2019 is in the books and we have already begun 2020. From an appraisal perspective, 2019 was a year of change for me. I am in a completely different place then where I was at the beginning of the year. I left a large valuation firm to start my own enterprise while also partnering withContinue reading “My 2019, A year in Review”
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Pat Turner, the Man with a Plan Valuer’s Dozen
by Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, RAA Member of RAC I have known Pat Turner for many years. My first introduction to him was from attending a Virginia State Board meeting. I had attended to give public commentary about the problems I saw with regulatory oversight in the commonwealth. Pat and I struck up aContinue reading “Pat Turner, the Man with a Plan Valuer’s Dozen”
ASA, AI, ASFMRA, MBREA, AGA RICS and Even NAR Step Up to the Plate for Valuers
Written by Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, RAA Once again, we have some great news coming from the appraisal organizations. The American Society of Appraisers, Appraisal Institute American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, MBREA|The Association for Valuation Professionals, American Guild of Appraisers, OPEIU, AFL-CIO and RICS signed off on a joint letter sent toContinue reading “ASA, AI, ASFMRA, MBREA, AGA RICS and Even NAR Step Up to the Plate for Valuers”
The Valuer in The Mirror
Written by Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, RAA Maybe I am crazy, but I think all of us deserve a better profession as appraisers than what we have presently within the mortgage and lending world. We are in an era where the profession is changing fast. We have many players out there that want to limit orContinue reading “The Valuer in The Mirror”
The Six Elements of Green Part 2 The First Two Elements
Now that we have talked about how important communication is between agents and the consumers and the agents and the appraisers, let’s get into the meat and potatoes, as they say. As an appraiser, one must be able to understand and identify high performance home (HPH) features. As I eluded to in the first partContinue reading “The Six Elements of Green Part 2 The First Two Elements”
Experienced and New: A Review of Appraiserfest 2018
Originally posted at : http://appraisersblogs.com/experienced-n-new-appraiserfest-review Experienced and New: A Review of Appraiserfest 2018 By Tom Horn, SRA and Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, RAA Member of RAC A Newbie Conference Attendee’s Take on Appraiserfest 2018 Tom Horn, SRA I just got back from the first ever Appraiserfest conference, held in San Antonio, Texas, and while it is freshContinue reading “Experienced and New: A Review of Appraiserfest 2018”
Going Concern Valuer in Virginia
Heather M. Placer, MAI, SRA, CCIM, IFAS, ASA is an appraiser located in Midlothian, Virginia. Heather is a career long appraiser that got started at an early age. She volunteers her time to the Appraisal Institute (AI) and is currently the president of the Virginia Commonwealth Chapter of the Appraisal institute. It would require too much spaceContinue reading “Going Concern Valuer in Virginia”
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