E-Newsletter | VMG Appraisal Management Company/title> <style type="text/css"> a:link { color: #000; text-decoration: none; } a:visited { color: #000; text-decoration: none; } a:hover { color: #03F; text-decoration: underline; } a:active { color: #000; text-decoration: none; } .megwed { position: relative; z-index: 0; } .megwed:hover { background-color: transparent; z-index: 50; } .megwed span { /*CSS for enlarged image*/ position: absolute; background-color: #FFF; padding: 0px; left: -1000px; visibility: hidden; color: black; text-decoration: none; border: 1; } .megwedspan img { /*CSS for enlarged image*/ border-width: 0; padding: 10px; } .megwed:hover span { /*CSS for enlarged image on hover*/ visibility: visible; top: 0; left: 100px; /*position where enlarged image should offset horizontally */ } </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" rightmargin="0" bottommargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <br> <table width="700" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="700"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="701" style="border-bottom-color:#000"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.valuationmanagementgroup.com/"><img border="0" src="../images/enews/Enews-Header.gif" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><table width="700" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td height="868" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="border-right-color:#000; border-right-width:thin; border-right-style:solid; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000;"><div class="sidebar1" > <table width="182" border="0"> <tr> <td align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.valuationmanagementgroup.com"><strong>Home</strong></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/vmgappraisals"><br> <img src="images/FaceBook_56.png" width="56" height="56" border="0" /></a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/526857?trk=tyah"><img src="images/LinkedIn_56.png" width="56" height="56" border="0" /></a><br /> <br /> In this issue: </p> <table width="182" height="120" border="0" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000;"><tr> <td align="center"><a href="#ARTICLE1"><strong>New Website</strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="#ARTICLE2"><strong>UCDP Information</strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="#ARTICLE3"><strong>In the News</strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="#ARTICLE4"><strong>VMG TEAM</strong></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><u><em><br> National Events:</em></u><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/membership/meet_events.aspx">Appraisal Institute</a><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.napmw.org/events/event_details.asp?id=161733"></u>National Association of Professional Mortgage Women</u></a><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mbaa.org/ConferencesEvents/ConferenceEvents.aspx">Mortgage Bankers Association</a><br /> <br /> <em><u>Georgia Events:</u></em><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://careerpaths.gabankers.com/Lists/Calendar of Events/Calendar View.aspx"> Georgia Bankers Association</a><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mbag.org/calendar.html">Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia</a><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cbaofga.com/events/event_list.asp">Community Bankers Association of Georgia</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.napmw.org/?page=localAtlanta" target="_blank">NAPMW, Atlanta</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Referrals are the best compliment we can receive! <br /> Please <a href="mailto:setup@vmgappraisals.com?subject=Potential Client"><strong>direct us</strong></a> to anyone we may help with their appraisal process. <br> <br> </div> <p> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="500"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align=right><strong>January 2012</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Arial Black'; padding-left:15px"><strong><a name="ARTICLE2"/></a>Thank You</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-left:20px"><p> <em> </em>The VMG staff would like to thank you for a successful 2011 and look forward to working with you in 2012. <br> <em> </em>Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you. We value your business and wish you the best this year. <br /> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20px"><hr color="#CCCCCC" size="2" width="400" noshade="noshade" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Arial Black'; padding-left:15px"><strong><a name="ARTICLE1"/></a>New Website</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-left:20px"><p> <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk-GA/Chapter-Georgia4147?team_id=30243&pg=team&fr_id=1404"></a> </em>Earlier this month, Valuation Management Group launched a new Website. We hope the enhancement of our Website will allow you to learn more about VMG and the services we have to offer.<br> <em> </em>Please visit <strong><a href="http://www.valuationmanagementgroup.com" target="_blank">www.valuationmanagementgroup.com</a></strong> for more on VMG!