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Let’s be real. There is often tension between real estate agents and appraisers. And there is definitely room to help improve communication between both parties. That’s why this post is…

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Home appraisers look at the home's interior and exterior features, square footage, location, and other factors when determining a home’s value

With GeoData Plus, real estate professionals have access to real property data on all types of property in the 50 states. In particular, appraisers stand to benefit, as GeoData Plus provides access to data points that are vital to every appraisal report.

In the year 2000 GeoData Plus was released to the New York real estate market for appraisers to help them get the data they need to get their job done. Today...

The evolving world of technology truly makes the valuation profession stronger while providing a stable platform to ensure accuracy in determining property values. But will that send a signal to the profession that fewer appraisers will be needed to physically complete assignments? Valuation Review spoke to The Appraisal Foundation’s Appraisal Issues Director John Brenan for his insights on this matter. Read on to find out what he told us. 

Homeowners and appraisers don't always see eye-to-eye on value, but that gap is closing even as home price growth is screeching to a near halt. Here's what's happening.

You know appraisals are an essential part of the real estate business. You’ve worked with appraisers before. Yet many agents are confused about what appraisers do, what is allowed in the appraisal process, and how agents and their clients can work with appraisers. Texas REALTOR® magazine asked two licensed real estate brokers who are also certified appraisers, Angelo Amoriello and Candy Cooke, to help clear up…

A few months back I wrote an article that described the gap that’s been showing up between the price that the buyer is willing to pay for a property and the appraisal for that property. In that article I suggested that the main cause of the gap was that appraisers use historical data to calculate their property value estimates, and because the market was so depressed for so long, appraisals are frequently coming in lower than the values the market will seemingly bear…

According to an article published in MarketWatch written by Amy Hoak, the number of real estate appraisers is falling. This is not good news for the real estate industry or anyone purchasing a home. As condemnation lawyers, we rely heavily on real estate appraisers to prove the appropriate amount of just compensation. According to Ms. Hoak, the ranks of real estate appraisers stand to shrink substantially…