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4 ways to effectively train your title agency employees

Housing Wire

For title agency owners and professionals, finding the time and resources to train your team can be challenging. However, well-trained employees offer undeniable benefits, such as increased productivity , engagement and job performance. While mentoring and coaching go hand-in-hand, they’re not interchangeable terms. ” We agree.

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The Difference Between Pricing a Property and Appraising It

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

STATE LICENSING If a state-licensed real estate agent had the ability to appraise property with the same level of precision as a state-licensed or certified appraiser, an agent would not have to go thru the same process and testing that a state-licensed or certified appraiser goes thru, would they? Both require a skill.

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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. Step 3: Hire the right trainee It’s no secret that it takes time and energy to train future appraisers. Find the Supervisor-Trainee course in your state.

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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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7 best real estate schools in Illinois (IL) for 2024

Housing Wire

We’ll help you make an informed decision and find the right Chicago real estate classes or online program to best fit your budget, timeline, learning style and schedule. Covers real estate math, concepts, brokerage, real property, contracts, appraisal, updated TILA/RESPA information & more. Self-paced.

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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. They included appraisers, real estate agents, and someone with a week, a month, or online video training. Most of the inspection training we receive as appraisers happens in the field. That was my training. Very interesting.

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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. Or you might just not like the process of training other people.