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March 2019
- Appraisal Today 3-19 – traditional 3-column format
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- Expert witness for residential appraisers – Yes, No or Maybe
- The Appraisal Industry at the Crossroads of Change and Re-invention By Tony Pistilli
- Five Powerful Software Progams for Every Real Estate Appraiser By Wayne Pugh
February 2019
- Appraisal Today 2-19 – traditional 3-column format
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- What is a Bedroom?
- How to get referrals from real estate agents
- Home measurement services – how to use your appraisal skills to make money
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Marketing for Appraisers Book. Written in 2008, so it does not have much info on AMCs, but lots of info on marketing that
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USPAP Enforcement Table 2018 By Barry Bates
Issue index – an easy way to find the articles and topics you want!
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Estate/trust appraising – Good, steady business, no hassles
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Past issues 2016 – 2019
January 2019
- Appraisal Today 01-19 – traditional 3-column format
- Appraisal Today 1-19 no columns wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- How to collect all your billings. Don’t work for free!!
- Planning for 2019 – Set up a budget to manage your income and expenses
- New Year’s Resolutions. Set goals for 2019 and how you will accomplish them
- How to get business by networking at meetings
December 2018
- Appraisal Today 12-18 – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 12-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Your Website – the easiest and fastest way to get non-lender work!!
- 2018 year-end tax planning for appraisers. What you can do now to save on your 2018 taxes
- Marketing with holiday gifts and cards – an Easy and Most Excellent Marketing Tool!!
- InRoute Planner – map your real estate data with the quickest route
November 2018
- Appraisal Today 11-18 – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 11-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Business slow? Non-lender appraisals are an excellent option! Full Fees, No AMCs, No CU, No UAD!!
- Speaking at real estate sales meetings is an easy way to market your business
- Why you should join an appraisal association by Joseph Lynch
- Network of state appraisal associations (NSAO) contact list
- Appraisal Organizations List
October 2018
- Appraisal Today 10-18 – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 10-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Should you do non-lender work? Pluses and minuses of both lender appraisals and each different type of non-lender appraisal.
- Relocation appraisals – clients that pay well and really want to know what a property is worth By Rachel Massey, SRA, AI-RRS
- How an NMLS-Type Structure for Valuation Benefits Appraisers, Lenders, and Consumers by James Murrett, MAI, SRA
- What is the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS)?
- Answers and Solutions for Tough Appraiser Questions & Client Demands. A Reference Guide to Associated Laws, Rules, and Regulations, Volume One (Book Review) By Richard Hagar, SRA Buy This Book!! Plus two Sample Q&As and full Table of Contents
September 2018
- Appraisal Today 9-18 – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today-9-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Why, Why, Why? Why do we put “stats”, “graphs”, “data,” and “science” together? By George Dell MAI, SRA, ASA, CDEI
- Disability – your greatest risk
- How to get started in commercial appraising: 5+ unit apartments
- Protecting your privacy. Are Facebook, Uber, Amazon and Apple tracking you? By Wayne Pugh MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS
August 2018
- Appraisal Today 8-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 8-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
USPAP Enforcement Table 2018 By Barry Bates
- Appraising – from the Middle Ages to now Michael Yovino-Young
- Appraising over 3,000 years ago
- Appraisers and the Big Short: Tricks & Traps for Avoiding Market Blindness by Barry Bates
- “Retirement” for fee appraises: when, why, and lots of options
- Residential vs. commercial lender fee appraisals-fee, reports, reviews, etc.
July 2018
- Appraisal Today 7-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 7-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- 2018 E&O Insurance Update – where to get E&O insurance, state board complaints, your biggest risks, etc.
- Valuation by Comparison, 2nd Edition. Buy This Book!!
- Tips, Trends & Takeaways: What is Happening with E&O Insurance Today By Elaine Matternas
June 2018
- Appraisal Today 6-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 6-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Fannie: Inspection waivers, hybrids, UAD and forms changes – where is residential lender appraising going? Part 1
- What’s new at the ASB and AQB? Hybrids, ASB online forum, experience practicum, etc.
