Conference Coverage

Attendees at the 19th annual National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in St. Louis, Mo., June 6-8, will hear important business tips necessary for success from Ed Molitor.

Molitor is the founder and CEO of The Molitor Group, who will appear on center stage as a keynote speaker.

Read on for a preview of his talk, and learn how you can still register to attend NS3.

Snippet: At the 2023 National Association of Appraisers/Appraiser’s Conference & Trade Show in Sacramento, Calif., Valuation Review sat in on the session titled “Don’t Panic: Adapting to a Changing Appraisal World-Fresh Ideas.”

A veteran panel shared perspectives on valuation challenges from the appraiser, lender and AMC points of view. 

Read on for the full conference story.

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with Kevin Hecht of McKissock, LLC/Colibri Group from the 2023 National Association of Appraisers/Appraiser’s Conference & Trade Show in Sacramento, Calif.

Hecht, an appraisal training/development manager, educator and real estate economist, answered the question of whether or not the economy was facing a “housing bubble?”

Read on for the conclusion of this conference feature story.

At the 2023 National Association of Appraisers/Appraiser’s Conference & Trade Show in Sacramento, Calif., Kevin Hecht, McKissock, LLC/Colibri Group educator, appraisal training/development manager and real estate economist, spelled out the 2023 economy outlook.

Valuation Review caught up with Hecht at the conference afterwards for more real estate economics news.

Read on for Part I of this exclusive on-location conference story.

It’s been said in radio language that the wider the audience, the better the chance of one’s voice being heard.

And with that, some veteran appraisers wish to extend an invitation to the Clubhouse, a platform introduced in March 2020 that houses the weekly podcast, “Real Estate AppraisalTalk.”

Read on for more exclusive information on this appraiser forum Valuation Review obtained by attending the 2023 Appraiser's Conference & Trade Show (ACTS) in Sacramento, Calif..

Valuation Review traveled to Sacramento, Calif., for a conversation with National Association of Appraisers President Josh Walitt at the 2023 Appraiser’s Conference & Trade Show.

Walitt addressed a few topics including more clarification about the March 1 Fannie Mae announcement and its effect on appraisers.

Read on for the full conversation.

The 2023 National Association of Appraisers’ Appraiser’s Conference & Trade Show (ACTS) comes to the Holiday Inn downtown Sacramento, Calif.

Valuation Review is here to report on the many sessions, sights and sounds from ACTS.

Read on for a brief preview of what to expect.

Valuation Review traveled to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24 for the Appraisal Subcommittee Appraisal Bias hearing from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters.

Witnesses delivered testimony before a panel of government organizations. Appraisal Institute President Craig Steinley, who testified at the hearing, shared some of his thoughts with us on the day’s proceedings.

Read on for our live coverage from Washington.

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with Property Science’s Paul Chandler.

The Appraisal Foundation’s IAC (Industry Advisory Council) Task Force, headed by Chandler, examined the current state of AVMs with modernization (mortgage underwriting versus appraisal) being another point of emphasis.

Read on for the final installment of this story.

At the 2022 Appraisal Institute Conference recently held in Las Vegas, Property Science’s Paul Chandler addressed his audience on The Appraisal Foundation’s IAC (Industry Advisory Council) Task Force, and its mission to examine the current state of AVMs.

Valuation Review spoke with Chandler for a more in-depth look at what the Task Force discovered and released in its extensive report.

Read on to learn what he told us.