Appraiser News

Valuation Review caught up with Josh Walitt, veteran appraiser and principal analyst at Walitt Solutions, who discussed non-lending skills.

The development of these skills can lead to appraisers diversifying their practices.

Read on to learn more of what Walitt told us.

Reggora Appraisal Compliance and Initiatives Director Ken Dicks sat down with Valuation Review to discuss the mortgage lending outlook for this year.

Dicks outlined some specific areas of concern.

Read on for the full conversation.

ASA announced a partnership with Valutico. Valutico is helping finance professionals perform accurate and reliable valuations in minutes.

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with Consolidated Analytics Chief Appraiser Jeffrey Rauland.

The veteran appraiser tackled some other issues including portfolio analysis.

Read on for the conclusion of this feature story.

Valuation Review tackles the subject of repurchases and the risks involved. We sat down with Consolidated Analytics Chief Appraiser Jeffrey Rauland, who discussed his many areas of expertise.

One of the topics featured is portfolio analysis. 

Read on for more of what Rauland told us.

Opteon, an international provider of valuation, advisory, and property services, recently announced the expansion of its direct-to-consumer business model. This expansion will provide homeowners and buyers, as well as real estate, legal, and tax professionals, the ability to order an appraisal directly through Opteon’s services.

Fannie Mae recently released its Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2023-02 with significant updates for appraisers. This pertains to changes regarding valuation modernization, Fannie said in a release.

Valuation Review got a comment from Appraisal Institute President Craig Steinley, who expressed his thoughts about the announcement.

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A Marin City, Calif., couple who sued a real estate appraiser over alleged racial discrimination reached an out-of-court settlement, according to the Marin Independent Journal.

Paul Austin and his wife Tenisha Tate-Austin sued appraiser Janette Miller and Miller and Perotti Real Estate Appraisals in San Rafael.

Read on for the details.

Valuation Review recently caught up with Voxtur Chief Valuation Officer Ernie Durbin, who shared with us a rather unique approach to life.

Durbin once lived, traveled, and worked from his Airstream trailer and shared a few tales from behind the wheel.

Read on to learn more about this particular method of travel.

The Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) recently announced it plans to release a Fifth Exposure Draft of proposed changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) following feedback from appraisers, regulators and the public. The ASB stated it will continue work to clarify the Ethics Rule.