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.

Put a ring on it

Have you ever noticed we call our contracts “engagement” letters? Regardless, it’s the start of a contractual relationship between fee…

Another 50+ hour week

Appraisal departments are “fighting huge fires internally.” The workload is “killing us right now.” Did you think at this point…

Find, engage and retain

Appraisers, what’s your hiring strategy?  Are you optimistic you can handle your 2022 appraisal volume? Last week Tampa had its…

Where do appraisers go to become leaders

How well do you think your appraisal department is doing providing excellent customer success for the lending side? Appraisers are…

Find good appraisers for your panel

Appraisers have stopped calling.  Appraisal managers and chief appraisers used to hate to get the call, “Can I get on…

Appraisal department bottlenecks

The best bankers are focused on delivering an industry-leading customer experience. Shouldn’t that include the appraisal department?  I think the…

A better 2022

5 things to start the year out right  1 Fix your No. 1 problem from 2021   This is probably the…

2022 Predictions – Crash or Boom

Crash Or Boom? – As appraisers, we have a Spidey sense that the real estate market is overheating right now. Appraisers worry when they see unsustainable values. Appraisal departments…

Why’re appraisers always swamped?

The alligators represent inefficiencies, tedious manual processes and duplicative work.  Appraisers have never worked harder, but what makes a successful…

Shrinking pool of appraisers

Where’d all the appraisers go?   Banks are struggling to find appraisers. Residential and commercial appraisers are extremely busy, charging more…

Where stress comes from

Do you ever wonder why some appraisal departments seem to run smoothly, while other are reactionary? Stuck in chronic stress….

Appraisal Volume

You’re right. Your appraisal volume is overwhelming.  “Focus you must, or pain you will feel.”Yoda Confessions of a stressed-out appraiser, “I struggled…