Mild mannered appraiser by day, cartoonist & illustrator by night. Steve and his sweet wife, Renae, live in the wilds of ...

Big things are happening for appraisers — and Candy Cooke is right in the middle of it. Newly elected as Vice Chair of the ...

The commercial real estate lending industry stands at a fascinating crossroads. What once took eight days—generating a loan quote—now happens in hours. Soon, it will take minutes. This isn’t science ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Velox Valuations, a trusted leader in real estate appraisal, is accelerating national growth with the launch of seven new franchise locations so far ...

When Fannie Mae adopted the ANSI Z765 measurement standard, effective in April of 2022, appraisers and industry stakeholders wondered if (or when) Freddie Mac would ...

Many say “history always repeats itself” and in the case of appraisals, it may be for the best. We sat down with Edward Pinto, the Co-Director of AEI’s Center on Housing Markets and Finance as he ...

For decades, residential real estate appraisers have relied on clipboards, graph paper, tape measures and glue sticks to appraise homes. Site visits involved hand-written notes, manual measurements ...

President Donald Trump’s recent announcement regarding the potential privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac carries significant implications for the appraisal profession, as it may result in ...

Although a “perfect” adjustment may not exist, the search for perfect adjustments in appraisal reports is becoming a hot topic with many interesting articles, continuing education courses, and ...

This is the final article in Ernie Durbin’s three-part series on the new UAD. The first article on April 15, 2024, was “From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul.” The second article on July ...

Medicine has always been at the forefront of technological innovation. From the invention of the stethoscope to the first successful organ transplants, each inflection point and move forward has been ...

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