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.

Margin challenged environment: The Chief Appraiser’s role

How are your technology partners treating you in this margin challenged environment? Are they making your life easier or annoying…

The Journey to Mastery: The Chief Appraiser’s Path

What makes a Chief Appraiser great? Mastery and success don’t come from the monumental moments but from the diligent, everyday…

What’s the Deal with Details

Job Manager: “So, can you give me some details about this property? Loan Officer: “Sure, it’s a… building. Maybe brick?…

Help banks make more loans with confidence

The appraisal department is a pivotal player that can bridge the gap between sound collateral protection and lenders making more…

Digital Lag in Banking: Overlooking the Appraisal Department

The term “digital transformation” has been a buzzword in the banking sector for quite some time. While the industry has…

Appraisal Department More Than Just Necessary

A Chief Appraiser friend of mine sometimes laments that the C-suite and lenders perceived him as a regulatory hurdle to…

Leading as Chief Appraiser in a Shifting Banking Landscape

Inspiring Teams and Embracing Innovation for Lasting Success Today I want to talk about the exciting role of Chief Appraiser…

Knowing When It’s Time to Leave Your Software Provider

After you choose an appraisal management software provider, you expect excellent customer service. But what happens after onboarding? Crickets? Maybe…

Overlooked Success: US Banks’ Resilient CRE Holdings

Is there cause for concern in CRE collateral? Absolutely. It’s a cyclical product, no surprise there. We’ve been on an…

Working Hard but Going Nowhere

The life of appraisers is undoubtedly challenging, as we face mounting pressures from various angles. Things like acceleration of declining…

Appraiser Critical Thinking: How to Spot a Fake Mona Lisa

More than 50% of chief appraisers, reviewers and commercial appraisers from my informal survey thought report quality declined in the…

Thinking about retiring from appraising 

With the current bank slowdown, many in the valuation field are considering retiring. In the past, retiring meant taking less…