Mold website

Here's a pretty good Mold website:

http://www.mold-help.org/

Jeff

Sources to quantify Stigma

Then there's the issue of Stigma. Here are some sources that can be used to support your valuation:

http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/JNJournal01.nsf/0/a40c9cc0e316f2888525700e00542aea?OpenDocument
http://realtytimes.com/rtapages/20030124_mold.htm
http://www.thehoustonlawyer.com/aa_mar04/aa_feature/page12/page12.htm
http://www.lexmundi.com/images/lexmundi/pdf/pg/2004NARM_Moskowitz.pdf
http://www.accesskansas.org/kcaa/reports/mold2.htm
http://www.mortgagebankers.org/IndustryResources/ResourceCenters/MoldCommercial
http://www.restorationsos.com/education/mold/education-enrichment/mold-and-your-property-value.asp
http://www.mortgagebankers.org/files/Library/IssuePapers/MoldsImpactonCommercialandResidentialFinance.pdf http://www.waptac.org/si.asp?id=951
http://envirovaluation.org/index.php?title=the_appraisal_journal_www_appraisalinsti_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
http://www.chastainskillman.com/downloads/whitepapers/Mold101-AnOverview.pdf
http://www.ssctech.com/e-news/article.asp?V=2&A=2679
http://business.fullerton.edu/finance/jrepe/pdf/2003Vol6N2/03.203_216.pdf

Don White collected these, but of course, we haven't verified them, and we can't attest to their accuracy.

Just passing this along for your use. Happy New Year!

Mold and Appraisal Article

Here's a link to a good article dealing with Mold in appraisals:

http://business.fullerton.edu/finance/jrepe/pdf/2003Vol6N2/03.203_216.pdf

Hope this helps...

Resource

One of my CCIM friends suggested that I contact Mary Finn, an expert in Indoor Environments (including Mold issues). Here's her contact information:

mary.finn@finngroup.com

Mary A. Finn, Ph.D., CIH
President
5772 Gallery Court
West Des Moines IA 50266
515 224 7549
fax 425 8771 6631

Links to Mold info sources

Here are some links to places that may help:

Mold Information-
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldguide.html
http://www.mold-help.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/mold/
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/mold/ http://www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/oii/mold/

Many thanks to Don White for sharing these.

Mold and Appraisal Issues

Recently, we've been asked to appraise several properties to measure damages from mold and mold stigma. As we researched this topic we found that there appears to be quite a bit of published data, but there doesn't seem to be an organized forum or resource that appraisers can use to share data. That's why we've created this Blog.

As we work through our appraisals, we will post what we find that may be helpful to other appraisers and professionals. This includes links, research, and articles about mold, mold stigma and remediation. We'll also post contact information about those with experience in this field. This Blog is also intended as a forum for all of us to post information about specific properties with mold issues, court cases, studies, and other pertinent information.

We are making this Blog a public forum, and we encourage your participation, comments, feedback and information sharing. Hopefully, this will become a valuable resource for all appraisers who occasionally deal with mold issues in the course of their work.

Best regards.