Appraisal Today Newsletter – Recent Issues -Table of Contents

List of articles by month  recent issues

March 2025

• An Appraiser Gets Audited by the IRS! My Story-Don’t Make My Mistakes  Page 1
• Can You Use the Assessor’s Values for Site Valuation, by Tim Andersen MAI, MSC., CDEI, MNAA – Page 9
• Make use of your driving time by exercising – Page 16

February 2025

• Conceptualizing Market Condition Trends, by David A. Braun MAI,SRA – Page 1
• The Contract Price as Market Value? Really?! Who Could Possibly Want That? – Page 4
• Mortgage Interest Rates from 1900-2024 and Forecast for 2025 – Page 9

January 2025

• New Year’s Resolutions. Set goals for 25024 and plan how you will accomplish them  – Page 1
• What are your best current and former AMC/lender clients? – Page 3
• Client Rating Grid – Page 8
• How to communicate with appraisers online – Page 10

 

December 2024

• 2024 Year end tax planning for appraisers. You can still save on your 2024 taxes!
• The Elasticity of Demand and Market Data Adjustments, By Steve Smith, MAI
• Marketing with holiday gifts and cards. – An Easy and Excellent Marketing
• Appraisal: Profession, Industry or Trade? By Martin Wager, ASA, IFA, MNAA

November 2024

• A brief AMC history from 1967 to now – from 5% to over 83% of the appraisal market  – Page 1
• Let’s talk about subpoenas, By Claudia Gaglione, Esq. – Page 8
• Using the subject as a comp – When and Why, By Timothy Anderson, MAI – Page 10

October 2024

• What is a Good Appraiser? – Page 1
• USPAP and Functional Obsolescence, by Tim Andersen, MAI – Page 5
• Manifesting Support for Adjustments, by Steven R. Smith, MAI, SRA –  Page 7
• Internal Cash Controls Keep Employees Honest – Page 10
• Zillow’s Unreliable Square Footage, by Jamie Owen – Page 13

September 2024

• How to use less gasoline and save money today – Page 1
• Disability – Your Greatest Risk – Page 5
• Using the Fannie and Freddie Mae Definition of Market Value as a Sales Verification Method, by Tim Andersen, MAI –  Page 9
• News Flash: Clients, GSE’s and Federal Agencies Assume Appraisers Verify Their Market Data and Have Support for Their Adjustments, by  Steven R. Smith MSREA, MAI, SRA – Page 13

August 2024

• How much insurance do you need? – Page 1
• If people can’t contact you, they can’t give you an appraisal order or referral – Page 5
• When there’s no other manufactured homes in the neighborhood, by Ryan Lundquist – Page 8
• Highest and Best Use – Why Can’t I Just Assume it Away?, by Time Andersen, MAI – Page 10

July 2024

• The General Shift: A Thorough Examination of AI in Appraisal, Book Review and Analysis, by Jim Amorin, CAE, MAI,SRA AI-GRS CDEI – Page 1
• Residential to Commercial Transitions: The Three Legs to Success, by Denis Desaix, MAI, SRA – Page 6
• USPAP, AI and Uncertainty, by Tim Andersen, MAI, MSC, CDEI, MNAA – Page 12

June 2024

• Threatened with a Lawsuit?, by Claudia Gaglione, Esq – Page 1
• Do I really have to report that state board issue to my E&O insurance? by Peter Christensen, Esq. – Page 3
• 2024 E & O Insurance Update: Claims, Payment Options, Lawsuits, etc. – Page 5
• 2024 E & O Insurance – Where to get  E&O insurance, What to look for in a policy, etc – Page 9
• 2024 List of E&O Insurance Brokers – Page1 5

May 2024

• USPAP and Relevant Adjustments – Page 1
• Entrepreneur, technician and manager – the three conflicting roles of the fee appraiser – Page 4
• Book review – Residential Property Appraisal – Read this book, by Mark Ratterman – Page8
• Appraisal Reports are like Flipbooks, by Jamie Owen – Page 11

April 2024

• How to stay positive with slow business – Page 1
• Most appraisers focus on completing  appraisals, not the business side of their companies – Page 8
• Paycheck vs profit thinking – Page 10
• Risk Management for Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms, by Peter Christensen and Claudia Gaglione – BUY THIS BOOK – Page 11 

March 2024

• How to manage your email and keep your inbox from filling up! – Page 1
• Extraordinary Assumptions – When, Why and How, by Timothy C. Anderson MAI and Craig Morley – Page 5
• Answers and Solutions for Tough Appraiser Questions & Client Demands. A Reference Guide to Associated Laws, Rules and Regulations, written by Richard Hagar, SRA- (Book Review) Buy This Book! – Page 11

February 2024

• Planning for 2024 – Set up a Budget to Manage Your Income and Expenses – Page 1
• Appraising from the Middle Ages to Now, by Michael Yovino Young MAI, SRA, ASA –  Page 5
• Appraising over 3,000 years ago, by Sanders K. Solots, MAI – Page 8
• Why Am I An Appraiser? – Page 9
• Does My Sate Reviewer Have to bel licensed by the State? – by, Tim Andersen, MAI, MMAA, MSC, CDEI – Page 15

January 2024

• How to cut business expenses – Page 1
• How to reduce personal expenses – Page 4
• Retirement: To Stay, To Go or Can’t Decide? – Page 7
• New Year’s Resolutions – Page 11

December, 2023

• 2023 Year end tax planning for appraisers. You can still save on your 2023 taxes!
• Communicating Why You Used a Comp On the Sales Grid, by J. Nathan Pippin SRA and Tim Andersen, MAI
• Valuation of Apartment Properties, Third Edition (Review)
• Marketing with Holiday Gifts an Easy and Most Excellent Marketing Tool!

November 2023

• Hybrid Desktop Appraisals  – Maybe No, Maybe Yes? –  Page 1
• Property Data (Collectors (PDC) – Page 6
• Don’t Make The Same Mistake Twice, by Claudia Gaglione – Page12

 

October 2023

• Private money lending – no AMCS, UAD, computer “reviews” low fees, etc. – Page 1
• Valuation By Comparison, by Mark Ratterman, MAI – book review – Page 7
• Residential vs. Commercial appraisals – report, fee, getting started, etc. – Page 9

 

September 2023

• Appraisers vs Lenders. What Can We Do? – Page 1
• How to communicate with appraisers online. What’s best for you?-Page 6

 

August 2023

• E & O Insurance Update 2023  –  Claims, Disclaimers, Discrimination, etc. – Page 1
• 2023 E&O Insurance – Where to Get E&O Insurance, What to Look For in a Policy, etc. – Page 5
• 2023 E&O Insurance Brokers – Page 10
• Risks of Expert Work – Page 12

 

July 2023

• Fannie Mae 1004 and USPAP -Neighborhood – Page 1
• Appraising in the changing market,  by Joe Lynch – Page 4
• Supplemental Addendum – Page 14

 

June 2023

• How to get referral from reals estate agents – Page 1
• Your Website Blog – The Easiest Way to Get Non-Lender Work! – Page 4
• Appraising the Tough Ones – How to Appraise Complex Residential Properties , by Frank Harrison, MAI, SRA (book review) – Page10