiar script. Use of proceeds : The IPO proceeds, net of issuance costs, from the company going public have to be kept in an escrow account, invested in close to riskless investments, and returned if a deal is not consummated.

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Reynolds Holding

MARCH 24, 2024

I’m going to focus on one of Jack’s earlier works from 1984 when the SEC was just 50 years old. Just because a company uses an alternative method to go public does not mean that its investors are any less deserving of time-tested investor protections. Now, I know this likely is before all the students in the room were born.

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Audit Board

MARCH 7, 2023

Even with the inclusion of non-mandatory Implementation Guidance (in which the Standards are repeated) and Glossary , the IPPF runs to 243 cropped pages and the Standards themselves occupy a mere 23 pages. There is even a proposed change of name for the Standards to Global Internal Audit Standards. There is also a Glossary.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 4, 2023

Ultimately, having a clear and detailed client scope agreement in place can help ensure that all parties are on the same page, which will reduce potential risks associated with projects and improve overall efficiency. One of the most obvious signs is when clients regularly ask for additional tasks that are outside of the original agreement.

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