Did that great bluesman, Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938), travel to the crossroads of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale, Mississippi? There, at midnight, so the legend goes, did he get down on his ...

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 ...

Last fall, we put out a call for nominations for our first inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to recognize outstanding appraisers and firms and others in the industry from around the country. In this ...

Ever have an underwriter ask for more information on an appraisal or need some clarification on one of your appraisals? What is behind this? Is it the lender, if so, why are they asking? Is it the AMC ...

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 ...

If we were chicken little and watching what is happening with the lenders, we might say the sky is about to fall – drying up the main source of revenue for so many appraisal companies. If your new ...

What Poetry and Data Analysis Have in Common We will call this place our home. The dirt in which our roots may grow Though the ...

My name is Kevin P. Grant. You could definitely call me a small-town guy, having been raised by a pair of pretty amazing parents in the small town of Sheboygan, WI. I majored in Business and Finance ...

As the appraisal industry evolves, balancing the traditional art of appraisal with scientific advancements is essential to ensure more reliable and credible results. This dynamic ...

Mortgage rates continued to decrease this week, with the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage falling to 6.62%, down from 6.64% last week, according ...

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 ...

Robert Schiff is a life-long resident of New Jersey. He was raised in South Brunswick. Bob attended Stockton State College near Atlantic City. After graduation, Bob’s career started in sales. He ...