As UAD 3.6 approaches mandatory adoption, the appraisal industry is entering a new era of richer data, smarter technology, and what Santosh Kanse calls “collateral intelligence.” In this episode, the ...

The part of the process appraisers never see, and the reason your file keeps coming back You upload the report, hit send, and head to the next inspection. As far as you’re concerned, the job’s ...

What happens when the people building appraisal technology are also running a high-volume appraisal firm? Hal Humphreys and ...

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The AQB is proposing changes to the appraiser qualification requirements that would significantly change some of the barriers ...

This article was reposted with permission from Chase Pursley. See original article here. Using data from the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) Federal Registry, we’ve analyzed the licensing of real ...

Industry leaders converged in Denver Colorado last week to discuss some of the changes coming to the industry. Some major announcements were made and there was a lot of discussion on what is to come ...

Everyone’s talking about UAD 3.6, but what happens when [...] Everyone’s talking about UAD 3.6, but what happens when the orders actually start flowing in? Liz Green of ServiceLink joins the Buzzcast ...

Measuring and analyzing changes in market conditions are critical and fundamental elements in real estate appraisal. Indeed, they are the foundation of an accurate opinion of value. This is simply ...

Earlier this year, we asked our real estate appraisal community, “What’s the ONE thing that is most often overlooked by appraisers?” The top answer we received was “Highest and Best Use.” Highest and ...

The agency’s Request for Information on Minimum Property Requirements raises a question the industry has been slow to ask: not about which repairs to require, but about who the FHA appraiser is ...