Commercial Evaluations, A Perspective
Commercial Evaluations are being prepared by in-house bank staff, brokers, accountants, AMCs and third party vendors. Noticeably absent are commercial appraisers, the professionals best suited to provide credible Evaluations. Why appraisers? Competence, credibility, reliability, ethics and independent, to name a few. Only about 20% of appraisers (smaller firms) currently provide Commercial Evaluations for their bank […]
What the Corona Virus Teaches About Trust
In my last conversation with you I spoke about one of my favorite topics, trust. I truly believe it is the holy grail and yet it also sometimes seems like a unicorn. Coincidentally, since we were last together, the Corona Virus which causes COVID-19, has arrived on the global stage and boy oh boy the […]
Can I tell you a story?
You’ve heard me talk about the power of stories. They are truly how us humans communicate best and have done so even before we had the spoken word. I’d like to tell you the story of why my company’s tag line is and has been, “Truth is the New Currency”. And I hope after you’ve […]
Happy New Year from the Sunny Side of the Street
Happy New Year! I hope like me, you’ve had an enjoyable holiday, whether your idea of enjoyable is peaceful time with yourself, or boisterous times with family and friends. A number of years ago we started a policy at RealWired where employees are able to take a couple of weeks off during the holidays, as […]
The true cost of, “Yeah, we’re good”
As a job manager or chief appraiser at a bank, appraisal workflow can be handled by Outlook/Excel, outsourced to AMCs or third-party workflow platforms. Sometimes when we’re talking with prospects about our workflow platform YouConnect we hear, “Yeah, we’re good” and “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” Understandably, you’re busy. Very busy. There’s little […]
A Time of Connections – Make them Count
We’re officially in the holiday season. It’s important to use this time to make meaningful connections through such things as old-fashioned Christmas cards, personal visits, parties, and even e-mail. Social media is a mainstay that can add to both the professional and personal side of the holiday season. It’s currently trendy to bash Facebook users […]
