Insights for Appraisal Operations

Explore practical perspectives, industry trends, and expert guidance to help you improve workflows, manage vendor networks, and navigate the evolving appraisal landscape.

From compliance and workflow optimization to vendor management and technology strategy, our blog covers the topics that matter most to appraisal professionals.

Stay informed, learn from real-world experiences, and discover new ways to improve how your team operates.

What do you want?

By 2025, what do you want to achieve, both personally and professionally? This blog will not mention USPAP. Nor FIRREA…

The need for speed 

“Hard work isn’t enough, and more work is never the real answer.”   So how do fee and bank appraisers get…

You’re good at what you do 

Appraisers are the smartest people in the room when it comes to real estate.   Then why do we receive so…

C-Suite mistake, ignoring the appraisal department

Why transformation for banks is NOW urgent. CEO and CFOs are now understanding the cost of ignoring their appraisal department….

Appraisers. Go on vacation.

It’s time. That last appraisal is done. Review completed. Vacation scheduled. It’s go time.  There’re few professionals that need a…

Do something

What’s being ignored in your appraisal department? Maybe it’s taking time to implement an appraisal ordering platform. As an appraisal…

How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted

Leading your bank’s appraisal department or appraisal firm, are you working 10-hour days, but don’t have time to get everything…

Hug an appraiser day

Congress approved “Hug an Appraiser Day” as a federal holiday. It’s September 21st. No they didn’t, but they should. Commercial…

Can we get on the same page? 

Just like EOS (entrepreneurial operating system), AOS (appraiser operating system) can be a set of concepts and tools used by…

Enthusiasm, don’t curb it

What’s the No. 1 attitude most beneficial for real estate valuation professionals? Enthusiasm!!! The result? More fulfilling personal and professional…

Appraisal done! Whew, next one

What do shortcuts really cost appraisers? If you haven’t had a vacation in the last year, consider reading on. There’s…

Solutions to appraiser relevancy

Fee and bank appraisers both play the same game but on separate teams. There’s lots of refs, OCC, FDIC, USPAP,…

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