The future is clear for those who care to look
Can you see a future where: Your appraisal department hits their SLAs. Can you see a future where: Your appraisal firm delivers reports your clients want. If your people aren’t drafting behind you, are they exhausted? As the lead “cyclist” of your appraisal department, are you helping pull your staff to success? Do you have YouConnect, the best appraisal and environmental workflow for […]
Is appraisal bias conclusive?
I’ve written about appraisal bias, specifically the importance of the valuation community to participate in the narrative. Regardless of how appraisers feel about the issue, it doesn’t matter. What matters is for us to seize the opportunity to be part of the conversation. Financial Institution Valuation Advisors At FIVA (Financial Institution Valuation Advisors) we have had two webinars on the appraisal bias issue. The speakers included Peter Christensen […]
Optimistic appraisers do better
As an appraisal department manager, why are you so worried about lender push back? If worrying has so many drawbacks, then why do you do it? A pessimist describes the state of mind of someone who always expects the worst. A realist is a person who can look at things as they are and deal with it in a practical manner. The […]
You’re hired!
“You’re hired” are words rarely spoken in the valuation space. As commercial fee appraisers or appraisers in banks, we definitely can use the help. We’re all so busy. The appraiser shortage has officially started. It’s all about them Typical ads to hire an appraiser talk about what we want, not what they want. Many ads spell out employer needs – excellent writing skills, proficient […]
You’re closer now than you’ve ever been
Many of us have been creating, ordering and reviewing appraisals for years if not decades. Are you close to the finish line of implementing workflow software that gives your appraisal department a runner’s high? Runner’s high is a deeply relaxing state of euphoria, a sense of extreme joy or delight. Does your current appraisal workflow platform give you joy? A goal to consider is to significantly improve your productivity, moving […]
Appraiser leadership, how’s it going?
Are you at your breaking point? As appraiser managers or firm owners, we often work 10 hour days, but yet we don’t have time to get our work done. Does this sound familiar? Maybe it’s our leadership style that’s the problem. Where’s your appraisal department or firm going? If you don’t know, your people don’t know. You’re responsible. No one else. You. Paint the vision. Can you feel the outcome? Our […]
