Many small business owners have a small staff in which everyone feels like family. It can be difficult to "write a report card" for someone you feel very close to. Understand that the employee ...

I am buying a home, and as part of the process of getting a mortgage, I paid for an appraisal. How do I read the #$&%@ report? A: The idea of an appraisal is to value a home by comparing it to "comps" ...

NerdWallet advised homeowners to always get their hands on their official appraisals. When appraisals are done for a bank ...

The lack of consistent record-keeping on desktop appraisal reports could pose risks to financial safety, with the OIG pushing for increased transparency and improved monitoring. The Office of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new report released Wednesday by the National Fair Housing Alliance is calling for sweeping reforms in the appraisal industry and highlights a lack of diversity in the field, ...

WASHINGTON — Editor's note: The above video is from November 2021. A 54-page report released by the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Wednesday, confirmed what many ...

A critical appraisal requirement deadline approaches in just a few weeks.1 The requirements went into effect on Dec. 1, 2011. On and after March 19, 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs) will ...

2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- With home prices stagnant or declining in dozens of markets around the country, a bitter dispute has broken out in the property appraisal industry -- a fight that ...

In today’s mortgage industry, many organizations have a unique real estate appraisal process that fits their exact business model. Unfortunately, most valuation management technologies follow a ...