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Review consistency shouldn’t depend on who gets the file. Not every reviewer sees the same thing. Give the same appraisal…

You wouldn’t let 30 strangers walk into your office each morning, fire random questions at you. Yet that’s exactly what…

Ever get to Friday and think, “I was busy all week, but did I actually accomplish anything that mattered?” I…

We underestimate energy. The appraisal profession has plenty of intelligence. Plenty of rules. What it sometimes lacks is a spark….

Without realizing it, we’ve draw circles of self-limitation around ourselves much like the ant that won’t step outside an arbitrary…

Fueled by a blend of enthusiasm, strong Cuban coffee and possibly some naivety, I have an idea for the appraisal…

I know a lot of broke rich people. Not financially broke. Need broke. They need the bigger house. Need a…

AI is like assembling IKEA furniture. Ninety minutes in, you’ve got something that looks suspiciously like a desk. Then you…

For an appraiser who has spent 30 or 40 years in the profession, there can be a reluctance to retire….

Spend your time around people with the same clients, same complaints and same definition of success, and eventually their ceiling…

I used to talk a lot about “change” inside my company. We need to change this process. Change how we…

What happens when valuation becomes dramatically easier to produce? Jevons Paradox from 1865, says when technology makes something cheaper or…