Conference Coverage

The human element of business will be discussed during one of the sessions at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) happening June 16-18 at the Westin Pittsburgh.

The presentation will be delivered by Jenny Martin from Futura Title & Escrow and Bart Shaw from Knox-Title.

Read on for a brief preview.

Sales and marketing professionals have a chance to learn from their peers during one of the sessions at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3).

Deb Grace, executive vice president of business development for AccuTitle and Mark Holley will host “Turn Lessons into Action: Craft your Business Playbook.”

Read on for the short preview.

Could you spot a fake ID? Many seasoned real estate professionals know skill is useful to more than club bouncers or police officers. Jaime Kosofsky, executive vice president of business development and compliance at Brady and Kosofsky, can attest to this fact, as he noted on a recent episode of the Keys to Real Estate podcast.

Dr. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors, will counter the existing narratives of housing market distress with the actual data driving consumer behavior.

Lautz will present her thoughts at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3).

Read on for more of this NS3 presentation preview.

Brian Carter, speaker and owner of Optymedia, will be a featured speaker at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) June 16-18 in Pittsburgh.

Carter will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in housing and leadership, and NS3 attendees will leave the presentation with concrete steps to implement AI solutions that deliver measurable results.

Read on for a few more samples of what Carter will tell the audience, as well as information as to how you can attend this year's NS3 in Pittsburgh.

At the 2024 Val Expo conference in Las Vegas, a panel discussion took place to address specific inquiries appraisers have.

Valuation Review was in attendance to get some answers.

Read on for the full conference feature.

At the 2024 Appraisal Summit in Las Vegas, Valuation Review attended the session “Reconsideration of Value (ROV)-Why and How?”

Many aspects of ROVs were brought up by the four panel members, including lender requirements, the liabilities involved and thoughts from the AMC perspective.

Read on for the full story and hear what the expert panelists had to say.

At the 2024 Valuation Expo conference in Las Vegas, Mark Calabria, former Federal Housing Finance Agency director, author and now a senior advisor at the CATO Institute, spoke to attendees on the status of the market and its future effects on real estate.

Valuation Review caught up with Calabria, who shared his views with our readers.

Read on for the full story.

At the 2024 Appraisal Summit in Las Vegas, appraiser Chris Shoemaker, owner of Oregon-based Sunshine Appraisal and Consulting, addressed conference attendees on the subject of reconciliation.

In Part II of our conference feature, Shoemaker speaks to listing prices, property analysis and other factors surrounding appraisal reconciliations.

Read on for the conclusion of this story.

At the 2024 Appraisal Summit in Las Vegas, appraiser Chris Shoemaker, owner of Oregon-based Sunshine Appraisal and Consulting, addressed conference attendees on the subject of reconciliation.

Valuation Review was in attendance and caught up with Shoemaker for more details regarding his session.

Read Part I of this exclusive conference feature article.