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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Most weeks I perform appraisals for divorce or a marriage dissolution. In recent years, on several occasions, I have been hired to appraise a property after a valuation service was provided for my client by another real estate professional. But then they had to hire me to perform an appraisal. Have a great weekend!

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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? 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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How to Become a Supervisory Appraiser

McKissock

property inspections), or prepare for retirement. Whatever the reason, supervisors play an essential role in the training and development of future appraisers. In this post, we outline how to become a supervisory appraiser. Yes, supervisory appraisers are allowed to supervise up to three trainees at the same time.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

Appraisal Today

I am working on an article on Hybrid Appraisals for the November issue of Appraisal Today. Only appraisers do the appraisals. They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. Sometimes, the “training” was not as thorough as it should have been.

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Q&A: Is It Time to Take On an Appraisal Trainee?

McKissock

It’s more to your advantage to look at it as training a productive employee. Then you can bring on new clients; you’ll have sufficient staff for higher-volume periods—and, while you’re training the new people, you’re revisiting the basics and refreshing your own skills. Looking to upgrade your appraisal license?

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What New Appraisal Specialty Do You Wish to Break Into?

McKissock

I feel I can help appraisers write better, more supported reports by sharing my experiences and expertise.” ” “Appraisers who don’t do their ‘homework’ do a disservice to their clients. Experience as a contract review appraiser quickly revealed when appraisal research was lacking. Other (19%).

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The Biggest Time Management Challenges for Appraisers

McKissock

Time management challenges are a big issue for many property appraisers. Your income depends on how many appraisal assignments you can complete each month and each year—and you need time to produce each report. Last month we asked appraisers, “What’s one thing you wish you could STOP doing to save time in your workday?”