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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

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They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. An AMC can offer different levels to their clients, depending on how much reliability their lender customers want or need. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. That was my training.

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Appraisers and Property Data Collectors

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4 Myths About Property Data Collection By McKissock Excerpts: Myth #1: PDC is the same thing as property appraisal As a professional appraiser, you know very well that what a property data collector does is not the same as what you do — even if your clients don’t always understand the difference. If I survived this, you can survive also!

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Desktop Appraisals: Who, When, and Why

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Insurance purposes: Lenders or other clients may order desktop appraisals for insurance purposes to determine the property’s replacement cost or insurable value. 40 acre lot, Built in 2005 “The village of Highlands is some of the most expensive real estate in the Carolinas,” Jackson (listing agent) says. “It baths, 14,450 sq.ft.,

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Tips on appraising new construction homes

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To achieve this vision, industry participants will need to work together to resolve implementation challenges through training and investment in the infrastructure needed to operationalize new solutions. Trying to use the 2005 URAR form is sometimes like trying to put a square peg in a round hole! VA is the best lender client.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

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Even the larger appraisal firms (with deep pockets) who’ve spent the last few years aggressively training and recruiting appraisers, acquiring small appraisal firms, and rolling up their competitors have rapidly changed their tone. In 2005 I finally quit all residential lender work due to the huge ups and downs in business. Retraction.