Appraiser News

Two companies have entered into a global strategic partnership, combining industry leading commercial real estate appraisal technology with an embedded compliance technology.  Valuation Review spoke with Realquantum CEO Jeff Weiner and Value Connect Inc. CEO Chris Bisson to talk about this partnership.  

The Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) recently released its second Exposure Draft concerning the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA).

TAF’s Vice President of Appraisal Issues Lisa Desmarais and AQB Chairman Mark Lewis hosted a webinar outlining some of the components of the draft.

Read on to learn more.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. and GeoPhy have added to their multifamily appraisal business, Apprise.

The company welcomes new team members to help further enhance the business.

Read on to find out who joins this commercial firm, and what their specific duties will be with the company.

Clear Capital has introduced ClearLabs, an in-house innovation lab set out to solve the real estate and mortgage industry’s most pressing challenges, the company announced in a release. Read on to learn more.

Accurate Group launched a bundled solution designed to help credit unions accelerate growth and improve efficiency in real estate lending, according to a company release. Read on to learn more.

At the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery shared with a virtual audience his views on how things have been progressing for homeowners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Montgomery also discussed how the Federal Housing Administration is assisting people with home loans during financial hardship, as well as the key role technology is playing during remote working environments.

Read on for more of what Montgomery told conference attendees.

Appraisal Logistics has created a new version of its Property Vision appraisal inspection tool that allows appraisers to work with consumers in real time to get a better view of properties they are appraising, according to a press release from the company. Read on to learn more.

CRE-Finance, the leading lender to real estate investors, recently surpassed last year’s volume despite the challenges COVID-19 has brought to the secondary marketplace. Read on to learn more.

As the nation continues reflecting on important matters of racial justice, the Appraisal Institute (AI) reiterated its efforts regarding certain subject matters.

AI is looking to expand opportunities for aspiring appraisers and help combat alleged bias in valuation.

Read on to learn more and hear from AI President Jefferson L. Sherman about these topics.

North by Northwest Consulting, Inc., a North Carolina-based firm consisting of certified appraisers meeting commercial and eminent domain valuation requirement needs, has brought a new person to the team. Read on to learn more.