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USPAP Myths for Appraisers

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Bradley, SRA, CDEI, McKissock Learning On May 5, 2023, the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) voted to adopt changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), which will become effective January 1, 2024. Lender issues are a significant factor in USPAP and Myths 1 to 4. Excerpts: 4 Bedrooms, 4.5

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative

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Appraisal Institute Counters Flawed Appraiser Bias Narrative Excerpts: In reality, appraisers have a great story to tell, but we have a long way to go to refocus the terribly flawed “appraiser bias” narrative onto facts and science. Industry groups should also step up to support appraisers.

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NAR Member Survey on Appraisal Data Collectors

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NAR Member Survey on Data Collectors Excerpts: In May 2023, NAR surveyed its members pertaining to data collectors in the appraisal process. Brokers followed with 24%, and appraisal-certified professionals comprised 14% of the respondents. Only appraisers do the appraisals. Not very positive. Read the full report.

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Apps for Appraisers

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7 Must-Have Apps for Appraisers By: McKissock Excerpts: 1. Dragon is very well-liked among appraisal professionals, making it number one on our list of must-have apps for appraisers. Genius Scan This app gets a lot of love from appraisers. Dragon has been around a long time and is popular with commercial appraisers.

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NAR: Appraisal License Equivalency Credit for RE Agents?

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NAR Urges Appraisal Foundation To Establish Equivalency Credit for Education and Experience. Excerpts: The AQB previously considered the option of allowing parallel professional non-appraisal experience. Counseling buyers, sellers, owners, and tenants on inspections and remediations, improvements, and the appraisal process.

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Quality Adjustments for Appraisers

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When making appraisal adjustments, examine the quality of your data and remember that any quality ratings in your county records or MLS are not always reliable. Reliability of data You need to consider: What is this data telling me? To read more, click here My comments: The blog post has a link to Quality Ratings.

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser!

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Top Ten Reasons Why It Is Great to be an Appraiser! Chance to really irritate annoying real estate salespeople. See that some people really do hang those black velveteen pictures of Elvis on their living room walls. Many thanks to reader Joe Ibach, MAI, for this great list! Next came Phoenix (62.9%); Portland, Ore.