https://open.spotify.com/episode/3wtSRjvsqLDN6PapZBGtW5 Most appraisers are experiencing a significant slowdown in mortgage lending work due to rapidly increasing mortgage rates which are slowing down the housing market. I have seen a slowdown in my lending work also. So what can we do? Half my work is non-lending work, and that’s been a blessing. Mortgage lending work is… Continue reading Attracting More Appraisal Business
Have you ever read an appraisal report? It should lead you to the appraiser's value opinion in a systematic way. In this article, I discuss how an appraisal report does so.
There are three approaches to value that appraisers consider. Once those values are developed, appraisers must reconcile these values. What does that mean and how do appraisers do so? I discuss it in this article.
Do appraisal gap clauses influence the appraiser's opinion of value? In this article, I answer this question.
The way appraisers collect data is changing due to advances in technology. With those changes come questions about how data is or should be collected. Who should do the collecting? In this article, I discuss this topic and I tackle the question of whether a Cubicasa scan is considered an appraisal inspection.
Did you know that appraisers don't depreciate land when measuring a home's depreciation in the appraisal process? I talk about why in this article.
Are you a real property appraiser? Are you a REALTOR? How do you measure a home? If you need a floor plan, you do you go about obtaining one? Technology is changing rapidly. And there is a new product on the market that is making measuring homes and providing floor plans fast and fun. I talk about it in this article.
