Insights for Appraisal Operations

Explore practical perspectives, industry trends, and expert guidance to help you improve workflows, manage vendor networks, and navigate the evolving appraisal landscape.

From compliance and workflow optimization to vendor management and technology strategy, our blog covers the topics that matter most to appraisal professionals.

Stay informed, learn from real-world experiences, and discover new ways to improve how your team operates.

Up your appraiser game with scoring 

Commercial appraisers lament about doing bank work. I’m not sure why. Often it represents 60% of the total sales volume…

Act your wage

The No. 1 fear for many appraisers is making a mistake. A reviewer catches a mistake in your report that…

Roll the dice on inflation

Has your appraisal volume spigot turned off? A hard stop? What about your personal stock investments? Tanked? Own any crypto?…

What’re you tolerating

You’ll never change what you tolerate. Late appraisals, laborious word processing and copy/paste fatigue. As a commercial fee appraiser, why…

Elevate your appraisal department

Your bank’s C-Suite likely has been tasked with digital transformation. How does your appraisal department fit into this strategic vision?…

What do you want?

By 2025, what do you want to achieve, both personally and professionally? This blog will not mention USPAP. Nor FIRREA…

The need for speed 

“Hard work isn’t enough, and more work is never the real answer.”   So how do fee and bank appraisers get…

You’re good at what you do 

Appraisers are the smartest people in the room when it comes to real estate.   Then why do we receive so…

C-Suite mistake, ignoring the appraisal department

Why transformation for banks is NOW urgent. CEO and CFOs are now understanding the cost of ignoring their appraisal department….

Appraisers. Go on vacation.

It’s time. That last appraisal is done. Review completed. Vacation scheduled. It’s go time.  There’re few professionals that need a…

Do something

What’s being ignored in your appraisal department? Maybe it’s taking time to implement an appraisal ordering platform. As an appraisal…

How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted

Leading your bank’s appraisal department or appraisal firm, are you working 10-hour days, but don’t have time to get everything…