Conference Coverage

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The 16th annual National Settlement Services Summit (NS3), slated for Sept. 1-3, will be highlighted in part by a pair of featured speakers from Washington regulators and the largest underwriter panel in the show’s history.

Read on for a preview of who will be presenting.

At the Valuation 20/20 virtual conference, Valuation Review heard a presentation from Blaine Feyen.

Feyen is the founder of the Real Value Coaching Academy, who spoke to specifics that appraisers can follow and adopt to make their businesses successful.

Read on to find out what Feyen said to the attendees.

At the Valuation 20/20 virtual conference, veteran appraiser Josh Walitt, principal consultant for Walitt Solutions, told the attendees some common scenarios that drive clients to report appraisers to state regulators.

He also advised appraisers what not to do if they find themselves on the defensive regarding their reports.

Read on to learn more.

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.