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a la mode is the company that produces our appraisal software. They have the most complete and flexible appraisal software suite available anywhere. They have better than 50 % of the appraisal software market. Contact a la mode

U.S. Census Office Has lots of useful demographic information Go to U.S. Census

 

Pennsylvania Department of State.  This is the agency certifies appraisers and licenses real estate sales persons and brokers as well as many other professionals.   Go to PA Department of State

 

Realtor.com is the site operated by the National Association of REALTORS.  This page has lots of information and links  for home hunters and people who are contemplating a move.                Go  to

 

FHA Mortgage Limits for the whole country   https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm


Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are two agencies that set standards for and participate in the buying and selling of residential mortgages.  Go to Fannie Mae            Go to Freddie Mac

 

FHA Condominiums and PUDs  This Link will provide you with a connection to check if   Condominiums are approved for FHA financing.  It will allow you to print a certificate with all of the required information.  FHA WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE PUDs TO BE APPROVED AS A PRECONDITION TO MORTGAGE INSURANCE AND WILL NO LONGER MAINTAIN A LIST OF APPROVED PUDS.   (see Mortgagee Letter 209-02 available on the HUD site)  

 

FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL COUNSEL at their home page offers a wide variety of information about financial institutions as well as government related agencies.  They have a GEOCODE  page that allows you to type in an address and obtain a considerable amount of sometimes usefull and sometimes just interesting demographic information.

 

Lending Institutions:  The following are a few of the lending institutions who are clients of this firm.  They by no means represent a full client list.  While we are not qualified or authorized to recommend for or advise against any lender, you may want to consider these along with any other lenders at which you may be looking.  The choice is, of course, always  yours.

GMAC Mortgage      Dan The Mortgage Man                  Homesale Mortgage Services  

 

FINDING AN APPRAISER

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN APPRAISER IN AREAS WE DO NOT SERVE try the website maintained by the PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

     

Links To News Articles Of Interest

Realtor Magazine contains many news items of interest and is updated on a daily basis

Go to Realtor Magazine

 

Download Links

Use the following link to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.  After clicking on the link, click on the icon of the left side of the screen that reads "Get Adobe Acrobat Reader"  Next click on the icon on the right side of the screen that reads "download Reader" (it has a checkmark in front of the text)   Fill in the information in the three steps at the bottom of the screen and finally click the red button marked "DOWNLOAD"

https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.ht

 

UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD SPEED TEST

Use the following link to get to a speed test for your computer's internet connection

https://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest

AND MANY MORE LINKS OF SOME INTEREST

 

Journals

Journal of Real Estate Finance & Economics (JREFE)
Journal of Real Estate Literature (JREL)
Journal of Real Estate Practice and Education (JREPE)
Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management (JREPM)
Journal of Real Estate Research (JRER)
Real Estate Economics

Other News Sources And Journals

Pensions & Investments
The Daily Deal
Institutional Investor
Alternative Investment News
Foundation & Endowment Money Management
Private Asset Management
BizJournals.com

Commercial Real Estate And Trade Associations

American Real Estate Society
American Real Estate and Urban Economics Assoc. (AREUEA)
Appraisal Institute
Association of Foreign Investors in US Real Estate (AFIRE)
Building Owners & Managers Association International (BOMA)
Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
CCIM Commercial Real Estate Network
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
Institutional Real Estate Inc. (IREI)
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
International Real Estate Society (IRES)
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (NACORE)
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF)
National Multi Housing Council (NMHC)
Pension Real Estate Association (PREA)
Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
Real Estate Research Institute (RERI)
Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Other Trade Associations and Organizations

Institute for Fiduciary Education (IFE)

Government Data

United States Census Bureau
United States Bureau of Labor Stati