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Ethics is Our Solution

Appraisal Buzz

I have weathered seasons marred by valuation professionals whose malfeasance adversely impacted the economy and society. The future of the valuation profession is not certain to me. Technological advances suggest we need to move toward automated valuation models that churn data through automated algorithms to produce valuations.

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Maintain that Workfile

Appraisal Buzz

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.

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Highest and Best Use: A Superpower You Already Possess

Appraisal Buzz

Moreover, appraisers must conduct each of the four tests on the real property as if vacant , and as improved. Applying each of these tests properly is essential to the valuation process. Order doesnt matter for the first two tests, but its essential for the last two.

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Planning for a Home Renovation: A Guide

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Flooring updates and modern landscaping can upgrade the home’s aesthetics, increasing its overall value. If you’re a real property appraiser in Ohio, check us out! Popular home renovations vary depending on individual preferences and lifestyles. You can also listen right here on the Cleveland Appraisal Blog!

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Loosening The Knot

Appraisal Buzz

Striving to look through the microscope of empirical thought, we must not forget that our subject is more than real property, it is real people. Imperfect though our efforts may be, we must work to untie the knot of each transaction and of the real estate market as a whole.

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3 Things An Appraisal Should Tell You That You May Not Know

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

With the massive amount of technology available to anyone who can access the internet, you might wonder why bother getting a real property appraisal? Slap a few sales in a report, and make a few guesstimate adjustments to come up with their opinion of a property’s value? Isn’t that all that appraisers do?

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Unlocking Hidden Value: The Benefits of Alternate Valuation Products

AmeriMac

Alternate valuation products are new tools for determining the market value of residential properties. Unlike regular appraisal methods, which mainly consider recent sales data and the property’s features, these products use more data points and different analytical techniques.