- Use Evernote to easily organize your data by Wayne Pugh, MAI, CR3E, FRICS, CCIM
- Preface to The Enforcement Table: Competence, Ethics and Fraud
- The USPAP Enforcement Table by Barry Bates
May 2018
- Appraisal Today 5-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 5-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Will another profession replace appraisers? By George Dell, MAI, SRA, ASA, CDEI
- What’s up with Fannie’s CU? Public records, comps, Risk Scores, peer data discrepancies, new forms, UAD changes etc.
- Collateral Underwriter or Collateral Underminer: Risk Score Manipulation? By Brian Musto
- What really happens with State Regulator USPAP Enforcement? By Barry Bates
- Temptations in the 1004 by field name. Error or Ethics? Competence or Conduct? Most often? Which? by Barry Bates
April 2018
- Appraisal Today 4-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 4-18 no columns– wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
NOTE: 3 column newsletter is black and white (no color) this month to reduce large file size because of large number of graphs and tables.
- Quick Start – how to get non-lender work ASAP – Part 1
- Mom, Dad, when I grow up, I want to be an appraiser! By Barry Bates
- What will happen to residential mortgage lending in 2018?
March 2018
- Appraisal Today 3-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 3-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Why I am an appraiser
- What being designated means to me by Rachel Massey, SRA, AI-RRS
- Fujitsu Scan Snap iX500 scanner – fast, easy to use By R. Wayne Pugh, MAI
- What is a functionally obsolete appraiser? by Richard Hagar, SRA
February 2018
- Appraisal Today 2-18 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 2-18 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Staying positive with unreasonable fees, excessive Scope Creep from AMCs, etc.
- New liability issues: Hybrid appraisals, appraiser identity fraud, etc.
- Do you have to be crazy to appraise real estate? By Barry Bates
January 2018
- Appraisal Today 1-18 issue– Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal-Today 1-18 no columns– wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- How to connect with appraisers online. What’s the best way for you?
- Is there a ban on evidence based valuation? by George Dell, MAI, SRA, ASA, CDEI
- Is it jUSt PAP? by Barry Bates
- How the new tax law affects appraisal businesses -pass-throughs and estate tax
December 2017
- Appraisal Today 12-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal-Today 12-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- 2018-2019 USPAP – What You Need To Know
- How to get into trouble: 8 Great ways for real estate appraisers!! By Barry Bates
- Mile IQ – an easy way to track your mileage and have an audit-proof tax return By Wayne Pugh, MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS
November 2017
- Appraisal Today 11-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 11-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Estate and trust- the most popular non-lender appraisals, Part 2
- Estate/trust liability advice from Peter Christensen, Liability Insurance Administrators
- Fannie and Freddie, The Ill Conceived Siblings It’s All About The Money! By Barry Bates
- 2017 year-end tax planning for appraisers. What you can do now to save on taxes.
October 2017
- Appraisal Today 10-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 10-17 no-columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- An Appraiser Gets Audited by the IRS! My Story…
- Appraisals for estates and trust – the most popular non-lender appraisals Part 1
- Fannie and Freddie are Not Your Friends by Barry Bates
September 2017
- Appraisal Today 9-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
- Appraisal Today 9-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
- Is the Traditional Appraisal Process Becoming Obsolete? By George Dell MAI, SRA
- What’s happening in state and federal appraisal regulations? Statute of limitations, Evaluations, AVM QC, Appraisal Waivers, Etc.
- Geocam Pro – get augmented geo data in your smartphone photos by Wayne Pugh MAI, CRE, FRICS, CCIM. This is a great inexpensive app!!
- Horror (& Harhar) Tales from the Field (aka War Stories) from beginners, veterans, and ancient valuers by Barry Bates My favorite is the Short Appraisal Tales with the Fun Headlines!!
