In this episode, we welcome back Ernie Durbin, Chief Valuation Officer at Voxtur, and a frequent guest on the Appraisal Buzzcast. Ernie has just wrapped up a highly insightful 3-part series on the ...

Ever since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) created the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) several years ago, real estate appraisers must rate building quality ...

In today’s episode, Hal sits down with Jake Lew from Aivre (pronounced like “ivory”). Aivre was a standout at Valuation Expo, where their innovative approach had everyone talking (even if they weren’t ...

Imagine completing your appraisals in less time, with twice the accuracy, and opening doors to new lucrative markets—that’s the power of AI in the appraisal industry. But are you truly ready to ...

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 ...

Rick Hiton is one of the Premier LEED Green Appraisers in the United States. He is the first valuation professional to complete the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership Program, a ...

Despite a significant decline in mortgage rates and improved supply in some parts of the country, existing home sales are not expected to pick up ...

While the AMC Final Rules are not intended for appraisers, appraisers are certainly stakeholders. In this pre-recorded webinar Alan Hummel, Senior VP and Chief Appraiser for Forsythe Appraisals, and ...

If you’re considering a career in appraisal, you probably want to know: What’s the average real estate appraiser salary? Survey data from the 2019 Appraisal ...

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Melissa Sanchez Malpass, Senior Associate of Consumer Finance and Fair Lending Attorney at Alston & Bird. We discussed her white ...

The latest enhancements to the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (SF Handbook) have been published. These changes consist of technical changes for consistency and ...

When Fannie Mae adopted the ANSI Z765 measurement standard, effective in April of 2022, appraisers and industry stakeholders wondered if (or when) Freddie Mac would ...