Links

This page contains links to the sites of many of the appraisal-related products and services we use, as well as useful information regarding real estate and the appraisal business. Note: A link to another Web site does not constitute endorsement of its products or services.

• KMPM Appraisals (a la mode site)
  Our own "a la mode, inc." website. There are many educational links to be found here.
• The Appraisal Foundation
  The Appraisal Foundation was authorized by Congress to establish Appraisal Standards and Appraiser Qualifications real estate appraisers, who perform appraisals in real estate transactions that could expose the United States government to financial loss, are sufficiently trained and tested to assure competency and independent judgment according to uniform high professional standards and ethics.
• The Appraisal Subcommittee
  The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, is the Federal oversight system regarding licensed or certified real estate appraisers.
• Fannie Mae
  Fannie Mae provides financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate- and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since Fannie Mae began in 1968 they have helped more than 30 million families achieve the American dream of homeownership.
• Freddie Mac
  Conventional mortgage-backed securities, first created by Freddie Mac, help finance housing in America by attracting global investors.
• Ginnie Mae
  Ginnie Mae helps ensure that mortgage funds are available throughout the United States, including rural and urban areas in which it has traditionally been harder to borrow money to buy a home.
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  The Department of HUD is so large it encompasses any and all housing needs.
• Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
  MortgageLoan.com's guide to helping individuals with disabilities in the process of buying a home.
• National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA)
  Leaders of the Appraisal Profession!
• The All Area Appraisal Affiliate Network
  "... A national appraiser organization of state-certified real estate appraisers. If you need an appraisal, you will find a highly seasoned appraiser here who services your neighborhood." Plenty of other information, too!
• REALS.com
  Kind of a "link-central" for all things Real Estate.
• Software:
  • Adobe's Acrobat Reader
    Adobe Acrobat is free, and freely distributable, software that lets you view and print Adobe (PDF) files. With Acrobat Reader, you also can fill in and submit PDF forms online, as well as download encrypted content from the Web and unlock it with Web Buy.
  • a la mode
    "...the dominant real estate software company providing tools for real estate appraisers in North America."