August 2017
Appraisal Today 8-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 8-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
2017 E&O Insurance Update – where to get E&O insurance, state board complaints – your biggest risk, etc.
The Shape Shifting Appraiser. What are the 2027 Options for Appraisers? by Barry Bates
July 2017
Appraisal+Today+7-17+issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today-7-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
Fannie and Freddie – what do they really say about risk scores, 1004mc, forms redesign, data discrepancies, etc.?
Housing values in Colorado are going up in smoke (All About Marijuana) by Tony Pistilli
Vacation time for appraisers. Just Do It!! by Doug Smith. A Timely Topic!!
Working on the regulatory side: the Future of the Residential Appraiser (Part Deux) by Barry Bates.
June 2017
Appraisal Today 6-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 6-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
Appraisal Today newsletter 25th Anniversary!! Changes over the past 25 years. What a wild ride it has been!! Fees, AMCs, Fannie, etc. etc.
Survival for the residential appraiser: How I learned to stop working and love the AVM that put me out of business! By Barry Bates
May 2017
Appraisal Today 5-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 5-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
Fannie Fiction and Fact: comp selection, adjustments, market conditions, appraisal resubmissions, and lots more, including AQM and Risk Scores.
Fannie Mae allows trainees. – will it make a difference? by Alan F. Simmons, SRPA
The cutting edge and user friendly way to schedule home appraisals.. are you ready?
Appraisal Today! No Appraisal Tomorrow? by Barry Bates. Very interesting and humorous analysis of appraising from the past to today, focusing on AVMs plus other hot issues.
April 2017
Appraisal Today 4-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 4-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
How to get near the top of Google searches for FREE with no web site required!!
Residential Cost Approach Part 2 – Reconciliation, obsolescence, sample comments By Denis Desaix, MAI, SRA
Get started in attorney work by doing divorce appraisals – much higher fees, no UAD, no underwriters, no AMCs
Why Does Regression Not Work? By George Dell, MAI, SRA, ASA
Is there really an appraisal shortage now? Info from a recent webinar with interesting data and comments from Fannie and others
March 2017
[/vc_column_text]Appraisal Today 3-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 3-17 no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer, tablet or smartphone
Residential Cost Approach: complying with USPAP when lenders require the Cost Approach
How to get started in commercial appraising: 5+ unit apts. Higher fees, steadier work, no AMCs, etc.
Appraiser surveys: blacklisting, regs/enforcement, background checks, pressure, liability issues, etc.
February 2017
Appraisal Today 2-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 2-17 issue no columns– wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Seeing the forest through the trees. Look at your adjusted comp sales price range.
Residential Highest and Best Use Analysis: more than Just a “Check box”
Fee and turn time surveys – appraisers vs. lenders
Mortgage volume change graph 2013-2017
January 2017
Appraisal Today 1-17 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 1-17 issue no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Is the New AMC business model broken?
Meet the New Boss – CU by Jared Mickel, SRA, RG.
New Year’s resolutions for 2017. Set goals for 2017 and how you will accomplish them!
What’s up in technology – TracR by Wayne Pugh, MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS
December 2016
Appraisal Today 12-16 issue – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 12-16 no-columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
2016 year-end tax planning for appraisers. What you can do now to save money on your 2016 taxes!!
Marketing with holiday gifts and cards. An Easy and Most Excellent marketing tool
Practical tips for dealing with complex residential appraisals
November, 2016
Appraisal Today 11-16 Issue – 3 column format – Traditional 3 column format
Appraisal Today 11-16 issue – no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Fannie’s Property Inspection Waiver (no appraisal) available December 10, 2016. What does it mean for you?
How appraisers get into trouble using email, social media, online postings, face-to-face conversations, etc. Is there any communication that is private?
