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Valuation Review recently traveled to the state of Louisiana for the ASA International Conference for appraisers where we sat down with ASA Executive Vice President and CEO Johnnie White.

He gave us an overview of the conference, as well as his insights on several topics including what ASA has already established to recruit and retain new appraisers, and what the organization is working on for the betterment of the appraisal profession.

Read on for the full conversation from New Orleans.

Altus Group Limited, provider of asset and fund intelligence for commercial real estate, recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire the commercial real estate valuation and advisory services business of Situs Group LLC., a SitusAMC company.  

The transaction will include REVS’ (Real Estate Valuation Services) commercial solutions for valuation management as well as related appraisal and consulting services.

Read on for more details about this acquisition.

JLL’s Value and Risk Advisory platform hired two multi-housing experts in key gateway markets.

The two will perform their duties in New York and Los Angeles.

Read on to learn more.

Valuation Review concludes its interview with Nathan Brannen, chief product officer at Restb.ai.

Brannen further breaks down artificial intelligence and how likely technology will be widely adopted down the road.

Read the final installment of this exclusive feature story.

A holiday tradition continues.

Valuation Review editor Mike Holzheimer shares his Thanksgiving thoughts, hopes and wishes for you.

Read on for our holiday message.

JLL’s Value and Risk Advisory platform recently named a director within its multi-housing sector.

The department will be led by Executive Managing Director Kai Pan.

Read on to learn more.

The Federal Housing Administration recently announced the publication of updated appraisal requirements for the valuation of manufactured homes (MH) certified under Fannie Mae’s MH AdvantageTM and Freddie Mac’s CHOICEHome programs.

The United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana/Department of Justice announced a Nevada resident was charged with misprision of a felony for concealing wire fraud by emailing an art appraisal that misrepresented his honest assessment of the appraised art’s value.

BBG reached out to Valuation Review to share Managing Director Anthony Bonet’s thoughts on new legislation in Florida designed to make more housing affordable.

Florida’s real estate industry and many of its residents are pinning their hopes on this recently enacted legislation designed to make more housing affordable in the Sunshine State, according to Bonet’s article “New Legislation Seeks to Bolster Florida’s Affordable Housing Opportunities.”

Read on to learn more.

Punctual Abstract, a nationwide source for real estate abstracts, title evidence, and comprehensive national title production services, appointed an executive director. The responsibilities of the position will focus on business strategy and client success.

Valuation Review concludes its conversation with jewelry specialist Duncan Parker from the 2023 ASA International Conference in New Orleans.

Parker expands upon what appraisers need to know when looking at specific gems.

Read on for the conclusion of this story.

National Mortgage Insurance Corp. (National MI), a subsidiary of NMI Holdings, Inc., is now integrated with the Loan Fulfillment Center (LFC) loan origination system platform by Mortgage Cadence, a subsidiary of Accenture. The integration enables lender clients of both companies to access price quotes and secure real-time, risk-based mortgage insurance through National MI’s Rate GPS tool without leaving the LFC platform.