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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

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  – Page 1
  • The Elasticity of Demand and Market Data Adjustments, by Steven R. Smith, MSREA, MAI, SRA – Page 7
  • Marketing with holiday gifts and cards – An Easy and Most Excellent Marketing Tool! – Page 9
  • Appraisal: Profession, Industry or Trade? by Martin Wagar MNAA, ASA, IFA, RAA – Page 14

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 – Page15

 

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