Conference Coverage

Expert appraisal witnesses who take the stand can be painted many colors by cross-examining attorneys, including being labeled as a "hired gun."

How can such a categorization be avoided? Valuation Review,  in Part II of its story, gets more information from CBRE Valuation & Advisory Services’ Executive Vice President Doug Main and Director David Zoraster.

Read on for the conclusion to this feature.

CBRE Valuation & Advisory Services’ Executive Vice President Doug Main (Co-Leader of the National Litigation Support & Dispute Analysis Practice) and Director David Zoraster, highlighted litigation matters and guidelines for appraisers to follow during a recent presentation.

The session was titled “Litigation Support: A Consultant’s Gold Mine of Business Opportunities," and was presented at the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver.

Read on to find out what they shared.

Valuation Review wraps up its story from the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver regarding problem identification.

Hear more legal issues from the panel of experts, who addressed the conference attendees.

Read Part II for the conclusion.

Valuation Review sat in on a presentation by Reggora Chief Executive Officer Brian Zitin from the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver.

Zitin offered insight as to how technology and other methods of valuation can be implemented into what he calls the “modern era” of appraising.

Read on to find out what we were told.

Appraisers running their own businesses have found that saving precious time requires the same amount of skill, precision and attention to detail associated with valuing property.

At the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver, appraisers heard more tips on how to make better use of time when completing their assignments.

Read Part II of this conference story for more appraisal guidance.

At the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver, a panel of experts tackled the topic of problem identification within the appraisal profession.

And like the old adage states, in order to solve problems, one has to be able to identify just what those problems are.

Read on to find out what the panel told the conference attendees in Denver. 

Valuation Review, in Part II of its story from the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver on federal agencies and what must be delivered to the client, more panel members give details about requirements from the Department of the U.S. Navy and the Department of the Interior.

Learn more about the requirements and skills these agencies need from appraisers.

Read on for the conclusion.

Appraisers running their own businesses have found that such a task requires the same amount of skill, precision and attention to detail associated with valuing property.

Appraisers must establish what is the highest and best use of their time and apply such methodology to their practices. At the 2019 Appraisal Institute conference in Denver, Valuation Review heard from two industry experts who gave their thoughts on this matter.

Read on to find out what we were told.

In Part II of this conference story, Valuation Review continues the conversation with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) review appraiser Bill Farina.

Farina goes into more depth concerning the roles of USDA appraisers.

Read on for the conclusion.

Valuation Review concludes its conference story from the 2019 Appraisal Institute show in Denver with more expertise regarding cannabis businesses.  

Perceptions were examined as loan approval may be an obstacle for investors, and appraisers, in terms of moving forward with assignments.

Read on for the conclusion of this story.