11/08/2022 I am sitting in the airport after having attended the Building Performance Association’s (BPA) upper mid-west conference in Bloomington, Minnesota waiting to fly home. It was a great conference and unlike anything I have ever attended before. The BPA is an association that, in their own words: “To advance a thriving industry delivering improvedContinue reading “Upper Midwest BPA Conference”
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5 Ways to Upgrade Your Home and Its Appraisal Value
The following link is a blog that Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, ASA, ASA was quoted in. This is poste d with the owner of the blog’s permission. https://pearlcertification.com/news/upgrade-your-home-and-appraisal-value Sep 30, 2022 Share this story Sellers have had their day (or rather, their year). Now, if you’ve been following the U.S. housing market and mortgage rates, youContinue reading “5 Ways to Upgrade Your Home and Its Appraisal Value”
Woody Fincham Joined Keith Smith, Nikki Chambless & Jerry Miller On “Real Talk With Keith Smith!”
Woody was on Real Talk with Keith Smith May 4,2022
Incorporation by Reference: Update from Mr. Bagott
The author responds and updates information regarding The Appraisal foundation. Incorporation by reference is the major premise of what Mr. Bagott is writing about and in this update, he is looking at the Texas Railroad Commission. While not specific to the valuation profession it is yet another instance of the public sector grabbing private documentsContinue reading “Incorporation by Reference: Update from Mr. Bagott”
Why should a seller get a home appraisal prior to settling on a listing price?
Written by Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS, RAA, RAC This blog originally was written for and posted over at https://www.consumerhomevalue.com/ . Gynell Vestal authors and posts lots of great items over on her site. Many real estate appraisers provide pre-listing appraisal reports for sellers. Having an appraisal done is an investment that can help save you from overpricingContinue reading “Why should a seller get a home appraisal prior to settling on a listing price?”
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”
Valuer’s Dozen: Mr. Volunteer
I have known Creighton Cross, MAI for a decade. We met when I sold my firm in Virginia Beach, VA and moved to Knoxville, TN to work with David Braun, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS. I wanted to focus on my designation and wanted to get away from the city. When I arrived there Creighton was welcomingContinue reading “Valuer’s Dozen: Mr. Volunteer”
Knowing Green Can Save You Green
Liability Headaches Real estate practice, both valuation and brokerage, are professions that are open season for law suits. Let’s face it, consumers can be very litigious in many situations. Reducing liability is something we should all try to do in our professional work. But outside of decreasing liability, what agents do, as well as appraisers,Continue reading “Knowing Green Can Save You Green”
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”
Valuation Nation 