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Compliance can feel like all stick and no carrot. Like a referee ready to throw a yellow card if your…
If the answer is “nothing,” you’ve stopped writing your story. Blank pages don’t inspire anyone. You probably still love appraising,…
AI isn’t the big change. You are. AI is a mirror. It shows a level of curiosity and who’s ready…
Half of all commercial bank appraisal reviews require revisions. That’s not a quality problem. It’s an alignment problem. Bank reviewers…
When appraisers get together, there’s an inclination to talk about past inspection stories that were funny, weird, or just interesting….
This isn’t a story about drinking at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. It’s about Jesuit education and the lifelong impact…
Blog written by Dr. Randy Flowers President, Operations RSDS In the last article, Mentorship or Competition? The Future of Valuation Training, I…
Let’s be honest: the old way isn’t working. Trainees struggle to find supervisors. Supervisors fear giving away too much. Meanwhile,…
ChatGPT 5.0 says appraisers are the No. 1 professional to best leverage AI because of our question-asking superpower. Full disclosure,…
The world will show you where you’re not free. This means our limitations are from past experiences, fears and unconscious…
I’m not the rocket scientist in my family (that title belongs to my uncle Richard). But here’s what I see…
AI in valuation is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, few actually prepare for it. Many are secretly…
