Is it important to analyze the subject’s neighborhood? In this blog, Tim Andersen, the Appraiser’s Advocate, tackles this question from a standpoint of both the Fannie Mae Selling Guide and USPAP.
That dim-bulb reviewer at the AMC, the one who hassles you every 30-minutes, has bracketing all wrong. Bracketing has nothing to do with adjustments, but everything to do with ranking the post-adjustment comparable sales to indicate the subject’s market value. Tim Andersen, The Appraiser’s Advocate, clears up the issue for you. Maybe you should forward this blog to that corner-sitting cretin.
Blog #99: “In an Appraisal, Ranking Beats Bracketing All Over the Place” Read More »
Really! Appraisals and Appraisal Reports are confidential, even though the borrower gets a copy. And Tim Andersen, The Appraiser’s Advocate, shows you how that confidentiality helps to protect you!
Believe or not, the Fannie Mae Selling Guide shows you how to save a mountain of work and an ocean of time with an appraisal. Tim Andersen, the Appraiser’s Advocate, brings this to your attention. You’re welcome!
Blog #103: “How to Save Mountains of Work and Oceans of Time” Read More »
Are your appraisal reports internally consistent? Tim gives you some advice on the matter
Sometimes I like to Sit in the Dark and Put Umbrellas in my Car – TAA Podcast 007 Read More »
There’s something inconsistent about the title of this blog, isn’t there? We’re going to take a look at appraisal reports and the prominent issue of their internal inconsistencies, something from which AVMs do not suffer. As we overcome internal inconsistencies we are better able to compete with those who would put us out of business.
Blog #102: “Sometimes I Like to Sit Here in the Dark and Put Umbrellas in my Car” Read More »
Did you know that issues with highest and best use cause a lot of state charges against appraisers? In this blog, Tim Andersen, the Appraiser’s Advocate takes on the concept of financial feasibility as part of USPAP.
Blog #94: “Oh, Please! Not Another Highest and Best Use Question?!” Read More »
What do dinosaurs, a wizard, Mickey Mouse, Whist, and some old broom have to do with real estate appraisal? Tim Andersen, the Appraiser’s Advocate ties them all together for you.
Blog #93: “Whist, Dinosaurs, A Wizard, Mickey Mouse, and Some Old Broom” Read More »
Some say bifurcated appraisals are the future of real estate appraisal. They’re right. Others say that the traditional appraisal model works just fine and thus not need to be changed. They’re right. This musing discusses why they’re both right.
Blog #60: “We Don’t Need No Stinking Bifurcates…Do We?” Read More »
If this statement is the width, breadth, and depth of your defense against a state board’s charges, you probably should just sign the consent agreement now. In other words, that statement should not be the width, breadth, and depth of your defense, defense strategy, or defense tactics when your state board charges you with a USPAP violation(s). So, what to do? Read on…
