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It’s not up to us to determine a home’s worth — that’s what a licensed appraiser does. A home appraisal is an independent evaluation that provides an unbiased estimate of a property’s fair market ...

Shane Lanham first heard he was being sued for racial discrimination from a New York Times reporter who called him for comment. That story ran with the headline: Home Appraised With a Black Owner: ...

How much is your property worth? It depends who you ask—and the answers could be tens of thousands of dollars apart. Learn how to use the different assessments. When it comes to property value, not ...

Former Ginnie Mae president says appraisal reform is stalling, calls for Congress to embrace data-driven valuations A former head of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) is ...

The Appraisal Institute announced it has resolved a lawsuit brought by a former CEO who in the spring alleged she had been fired as punishment for trying to change the culture at the influential ...

Disarray at the small federal agency charged with overseeing the appraisal industry is raising alarm among lawmakers about the effectiveness of a critical safeguard of the infrastructure of the nation ...

The U.S. government agency tasked with regulating the nation's real estate appraisals has undergone significant cuts to its staff and budget amid turmoil in the industry's leadership ranks. The ...

Mitchell: 'Assessor's office does not take directives' from mayor Mitchell files legal challenge to State Board of Equalization decision for the Tennessee Comptroller's Office to correct appraisal ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The board of the Chicago-based Appraisal Institute has ...

The Tarrant Appraisal District is extending the deadline to protest property values for the second year in a row. Noah Alcala Bach [email protected] The Texas House advanced a billthat ...

If you didn’t receive one this year, that might be an indication of good news. Perhaps your appraised property value remained largely the same as last year or even dropped. Bexar Appraisal District ...