<br /> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20px"><hr color="#CCCCCC" size="2" width="400" noshade="noshade" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Arial Black'; padding-left:15px"><strong><a name="ARTICLE2" /></a>UCDP Information</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-left:20px"> Our software vendor worked closely with the GSEs and introduced a direct interface to the portal Dec, 1, 2011. All clients that have established a relationship with Valuation Management Group, LLC as a Lender Agent with access to Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac Seller/Non-Seller numbers have all UAD compliant appraisals uploaded to the portal. As your completed appraisal report/package is emailed, you are receiving an SSR, Submission Summary Report, from the GSEs.<br> This document provides the date and Doc file ID for your records. This information is also available on the website in files available for download, as well as notated on the order page. Clients that have not registered with VMG receive an XML file, in addition to the PDF file, once completed to enable clients to submit on their own. <br> <a href="http://www.valuationmanagementgroup.com/UMDP" title="VMG Website" target="_blank"><strong>Click here</strong></a> for more information and how to register.</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20px"><hr color="#CCCCCC" size="2" width="400" noshade="noshade" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Arial Black'; padding-left:15px"><a name="ARTICLE4" /></a>In the News</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-top: 2px; padding-left: 30px; margin-left:20px"> <ul > <li>VMG President and CEO Vicky Thompson named <a href="http://www.classycareergirl.com/2011/12/5-top-female-entrepreneurs-of-2011-to-admire/" title="VMG Top 5 Female" target="_blank"><strong>Top 5 Female Entrepreneurs to Admire </strong>by Anna Runyun, Career Strategist and Blog Owner of Classy Career Girl</a></li> <li><a href="http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/16747176/article-From-the-Briefcase?" target="_blank"><strong>VMG Honored by CobbWorks</strong></a>, <em>Marietta Daily Journal</em></li> <li><strong>S</strong><a href="http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/the-strangest-homes-of-2011.html" target="_blank"><strong>trangest Homes of 2011</strong></a> - Yahoo Real Estate</li> <li><a href="http://www.valuationreview.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=270E8EBA5AF64172B917EBD588EDB85A&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=5F249E552B2C49509BC41751816632F3&tier=3&nid=2EBABD14C01644159D1D28415355A208&utm_source=vwVRget&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VR_Thurs_Enews" target="_blank"><strong>For every two homes, there is a shadow</strong></a> - Valuation Review</li> </ul></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20px"><hr color="#CCCCCC" size="2" width="400" noshade="noshade" /> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:13pt; font-family:'Arial Black'; padding-left:15px"><a name="ARTICLE5" /></a>VMG TEAM</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-left:20px"><p><strong>Employee of the Month</strong><br> <br /> <img src="images/Headshots/Middleton_Kathy.gif" width="120" height="153" hspace="4" border="1" align="left"/> Office Manager Kathy Middleton was chosen as the December 2011 Employee of the Month. <br /> <em> </em>She goes above and beyond her job duties to assist her team members and excel in her day to day operations.<br> <em> </em>She attended Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and visiting her daughter in Athens, GA, who is a Senior at the University of Georgia. <br> <em> </em>While on vacation, she enjoys traveling anywhere in Europe to learn about the history and look at the architecture.<strong><br> <br> Around the office...</strong></p> <table width="485" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tr> <td style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'verdana'; padding-right:2px" align="left"><ul> <li></a>VMG hosted its annual Holiday Social in December. A great time was had by all. Fifteen lucky staff members were drawn to go on the annual big trip in February. To see photos, please <a href="http://www.facebook.com/vmgappraisals#!/media/set/?set=a.10150413904216218.359564.286931221217&type=3" target="_blank"><strong>click here</strong></a>. </li> </ul></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="18"> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr width="700"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="border-top-color:#000; border-top-width:thin; border-top-style:solid"> <table width="669" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="700" style="font-size:8pt; font-family:'verdana'" align="center"> If you would like to be added to our e-communications, please <a href="mailto:newsroom@vmgappraisals.com?subject=SUBSCRIBE">click here</a>.</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top-color:#000; border-top-width:thin; border-top-style:solid"><img src="http://priorityappraisal2.appraiserxsites.com/xSites/Appraisers/PriorityAppraisal2/Content/UploadedFiles/Enews-Footer.gif" width="700" height="71"/></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </html>