Appraisal Career
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How to Become a Supervisory Appraiser
As an experienced appraiser, there are many reasons you may decide to take on a trainee. You might…
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8 Ways to Protect Against Appraiser Identity Theft
Protecting yourself against appraiser identity theft is very different from protecting your credit against identity fraud. Most…
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7 Reasons to Upgrade Your Appraisal License
Are you looking for reasons to upgrade your appraisal license? If you’re tired of appraising simple properties…
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5 Rules for Appraising Barndominiums
Barndominium properties are typically found in more rural areas. They could be existing barns that were converted…
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What to Do When Your Appraisal Is Under Review
Residential appraisers will often—if not just about always—have their work reviewed by another appraiser. Usually, this is…
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The Cost Approach: An Underutilized Approach to Value
In residential appraising, the Cost Approach and the income approach have in many cases become less utilized in…
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Where Does Water Frontage End?
Does your subject property really front on the water? You might remember a case that made national…
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Disclosure Example: Extraordinary Assumption
In an appraisal assignment, an extraordinary assumption is employed to presume certain unknown information as fact. An extraordinary…
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What’s that Smell Worth? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser
The negative impacts on the marketability of residential properties caused by odors from pet dander, feces, and…
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What About Those Fixer-Uppers? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser
The Issue of “Cost to Cure” We’re all familiar with the term “fixer-upper.” For many different reasons,…
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What’s in a Sales Contract? Insights from a Seasoned Appraiser
Why must an appraiser be given a copy of the sales contract? First and foremost, Standards Rule…
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Top Ways to Defend Your Work When the Appraised Value Comes in Under Sales Price
This year we’ve seen intense homebuyer competition nationwide, with a record-breaking number of homes selling above asking price…
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