The Appraisal Institute (AI) recently released the fourth in its series (“What I Value”) of short videos profiling real estate appraisers. Each video highlights an AI member’s professional commitment to the public trust and their communities, and the different ways that appraisers bring high-level professional expertise and experience to their communities and the real estate industry, according to a release.
The new video tells the story of Donald (Donnie) Boucher, who has been valuing real property in the Washington, DC, Metro area for five decades. Boucher currently focuses on litigation, particularly involving marital dissolution.
In the video, Boucher, president of Boucher and Boucher Inc., speaks about his family’s history in the appraisal profession, his passion for DC-area properties and their histories, and his commitment to integrity and ethics.
Boucher speaks about the “qualitative” analysis that is needed to appraise virtually unique properties where comparable properties’ characteristics require professional judgment in lieu of available straightforward comparisons.
"Donnie represents so much of what is good and noble about this profession, and the approach and perspectives that must be passed on to the next generation of diverse appraisers,” AI CEO Cindy Chance said in the release. “Having lived in Washington, DC, myself for many years, when I first met Donnie, I was astonished at his knowledge of structures I knew, including my own home.
“Donnie’s service as a member leader from the chapter to the national board level is also typical of his commitment to the appraisal profession and his generous spirit,” Chance added.