Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The International Appraiser is Threatened with a Libel Lawsuit from the UK, a “Land Called Sue”

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Her Majesty's Libel Judge Ironically, the legal threat has nothing to do with anything I said, but what one of my readers commente...
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Chinese Housing Bubble

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The chart below may explain the reason for seemingly contradictory reports of housing shortages vs. reports of ghost cities of empty new a...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Avoiding Cultural Gaffes while Appraising Abroad

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British innkeeper Basil Fawlty [actor John Cleese]  is confronted with an "ugly American"     One day in Perth , Austr...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Tropical American Tree Farms Update and Other Teak Farm Promotions

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Latest update:  https://www.internationalappraiser.com/2019/07/tropical-american-tree-farms-updat...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Down Payment Fraud – in the Perpetrator’s Own Words

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  I received a lot of feedback on my recent post on Purchase Contract Scams, and I was asked if I could provide an example, so I pre...
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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Attempt to defraud 261 Chinese investors in U.S. EB-5 Visa Program for proposed Chicago Convention Center

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Three 5-Star hotels and a convention center on a 2.8-acre site next to Hooters? It's been a while now that this blog has been cautio...
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Monday, April 15, 2013

The Important Synergy of Being Both a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Commercial Appraiser

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Harry Markopolos, CFE, testifying before U.S. Congress Some readers have noticed the CFE credential placed after my name. It stands f...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

Ronan McMahon’s "Real Estate Trend Alert" is Put to the Test in Costa Rica

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I’ve been a reader of International Living for a few years now (I only subscribed for one year, but since they have my credit card...
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

“Crowdfunding” -- A New Name for an Old and Abused Concept

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I’m normally a fan of Bloomberg BusinesWeek , but I found myself baffled by last week’s article, “ Crowdfunding for Skyscrapers”, particula...
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