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Are you at your breaking point? As appraiser managers or firm owners, we often work 10 hour days, but yet…

You’ve probably have heard what happened. An interracial couple orders a residential appraisal in Jacksonville, value comes in at $330,000 for the black wife and $465,000 for the white husband….

As a fee or bank appraiser, is your productivity lagging behind your peers? Are you stuck at a red light? …

“OMG, you’re an appraiser? That’s AMAZING!” I hear this all the time…no…never. But why not? Mojo is that exact time when you…

Appraisal departments: absolutely swamped, understaffed, not enough people on my team, overwhelmed, don’t have the time, doing a job that’s…

Many commercial fee appraisers are currently turning down jobs. They’re reducing their coverage areas. Cherry picking the easier jobs. Increasing fees….

“I work hard creating my appraisals; it frustrates me when reviewers ask for a bunch of revisions for a low fee.” – commercial fee…

Bad habits can show up as long hours at the office and weekend work. Good habits, software and well-implemented processes…

Create an engaging culture Most commercial fee and bank appraisers operate solo. Many work from home. The lack of interaction…

Commercial evaluations are like alpacas. No one really knows for sure what to do with them. Do they produce eggs…

As a commercial fee appraiser or chief appraiser in a bank, what’s the answer to the question, “What value do appraisals provide? Some might…

Those in the bank appraisal departments are the smartest people in the room when it comes to real estate. Problem is they don’t have a seat…