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A major acquisition, a fast-growing corner of the lending world, and a reality check on commentary in UAD 3.6. Today, Hal and Jim sit down with Bill Waltenbaugh, Chief Appraiser at Nationwide ...

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Stay Connected with the 2026 AMC Directory – Your Essential Resource in a Shifting Industry! The appraisal industry is entering one of its most significant periods of change in decades. UAD 3.6 is ...

Mild mannered appraiser by day, cartoonist & illustrator by night. Steve and his sweet wife, Renae, live in the wilds of Mississippi where he's been an appraiser for 30 years. He loves his kids and ...

Twisting the narrative to create hype. It always amazes me that there are some that will take a very simple, well-intentioned event and use it to rile up the masses. I can’t tell you how many people ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will never be your most powerful tool for real estate appraisal. With all of the rapid ...

Most appraisal reports that I read contain language such as, “the appraiser (or your appraiser) has inspected the subject property” or “the appraiser (or your appraiser) has analyzed the available ...

As we rounded out 2025, we put out a call for nominations for our second inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to once again recognize appraisers across the nation who are innovators, champions of their ...

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Staff vs. fee panel. It’s one of the longest-running [...] Staff vs. fee panel. It’s one of the longest-running debates in appraisal history, and today we’re going to address it. Hal is joined by Todd ...