William Apgar, former commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, was recently quoted as saying that real estate appraising is an art form, not a science. A statement like this from such a ...

Real estate appraiser Michelle Czekalski Bradley went above and beyond during the pandemic in her quest to follow covid-related safety protocols. Bradley, 54, created her own custom covid prevention ...

How do you appraise illegal assets for the purpose of estate taxes and/or donations? Some people have tangible items in their estate that can’t be legally sold, creating a problem: There’s a fair ...

Written by Charles Gress, as originally published in The Reverse Review. Competency under Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is very clear. It says an appraiser must: (1) be ...

Written by Bill Waltenbaugh, as originally published in The Reverse Review. Q: I have a reverse mortgage borrower who has been advised her home will be sold in a sheriff’s sale due to nonpayment of ...

In today's environment of extremely tight inventories — low supply and high wholesale prices — accurate reconditioning estimates in appraisals are an ever-more critical component of turning around ...