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Appraisal Resources

Appraisal Data Altos Research - Real Estate Market Intelligence - real time real estate market research Architecture Coach Building-Cost.net - develop a home construction or replacement cost Chicago Condos Online Chicago Sun Times Home Page – countywide sales transactions Chicago Tribune Home Page - countywide sales transactions City News Chicago City-Data.com – profiles of all US cities Citytowninfo.com - free statistical data on Cities and Towns across the country Community Profiles in Illinois CoStar Group - Comps.com - commercial and industrial property data Crimescreen.com - web access to Public Records all over the country Data Place - statistical info Deadmalls.com – history of malls E-Podunk – community info efanniemae.com Encyclopedia of Chicago History – reference info for Chicago First American Real Estate Solutions - Win2Data Getting Around Illinois Greater Chicago housing and Community Development Website Home Price Check - for recorder office info Location One Information System - economic development database Market Data Center – Redlink - sales data provided by local appraisers in the Chicagoland area Municode.com - FREE library of over 1100 codes of ordinances for local governments National Pipeline Mapping System NBC Property Transfers for Illinois Counties - property transfer searches for 15 Illinois Counties Neighboroo.com NETR ONLINE - public data site NRCS Soils Website - soil survey maps and reports throughout the country Ordinance.Com - local ordinances, tax maps, file maps and flood maps Portico Web Resources for Advanced Professionals - list of Assessor's, Treasurer's and Recorder's offices around the country Pretrieve Publlic Record Search Engine – property search RealEstateABC.com – AVM site Residential Styles Reverse Phone Directory Sterling Codifiers – online ordinance site TerraServer USA – free aerial photos Trulia.com - residential real estate search engine White Pages Zillow.com Zip Code Lookup - US Post Office Site Back to Top   Census Tracts FFIEC's Census Tract search page - Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs - demographic characteristics of all Illinois MSA Numbers for Illinois U.S. Census Bureau US Census Bureau Maps and Products US Census Bureau Maps for Illinois Counties US Census Bureau Maps for Indiana Counties US Census Bureau Maps for Iowa Counties US Census Bureau Maps for Missouri Counties US Census Bureau Maps for Wisconsin Counties US Census Data 2005 Update Back to Top   Flood Hazard Certifications and Maps Digital Media Services - Flood Maps Online DuPage County Regulatory Flood Map RFM Download Site – FEMA maps for DuPage County FEMA - National Flood Insurance Program - Community Status Book FEMA flood maps online - FREE! Flood Insights.com - Transamerica Flood Hazard Certifications Flood Source.com - Flood Maps Online InterFlood.com - Flood Maps Online  Back to Top   Maps Chicago Aerial Maps Chicago Neighborhood Maps Chicago Plat Maps Chicago Zoning Maps  City News Chicago City of Chicago Community Maps City of Chicago Public School GIS Locator EPA - Enviro Mapper GIS Consortium Google Earth Google Maps Kankakee County GIS - Plat Maps Map Blast – free area maps Map Quest Natural Resource Conservation Service - Soil Surveys and Map Rock Island County GIS Sidwell Maps Online Topozone.com - every USGS topographic map, orthophotomap and aerial photograph in the US Will County Plat Maps Back to Top   Software Vendors ACI - The Appraisers Choice Software Al A Mode - Win Total Apex Software Bradford Technologies - The Appraisers Toolbox Day One HP12C Calculator Emulator Marshall and Swift The Residential Appraiser - Appraise IT United Systems Software Back to Top   Appraisal Miscellaneous Appraisal Depot.com – online appraisal store Crimescreen.com – lookup local and state criminal activity Gas Price Watch InvestorWord.com – financial glossary New Home Facts R.S. Means Building Glossary – dictionary for construction terminology Search Systems - Public Record Locator Strategy planning Associates WiFi 411 – search for WiFi host spots Back to Top   Zoning Maps Addison Zoning Map Algonquin Zoning