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Greg Stephens has been a consistent and trusted fixture in the appraisal profession for nearly five decades.

Valuation Review sat down with Stephens, who recently announced his decision to retire, to discuss his very successful career.

Read Part I of our interview with Stephens.

Candescent Capital Ventures’ Elizabeth Green, head of digital solutions, was the recent recipient of the Collateral Risk Network’s “Valuation Visionary” award.

Valuation Review spoke with Green, who describes herself as a mortgage technologist with a passion for appraisal.

Read on for the full conversation.

James Park, who served as executive director of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) for close to 16 years, sat down with Valuation Review to discuss the reasons he opted to vacate his position with the ASC.

Several factors played into Park’s decision.

Read Part I of our conversation with Park.

Dustin Harris, “The Appraiser Coach,” offered more advice to appraisers by way of his blog posts “There is No Such Thing as Slow Times” and “What Do You Do When the Fire Alarm Rings?”

Harris pointed out the “controllables” and how to grapple with “normalcy bias.”

Read on to learn more.

Freddie Mac recently announced the appointment of an executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies executed a stipulation and final agency order for public censure, fines, and revocation of the appraisal license for the appraiser cited in the United States of America v. Rocket Mortgage, Solidifi, Maksym Mykhailyna and Maverick Appraisal Group case.

BBG reached out to Valuation Review to share thoughts from Joshua Morrow, managing director of BBG's seismic and structural engineering consulting practice.

Morrow’s piece “Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Floods: How Compounding Risks Are Reshaping the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market” is both timely and topical.

Read on to find out more of what we learned.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s report on non-performing loans (NPLs) sold by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through the first half of 2024 showed the Fannie and Freddie sold 2,969 NPLs, representing an unpaid principal balance of $500 million.

The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 to advance Scott Turner’s nomination to become the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a party-line vote.

Walitt Solutions, a real estate valuation and compliance consultancy, recently announced the upcoming launch of its proprietary appraisal learning enrichment, the Learning Management System, which will be available by the end of Q1 2025.

S&P Dow Jones Indices recently released the November results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices.

The leading measure of U.S. home prices recorded a slight increase from the annual gains in 2024.

Read on for more numbers.

Global consulting firm J.S. Held recently elevated its appraisal component with a new associate in claims-certified hire.

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with veteran appraiser Greg Stephens, who recently announced his retirement.

Stephens reflects upon the many changes he has encountered during his long and illustrious career.

Read on for the conclusion to this story.

The economy impacts every business sector involved in the real estate transaction.

That is why October Research was pleased to welcome Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Michael Fratantoni to kick off the 2025 Economic Outlook Series.

Read on for more details about this program.

First American Data & Analytics released its December 2024 Home Price Index report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real-time at the national, state and metropolitan levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that segment sale transactions into starter, mid and luxury tiers.

Los Angeles’ wildfire recovery will be a long process, and the costs may be more than they initially appear, according to a post on the CoreLogic website from the company’s insurance team.