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Appraisal Buzz
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Tell someone that you’re a professional fee appraiser and most folks won’t have any idea what that really means. In truth, human appraisers fill two vitally important roles today, (1) we collect information and (2) we analyze it so it can be presented to our clients. Ours is not the only industry where we see this. Think of oral care.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
APRIL 11, 2023
With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Isn’t that all that appraisers do? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value?
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Appraisal Buzz
JUNE 20, 2022
Real property appraisers have had quite a bit dumped on them in the past couple of years. The uncertainty, turmoil, and government interest in oversight and intervention caused by allegations of racial and ethnic bias in real property appraisal is cause for concern. There is a bright spot, however.
Appraisal Buzz
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
This article is featured in the 2024 edition of the Appraisal Buzz Magazine. Some other features in our magazine include funny Buzztoon comics, industry trends, as well as crazy stories from appraisers and readers like you! Moreover, appraisers must conduct each of the four tests on the real property as if vacant , and as improved.
Housing Wire
JULY 28, 2022
The acquisition of MassiveCert supports our objective of advancing the modern mortgage by allowing us to more comprehensively address our clients’ flood risk assessment needs,” said Shelley Leonard, president of Xactus. MassiveCert will be rebranded as Xactus Flood Solutions. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Cleveland Appraisal Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
I know most of my readers are interested in appraisal and real estate-related topics. FINISHED SQUARE FOOTAGE On more than one occasion some who have read my appraisal reports felt that my opinion of value was too high. I recently appraised a home for a divorce. So, here’s one for you… Zillow data! Is this misleading?
Appraisal Buzz
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The appraisal profession has experienced just that. Appraisers are tasked with protecting the public trust, and yet, I have seen appraisers who knowingly and on an ongoing basis disregard facts and truth to provide reports with values or directions in values that advocate the cause of their client.
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