State Appraisal Boards: Appraiser Discipline and E&O Insurance By Peter Christensen
Want to do appraisals for lenders but not for AMCs? Private money lending – no UAD or CE, computer “reviewers”, or being treated like you kow nothing!!
October, 2016
Appraisal Today 10-16 issue – traditional 3-column format
Appraisal Today 10-16 issue no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Fees are going way up!! How to get higher appraisal fees during this boom time By Ann O’Rourke, MAI, SRA and Doug Smith, SRA, AI-RRS How Corelogic’s purchase of RELS last year started the fee increases and lots more info.
USPAP 2017-2019 2nd Exposure Draft – what has changed? Comments due by October 14, 2015. Draft reports just won’t go away.
Pro Camera 9 – a great photo app for appraisers – only $4.99!! by Wayne Pugh, MAI, SRA
September, 2016
Appraisal Today 9-16 issue – traditional 3-column format
Appraisal Today 9-16 issue no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
AMCs tell all to residential appraisers by Joe Lynch
Real Estate Damages, third edition, 3rd Edition, an excellent book
The Art of Appraising-what Big Data and Analysis misses and what it means for you
GLA adjustments using cost per sq.ft. method – understandable and easy to use by Dave Towne
August, 2016
Appraisal Today 8-16 issue revised – traditional 3-column format
Appraisal Today 8-16 issue no columns revised – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Will Collateral Underwriter destroy residential lender appraising?
Manage multiple appraisal deadlines to increase your productivity by Doug Smith, SRA, AI-RRS
Two reasons why appraisers should not use statistics by George Dell MAI, SRA, ASA
Who’s on your approved client list and why?
Client Rating Grid
July, 2016
AAppraisal Today July 2016 issue traditional 3 column format
Appraisal-Today July 2016 issue no columns – wordprocessing style – read on your computer or tablet
Who are your most and least profitable clients? Look at how much you make per hour, not just the fee
Sample Time Sheet
How to manage your email to save time and reduce your stress!!
Using regression analysis in everyday appraisal practice by Doug Smith, SRA
LandGlide Review By Wayne Pugh, MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS
Comments on last month’s E&O article
June, 2016
2016 E&O Insurance Update – where to get E&O, prior acts, state board complaints, E&O Myth
How do upgrades affect UAD Condition and Quality Ratings? By Rachel Massey, AI-RRS
Q&A – FHA attic inspection requirements by Doug Smith, SRA, AI-RRS
May, 2016
Practical tips on qualifying the 1004MC and preparing a Market Conditions Summary
Data Science. What is it? What does it mean for appraisers?
No man’s land & the aggressive real estate market
How to handle rapidly increasing prices in your market
YIPES (humor)
What is a bedroom? by Doug Smith, SRA, AI-RRS
Issues with the 1004mc – a closer look by George Dell, MAI, SRA, ASA
What’s up in technology by Wayne Pugh, MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS
Your Web Site – the easiest and fastest way to get non-AMC work!
March, 2016
Adjustment, Part 2 – what are the best adjustment methods for your market?
Reviewer as mind reader by Rachel Massey, SRA, AI-RSS
Curable Queries – Bracketing and SFR vs. Duplex by Doug Smith, SRA, AI-RSS
1004MC – the good, the bad, and what Fannie says
Statistical errors in the 1004MC by George Dell, MAI, SRA
February, 2016
Adjustments Part 1 – Are you making too many adjustments?
Identifying Residential Architectural Styles by Mark Nadeau, SRA – Book review
Two good, practical residential books, with very good tips on adjustments – Book reviews
The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 6th Edition – Book review
Support vs. proof for adjustments by Bob Keith
January, 2016
The Internet, Big Data and the Art of Appraising. The past, the present and the future.
Setting appraiser New Year’s resolutions for 2016 and how to accomplish your goals
Include an Executive Summary in your appraisal reports By Dave Towne
A Catfight over Appraisal Standards, The Decline and Fall of the Residential Appraiser, etc. By Owen Glendower