A real estate appraiser provides independent, expert opinions of property value, inspecting properties, analyzing comparable sales and market conditions, and producing formal valuation reports used in lending, sales, taxation, insurance, and litigation, in exchange for appraisal fees (typically...
Log in to followI've been sitting in on vendor demos for the new UAD format, the one in broad production since January with mandatory use coming November 2 this year, and I can't work out which d…
Running the numbers on next year's mix for a small valuation practice and the two paths don't compare cleanly, so I'll lay out both and let the room argue. Panel work through mana…
Second offer accepted this month and the loan officer came back with a waiver from the automated underwriting run, so no appraisal ordered, no fee, and the file moves faster. She…
First appraisal I've ever watched happen start to finish. Small three bedroom, nothing unusual about it, lender ordered it for a purchase. The appraiser arrived, walked every room…
Someone reached out about doing property data collection for hybrid reports. I go out, measure, photograph to a standard, upload it, and a licensed appraiser I never meet writes t…
Finishing a full gut on a three bed in an older neighborhood and I'm arguing with myself about spending $500 before it goes on the market. The case for ordering one: my comps are…