When I’m networking with commercial real estate professionals, the question of “When is the next crash?” often comes up. Maybe it’s human nature. My current local market in the Tampa Bay area is performing very well, in most if notRead more
What makes an appraisal credible? How about an evaluation? Any valuation product that flows through your credit department needs to be credible. Don’t cross your fingers and hope for the best. Appraisals and evaluations need to be clear and notRead more
A major shift in commercial valuation methodology is quietly underway. More qualitative versus just quantitative. Simply Psychology defines qualitative as data collected through participant observation and interviews and quantitative data as analyzed through numerical comparisons and statistical inferences. With someRead more
Who doesn’t want to be in control? Truth is, few things in life really are under our control. However, appraisal and vendor management is one of them. As a chief credit officer, how’s your “car” (analogy for your appraisal department)Read more
Appraisal waivers. Hybrid appraisals. $500,000 CRE appraisal thresholds. Evaluations. These topics suggest a growing trend to diminish appraisers’ participation in valuations. A recent US House of Representatives bill virtually eliminates appraisal requirements for SBA’s two largest loan programs. The NationalRead more
Do you have a deep understanding of how your department fits within your financial institution’s business model? Do you have a good understanding of what the lending department and C-Suite goals are and how you can augment and support theirRead more
This is a question we get often. To vet or not to vet, that is the question. Of course, the answer is yes. First of all, it’s required as summarized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) in FIL-44-2008, “AnRead more
Concentration mapping is an important tool for a credit department to ascertain collateral allocation typically based on property type, location, and in some cases, the number of loans to specific borrowers. Commercial real estate (CRE) loans comprise a majority ofRead more
Two favorite sayings I had as an in-house Environmental Risk Manager when training Lenders and Credit Officers about environmental risk were: Environmental risk is one variable within a very large equation (i.e., underwriting), and Environmental information is gathered to allowRead more
As a fee appraiser that provides commercial appraisals for numerous financial institutions, I get it. Running a $500 million bank’s appraisal department using our appraisal workflow and management software platform YouConnect, I get it. Both sides of the fence couldRead more