Map Algonquin Zoning Ordinances Antioch Zoning Map Arlington Heights Zoning Information Aurora Property Zoning Search Page Aurora Zoning Map Aurora Zoning Ordinances Barrington Hills Barrington Zoning Map Barrington Zoning Ordinances Bartlett Zoning Map Bartlett Zoning Ordinances Batavia Zoning Map  Batavia Zoning Ordinances Beach Park Zoning Map Beecher Zoning Map and Ordinances Bellwood Zoning Map Berwyn Zoning Map Bloomingdale Zoning Map and Ordinances Bloomington Zoning Map Brookfield Zoning Map Buffalo Grove Zoning Search Carol Stream Zoning Map Carpentersville Zoning Map Cary Zoning Maps Champaign Zoning Map Channahon Zoning Map Charleston Zoning Map Chicago Zoning Maps Cook County Code of Ordinances – Unincorporated Cook County Zoning – Unincorporated Countryside Zoning Map Cresthill Zoning Map Crystal Lake Zoning Map Darien Zoning Map Deer Park Zoning Map Deerfield Zoning Map Dekalb County Zoning Map Des Plaines Zoning Map Downers Grove Zoning Map and Landuse Map Downers Grove Zoning Ordinances DuPage County Zoning – Unincorporated Dyer Zoning Map East Dundee Zoning Map East Dundee Zoning Ordinances Edwardsville Zoning Maps Elgin Zoning Maps Elgin Zoning Ordinances Elmhurst Zoning Map Elmhurst Zoning Ordinances Evanston Zoning Maps and Ordinances Forest Park Zoning Map Fox River Grove Zoning Map Frankfort Zoning Map Franklin Park Zoning and Flood Maps Geneva Zoning Map Geneva Zoning Ordinances Gilberts Zoning Map Gilberts Zoning Ordinances Glen Ellyn Zoning Map Glendale Heights Zoning Map Glenview Zoning Maps Grayslake Zoning Map Griffith Zoning Map Gurnee Zoning Information Hampshire Zoning Map Hampshire Zoning Ordinances Hanover Park Zoning Map Harwood Heights Zoning Map Hawthorn Woods Hickory Hills Zoning Map Highland Park Zoning Map Hillside Zoning Map Hinsdale Zoning Map Hoffman Estate Zoning Map Hoffman Estates Zoning by Street Address Homer Glen Zoning Map Homewood Zoning Map and Ordinances Huntley Zoning Map Huntley Zoning Ordinances Johnsburg Zoning Map Joliet - Subdivision Zoning Chart Joliet Zoning Map Kane County Zoning Ordinances Kankakee County Zoning Maps – Unincorporated Kankakee Zoning Maps LaGrange Park Zoning Map LaGrange Zoning Map Lake Barrington Zoning Map Lake County Illinois Unincorporated Zoning Maps Lake County Zoning – Unincorporated Lake Forest Zoning Map Lake in the Hills Zoning Maps and Ordinances Lake Zurich Zoning Map Lansing Zoning Maps and Ordinances Lemont Zoning Map Lincolnshire Zoning Map Lincolnwood Zoning Map Linderhurst Zoning Map Lisle Zoning Maps Lombard Zoning Map Lombard Zoning Search Page Long Grove Zoning Map Lynwood Zoning and Address Maps Manhattan Zoning Map Marengo Zoning Map Matteson Zoning Codes Matteson Zoning Map Maywood Zoning Map and Classifications Merrillville Zoning Map Merriville Zoning Ordinances Montgomery Zoning Map Montgomery Zoning Ordinances Morton Grove Zoning Map Mount Prospect Zoning Map Mt. Zion Zoning Maps Mundelein Zoning Map Municode.com Munster Zoning Map Naperville Zoning Info New Lenox Zoning Map Norridge Zoning Map North Aurora Zoning Ordinances Northbrook Zoning Map Northfield Zoning Map Oak Forest Zoning Map Oak Park Zoning Map Ordinance.Com Orland Park Zoning Map Oswego Zoning Map Park Ridge Zoning Map and Ordinances Plainfield Zoning Map River Forest Zoning Map Rockford Zoning Maps Rolling Meadows Zoning Map Romeoville Zoning Map Round Lake Beach Zoning Map Round Lake Zoning Map Sandwich Zoning Map Schaumburg Zoning Maps Skokie Zoning Map South Elgin Zoning Map Spring Grove Zoning Map St. Charles Zoning Map St. Charles Zoning Ordinances Sterling Codifiers Streamwood Zoning Map Sugar Grove Zoning Map Sugar Grove Zoning Ordinances Third Lake Zoning Map Tinley Park Zoning Map Valparaiso Zoning Map Vernon Hills Zoning Map Warrenville Zoning Map Wauconda Zoning Map West Chicago Zoning Map West Dundee Zoning Ordinances Westchester Zoning Map Western Springs Zoning List Westmont Zoning Map Wheaton Zoning Map Wheeling Zoning Map Whiting Zoning Map Willowbrook Zoning Map Wilmette Zoning Map Wilmette Zoning ordinances Wilmington Zoning Map Winettka Zoning Maps and ordinances Winfield Zoning Info Woodridge Zoning Map Worth Zoning Map Yorkville Zoning Map

