Special thanks to Steve Price, MAI for providing a number of
these links and descriptions. If you would like to suggest links
to be included in this page, please e-mail (aisea@aol.com) or fax (206-623-4474)
the current URL.
Appraisal
Related Links...
Local
Appraisers with Websites...
Local/Regional
Links...
Population
statistics. State economic forecasts...
Appraisal
Related Links
Appraiser's Coalition of Washington
A non-profit corporation of the Washington chapters of all appraisal
organizations that are member organizations of the Appraisal Foundation
Advisory Council. Its purpose is to inform appraisers on legislative
and regulatory issues and to monitor the maintenance of The Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and its effective
enforcement by the State. Includes a list of national links.
http://www.eskimo.com/~roise/ACOW/
Appraiser Section, Department of Licensing
Current regulations, education requirements, and forms. http://www.wa.gov/dol/bpd/appfront.htm
HSH Associates, Financial Publishers
Great resource for interest rates surveys by region and historic
interest rate data.
http://www.hsh.com
Washington Center for Real Estate Research
WSU's real estate think tank. Excellent statistics on the State
housing market http://www.cbe.wsu.edu/~wcrer/
The Real Estate Dictionary
An online dictionary of real estate terms by Craig Buck, attorney
at law. http://www.mortgageonline.com/html/terms.html
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government
produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency
Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy
access to the statistics and information produced by these agencies.
http://www.fedstats.gov
US Geological Survey
A primer on GIS (geographical information systems) by the USGS
http://info.er.usgs.gov/research/gis/title.html
ESRI
Check out their site and download the ArcView 1.0 GIS program
http://www.esri.com
New Home Trends
A local information service which tracts residential subdivisions
and plat sales on a subscription basis for builders, lenders,
and market analysts. Check out their demo. This is not a listing
site.
http://www.newhometrends.com
Northwest Real Estate
The web site for the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Lots
of house listings, but no addresses for the properties
http://www.nwrealestate.com
Home Scout
A nice search engine for residential listings. Scans other services'
databases. Built by folks from Seattle.
http://www.homescout.com
Microsoft's HomeAdvisor
The residential listings and advice site put together by our local
500 pound gorilla. See what all the fuss is about.
http://homeadvisor.msn.com/
Online Provider of Real Estate Advice
http://www.realestate-advisor.com
International Right of Way Association
http://www.irwa.com/index.html
Freddie Mac
http://www.freddiemac.com
Fannie Mae
http://www.fanniemae.com
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov
Pikenet.com
An excellent national directory of commercial real estate sites.
http://www.pikenet.com
National Real Estate Exchange Network
A nicely done directory of commercial 1031 exchange properties
throughout the county. http://www.maui.net/~qmartyn/investment.html
International Real Estate Digest
A great real estate web site; well edited & actively maintained
http://www.ired.com
Comps Inc.
This is the Internet site for one of the best commercial real
estate transaction data providers. They have a new service offering
low prices on sales data retrieved from their web site.
http://www.comps.com
Valuation OnLine
VOL offers two web based services, in addition to their value added
referral network. DealGuide is a commercial real estate transactions
database. FindAppraiser is a search service for clients looking
for appraisers in certain areas or with specific areas of expertise.
http://www.findappraiser.com/
The Appraisal Foundation
This is the national entity responsible for establishing the Uniform
Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which are
administered by the states for federally insured transactions.
http://www.appraisalfoundation.org/
Inman Real Estate News
A national real estate news source with separate sections for residential,
commercial, and finance industry news. E-mails of daily headlines
are available.
http://www.inman.com
Listserve email discussion group for Washington State
appraisers
A forum for local appraisers to exchange information, opinions,
and business concerns. No whining allowed. email majordomo@speakeasy.org
with "subscribe wash-state-appraise" in the message
body.
Appraisal Today
This is Ann O'Rourke's site. She publishes a newsletter on marketing
and office management for appraisers. Lots of good national appraisal
resources and news here.
http://www.appraisaltoday.com
Local
Appraisers with Websites
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Lamb Hanson Lamb
www.lambhansonlamb.com
Terra Property Analytics, LLC
A commercial real estate consulting & valuation firm. Market
studies, database development, and appraisals.
http://www.reresources.com
American Home Appraisals
www.americanappraisals.com/
ValueOne Appraisal
http://www.valueone.com/
Campos Appraisal
www.camposabb.com
Dupre & Scott Apartment Advisors
www.dsaa.com
William T. Follis Realtors
www.follisrealtors.com
Cramer Property Services
www.cramerps.com
Muljat Group, Inc.
www.muljat.com
Shorett Kidder Mathews & Segner
www.kmsoncor.com
Local/Regional Links
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State
of WA Home Page
CNET
Reviews of WA Internet Service Providers
IRED
Real Estate Directory for WA
AllApartments
Rental Database
Seattle
Daily Journal of Commerce
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
Puget
Sound Business Journal
City of Seattle's Public Access Network
A great source of information set up by the City. Information on
demographics, housing programs, and city resources.
http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us
Washington State Economic Development Network
A great site for local community information. Click on the EDC button
to get a list of all the economic development councils throughout
the state.
http://www.econd.org
Labor Market and Economic Reports by County
Washington State Employment Security Department has great county
economic summaries and employment data.
http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/labrmrkt/byarea.htm
Population Statistics. State Economic Forecasts
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to top
SEC
Edgar Database
U.S. Census Bureau Construction Statistics
U.S.
Census Bureau Census Lookup
U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Better
Business Bureau
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
U.S.
Small Business Administration
Department of Ecology
Air quality, shorelines management, and hazardous waste regulations.
Searchable database of contaminated sites.
http://www.wa.gov/ecology/
Washington State Community, Trade & Economic Development
www.wa.gov/cted/
Department of Natural Resources
Maps and aerial photos, GIS data, geological hazard information.
http://www.wa.gov/dnr
Homes & Land
A good residential listings database; organized by city
http://www.homes.com/cgi-bin/allcities/WA/Washington
Reonet Online Services and Design
Washington & Idaho listings, a good search engine
http://www.reonet.com/