Appraiser News

Useful Links

Featured
Appraisal Foundation	http://www.appraisalfoundation.org
Appraisal Institute	http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/
ASC: Appraisal Subcommittee	http://www.asc.gov
ERC: Employee Relocation Organization	http://www.erc.org
FHA	http://www.hud.gov/appraisers
FNMA	http://www.efanniemae.com
Freddie Mac	http://www.freddiemac.com
MAAC: Missouri Appraisers Advisory Council	http://www.missouriappraisers.org
USDA: Rural Development	http://www.rurdev.usda.gov
VA	http://www.va.gov

Appraisers Commissions or Boards
MREAC: Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission	http://www.pr.mo.gov/appraisers.asp
Kansas Appraisal Board	http://www.accesskansas.org/kreab/
Arkansas Appraisal Board	http://www.state.ar.us/alcb
Iowa Real Estate Appraisal Board	http://www.state.ia.us/government/com/prof/appraiser
Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board	http://www.reab.oid.ok.gov

Maps
Aerial
free aerial map & topog	http://www.terraserver.com
different mapping areas	http://maproom.missouri.edu
Cape Girardeau county maps	http://www.emapsplus.com
Census Tract
census & maps	http://www.bondata.com
Geocode	http://www.geocode.com
Floods
Digital Media Services Flood Maps	http://www.floodmaps.com/
Flood Insights - flood zone determination	http://www.floodinsights.com/
FloodSource.Com - flood maps	http://www.floodsource.com/
InterFlood by a la mode, inc.	http://www.alamode.com/appraiser/interflood/
FEMA Map Service Center	http://www.msc.fema.gov/
Location
Mapquest	http://www.mapquest.com/
Map Solutions	http://www.mapsolutions.com/
Topography
MapNow	http://www.mapnow.com/
terraserver-free aerial map & topog	http://www.terraserver.com/
USDA - Web Soil Survey	http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

Appraisal Software Companies
The Appraiser's Choice	http://www.aciweb.com/
a la mode, inc.	http://www.alamode.com/
Software for Real Estate Professionals, Inc.	http://www.sfrep.com/

Building Sketch Software
Apex Software	http://www.apexwin.com/v5/index.php
Field Notes, Inc.	http://www.fieldnotes.org/

Census 2000 Data
U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder	http://www.factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Cost Data
Marshall & Swift	http://www.marshallswift.com/

Cost Estimating
ArenaSoft Estimating	http://www.arenasoft.com/
Best-estimate.com	http://www.best-estimate.com/
Builders Software Enterprises	http://www.builders-software.com/

Demographic Data
Demographics Now	http://www.demographicsnow.com/
eNeighborhoods	http://www.eneighborhoods.com/
National Multi Housing Council - economic analysis	http://www.nmhc.org/
Univ. of Missouri Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis	http://www.oseda.missouri.edu/

Manufactured Housing
Fuqua Building Systems	http://www.fuquahomes.com/
Majestic Homes Ltd.	http://www.majestichomes.com/
Manufactured Housing Global Network	http://www.mfdhousing.com/
Manufactured Housing Institute	http://www.manufacturedhousing.org
Silvercrest	http://www.silvercrest.com/

EDI Companies
Lighthouse Appraisal Software	http://www.nofog.net/

Miscellaneous Business Organizations
Building Owners and Managers Association International	http://www.boma.org/
CCIM Institute	http://www.ccim.com/
Institute of Real Estate Management	http://www.irem.org/
International Council of Shopping Centers	http://www.icsc.org/
Mortgage Bankers Association	http://www.mbaa.org/
NAIOP	http://www.naiop.org
Real Estate Investment Trusts	http://www.reit.com/
Urban Land Institute	http://www.uli.org/

Miscellaneous Government Entities
FDIC Financial News	http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2009/index.html
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council	http://www.ffiec.gov/
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development	http://www.hud.gov
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	http://www.sec.gov/

Non-residential Data
National Carwash news	http://www.carwash.com
Parking lot & garage info	http://www.parking.com/

Secondary Mortgage Market
eFannieMae	http://www.efanniemae.com
Freddie Mac	http://www.freddiemac.com/