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Industry News Sources

Appraisal Intelligence.com Appraisal Today Bankrate.com Mortgage Fraud Blog Real Estate Valuation Magazine Realty Rates.com Realtytimes.com

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Governmental Agencies and Entities - National

General American National Standards Institute – ANSI Fannie Mae Freddie Mac National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)  Back to Top   Federal Departments and Agencies Appraisal Subcommittee Website - National Registry Environmental Protection Agency – EPA Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Chicago National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis U.S. Bureau of Labor U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) VA Lenders Handbook  Back to Top   HUD HUD - FHA Appraisers Homepage HUD - FHA Connection Homepage HUD Atlanta Homeownership Center – HOC HUD CLIPS HUD Condo Project Approval List HUD FHA Approved Appraiser List HUD Frequently Asked Questions HUD Mortgagee Letters HUD PUD Approval List HUD Real Estate Assessment Center – REAC

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Governmental Agencies and Entities - Local

County Assessors, Treasurers & Miscellaneous Websites Adams County Boone County Cass County Property Search Champaign County Assessor Cook County Assessor Cook County Recorder of Deeds Cook County Treasurer Crawford County Assessor, Treasurer and Recorder DeKalb County DeKalb County Information Management - GIS Website DuPage County Recorder DuPage County Treasurer Galesburg Township Assessor Henry County Assessor Kane County Assessor Kane County Recorder Kane County Treasurer Kankakee County Treasurer Kankakee County Zoning Maps Kendall County Property Search Lake County (Illinois) Assessor Lake County (Illinois) Plat Maps Lake County (Illinois) Treasurer Lake County (Indiana) Assessor Lake County (Indiana) Home Page LaPorte County (Indiana) Assessor LaSalle County Supervisor of Assessments Livingston County Assessor Logan County Treasurer Madison County McHenry County Recorder McHenry County Treasurer McLean County Newton County Assessor – Indiana Ogle County Property Search Peoria County Supervisor of Assessments Porter County (Indiana) Assessor Rock Island County Assessor Sangamon County Property Assessment and Tax Inquiry St. Clair Country Recorders Office Whiteside County Property Search Will County Recorder Will County Supervisor of Assessments Will County Treasurer Winnebago County - GIS Property Search Winnebago County Treasurer Woodford County  Back to Top   Township Assessors Addison Township Assessor - DuPage County Assessor Links USA Aurora Township Assessor - Kane County Batavia Township Assessor - Kane County Benton Township Assessor Benton Township Assessor - Lake County Blackberry Township Assessor - Kane County Bloomingdale Township Assessor - DuPage County Bloomington Township Assessor - McLean County Burlington Township Assessor Campton Township Assessor - Kane County Dorr Township Assessor - McHenry County Downers Grove Township Assessor - DuPage County Dundee Township Assessor - Kane County DuPage Township Assessor - Will County Elgin Township Assessor - Kane County Frankfort Township Assessor Geneva Township Assessor - Kane County Grafton Township Assessor - McHenry County Hampshire Township Assessor - Kane County Homer Township Assessor Joliet Township Assessor - Will County Lisle Township Assessor - DuPage County Manhattan Township Assessor - Will County McHenry Township Assessor - McHenry County Milton Township Assessor - DuPage County Moline Township Assessor - Rock Island County Naperville Township Assessor - DuPage County Normal Township Assessor - McLean County Nunda Township Assessor - McHenry County Oswego Township Assessor - Kendall County Plainfield Township Assessor - Will County Rockford Township Assessor - Winnebago County Rutland Township Assessor - Kane County St. Charles Township Assessor - Kane County Sugar Grove Township Assessor - Kane County Troy Township Assessor - Will County Wayne Township Assessor - DuPage County Wheatland Township Assessor - Will County Winfield Township Assessor - DuPage County York Township Assessor - DuPage County  Back to Top   State of Illinois Division of Professional Regulation - Appraisal Division Illinois Compiled Statutes Page Illinois General Assembly Homepage Illinois General Assembly Legislation Status Page Illinois General Assembly Public Acts Page Illinois Housing Development Authority – IHDA Illinois State Library's gateway to Illinois governmental information Illinois State Representatives Search Page Illinois State Senators Search Page Law.com (General information page concerning laws and legislation) LegINFO.org (Organization that monitors all pending legislation in Illinois) Search for Senators and Representatives by your home address State Employees Phone List State of Illinois Homepage  Back to Top   Local Municipalities City of Chicago - Building Permit Status City of Chicago Aerial Maps City of Chicago Aerial Photos City of Chicago Landmarks City of Chicago Plat Maps City of Chicago Structures City of Joliet - Subdivision Zoning Chart City of Naperville - Property Data Search Page

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Real Estate Organizations

American National Standards Institute ANSI American Society of Home Inspectors – ASHI Employee Relocation Council - (ERC) Illinois Association of Mortgage Brokers – IAMB Illinois Association of Realtors - IAR Illinois Mortgage Bankers Association – IMBA International Association of Assessing Officers – IAAO NAR Appraisal Source.com National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Association of Realtors (NAR) The Appraisal Foundation

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