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 Appraisers Should Do When Work Is Slow

Now that lender appraisal work pipeline is down to a trickle, appraisers are again eating their young. Panicking, dropping fees…

The Office Post Dunder Mifflin

Michael Scott, the regional manager of the fictitious paper company Dunder Mifflin, is the only one left in the office….

Occupier Trends for Small Office Buildings Upend Expectations

Conventional thinking has it that the office market crisis has no bounds and that remote and hybrid work have disrupted…

Reducing decision friction can lead to big gains for appraisal teams

We make decisions every single day. Some may be big (like choosing to implement new software) and some may be…

Appraisers, Make an Impact

How would it feel to confidently know what would allow your organization to make the most of its resources and…

New Law Makes It Harder to Sue Appraisers

The valuation industry doesn’t often get helpful legislation. Today we do. On May 2, 2023, the Florida Legislature passed HB…

We’re in this together

For many banks, the fee appraiser-chief appraiser relationship has slowly floated away. The lack of a personal connection has eroded….

Stay Relevant in Valuation: 3 Key Strategies

Amazon’s mantra is maintaining an agile, Day 1 start-up mentality, rooted in customer obsession. Day 2 mentality is “stasis followed…

Leading with Trust: Essential Trait of Appraisers

Do you trust your appraisers? How about your reviewers and staff? How much do you trust them?  Trustworthy is being…

Skate where the puck is going

Wayne Gretzky’s overused sports metaphor, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been”…

Not to do list

In my coaching sessions, I often get this question, “If a new founder took over your company, what’s the FIRST…

Revitalizing Valuation: A Wake-Up Call to Improve

The valuation profession is stalled. It’s at a tipping point. We’re stuck. We love what we do, but we’re struggling…