Fresh off the plane from Seattle, we’re breaking down the biggest moments from this year’s Appraisers Conference and Trade Show (ACTS). From packed sessions on UAD 3.6 to the conversations shaping the ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will never be your most powerful tool for real estate appraisal. With all of the rapid ...

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Mild mannered appraiser by day, cartoonist & illustrator by night. Steve and his sweet wife, Renae, live in the wilds of Mississippi where he's been an appraiser for 30 years. He loves his kids and ...

As we rounded out 2025, we put out a call for nominations for our second inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to once again recognize appraisers across the nation who are innovators, champions of their ...

Staff vs. fee panel. It’s one of the longest-running debates in appraisal history, and today we’re going to address it. Hal is joined by Todd Rasmussen of MARRCH Valuations to break down the staff ...

Most appraisal reports that I read contain language such as, “the appraiser (or your appraiser) has inspected the subject property” or “the appraiser (or your appraiser) has analyzed the available ...

Seller-paid concessions are often treated as simple contract adjustments. They can signal affordability pressure, seller motivation, and shifting market dynamics. The key is not assumption. The key is ...

If you’ve been in the appraisal profession long enough, you don’t measure time by years—you measure it by changes. You remember where you were when HVCC hit. You remember when AMCs took over your ...

Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein said he was pleased with the fact that “all of our major businesses contributed” to the strong first quarter. “Given more normalized markets and higher levels of client ...