What a two-year stretch it has been for appraisers. The appraisal workforce was already in decline in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the industry’s workforce shrank even further. To ...

Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

Learn what an appraiser will look for in a home Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from Bridgewater State University and helps ...

In most cases, a mortgage loan cannot be completed without an appraisal that supports the amount of the loan being made on the property. Sometimes, however, appraisals come in at a value too low for ...

Zack Sigel is a writer and editor based in New York City. He has been managing editor at Policygenius and M1 Finance, where he led teams specialized in writing about business and finance, and he has ...

Some kids dream of becoming firefighters or professional athletes. Others want to be movie stars or president of the United States. Jillian White chose something a little less glamorous — appraiser.

Most appraisers don’t go to prison, and those that do, don’t go for appraising. So it’s no wonder why much has been made of the one-year prison sentence recently handed down to Walter Roberts II, an ...

This is Part 2 of a four-part Bisnow investigative series exploring the appraisal profession, its importance to commercial real estate and the broader economy, and the people and organizations that ...

Last week we outlined how home appraisers gather and measure the qualities of a house based on its neighborhood, site, and home improvements. Now we will try to explain how they use visual impressions ...

JPMorgan Chase recently donated $3 million to the Appraiser Diversity Initiative, putting its financial support behind a growing movement to bring more diversity to the residential appraisal field.