You’ve been driving for more than an hour and a half to your appraisal appointment. So, you decide to call the client and let them know you’re almost there – … Read More
Price vs Value
Nobody can deny that there are a lot of issues plaguing the appraisal industry at the moment. I want to talk about one issue that I sometimes see: the … Read More
Corelogic And a la mode; Has The Sky Fallen?
The news hit like a freight train last Thursday – CoreLogic had acquired a la mode. The story sent shockwaves throughout the appraisal industry, and it’s no reach to say … Read More
The Way Things Used To Be
It’s a common complaint in our industry that real estate appraisers haven’t had a raise in two decades. The argument goes that twenty years ago, the standard fee for an … Read More
How to Bid an Appraisal Job
I was talking with one of my All Star Team members on the phone, when the subject of bidding for appraisal jobs came up. This person was struggling to reach … Read More
I Should Have Been An Attorney
Let’s pretend you are a young, a 20-something who just passed the bar exam. Because you are are new to the world of lawyering: in debt up to your earlobes … Read More
The Appraisal Fee Wrestling Match
My boys currently have a couple of friends over. They are out on the trampoline and enjoying the (finally) spring weather in Idaho. As I sit at my home office … Read More
Appraisal Fees Do Not Tell The Whole Story
If you are on social media platforms where appraisers hang out for any length of time, you are bound to see a version of the following, on a regular basis: … Read More
A Possible Solution to Customary & Reasonable Fees Read more: A Possible Solution to Customary & Reasonable Fees
Over the past five years, a major subject of talk in the appraiser world has been that of Customary and Reasonable Fees. Unfortunately, much of the dialogue has been … Read More
Determining What to Charge for Appraisal Fees
Have you ever asked yourself why gasoline prices seem to fluctuate so dramatically? Maybe it’s the weather. Perhaps it is a conspiracy in the Middle East. Surely the politicians are … Read More