As we rounded out 2025, we put out a call for nominations for our second inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to once again recognize appraisers across the nation who are innovators, champions of their ...

I first wrote this blog post on critical thinking in 2013 about "chartered surveyors" (RICS) who allowed false information to ...

Short-term rentals are one of the fastest-growing (and most misunderstood) segments of the appraisal world. In this episode of the Appraisal Buzzcast, Hal and Jim sit down with Erik Morin, CEO of ...

Mild mannered appraiser by day, cartoonist & illustrator by night. Steve and his sweet wife, Renae, live in the wilds of Mississippi where he's been an appraiser for 30 years. He loves his kids and ...

This is the final article in Ernie Durbin’s three-part series on the new UAD. The first article on April 15, 2024, was “From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul.” The second article on July ...

The real estate valuation industry stands at a pivotal moment. After decades of relying on manual processes that are inefficient, error-prone, and costly, we’re witnessing a fundamental shift toward ...

This article was reposted with permission from Chase Pursley. See original article here. Using data from the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) Federal Registry, we’ve analyzed the licensing of real ...

Earlier this year, we asked our real estate appraisal community, “What’s the ONE thing that is most often overlooked by appraisers?” The top answer we received was “Highest and Best Use.” Highest and ...

Bryan S. Reynolds, CDEI™ is a KY/TN Certified General Real Property Appraiser, a registered agent with the TN State Board of Equalization and an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor. He has testified and ...

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Meet the appraiser who went from old-school clipboard to [...] Meet the appraiser who went from old-school clipboard to full-blown tech evangelist. In this episode, Hal and Jim sit down with Kurt ...

This is a continuation of the April 15, 2024 article “From Forms to Reports: A Look at the UAD Overhaul” I am named after my father, who passed away in 2000. Dad was an SRA who brought me into the ...