UAD 3.6 is a fundamental shift in how appraisal data is structured, collected, and delivered. But what does this actually mean for your day-to-day work? In this episode, hosts Jim Morrison and Hal Hum ...

I spend some time on social media in appraisal groups reading and commenting on different posts. I often read where the poster is asking if they should call a condition out or require an inspection by ...

As we rounded out 2025, we put out a call for nominations for our second inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to once again ...

Our latest survey of Opteon Panel Appraisers reveals a readiness gap and a roadmap. Here’s how lenders, AMCs, tech partners, and appraisers can close it together. The Why Behind UAD 3.6 The Uniform ...

National Real Estate Appraisal Firm Kicks off 2026 by Celebrating the Debut of Three New Franchise Businesses INDIANAPOLIS – Velox Valuations, a trusted leader in real estate appraisal and a leading ...

With all of the clamor and excitement that Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter (CU) is creating, we started working on a new article that addresses some possible solutions. In this one, we are ...

This article was reposted with permission from Chase Pursley. See original article here. Using data from the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) Federal Registry, we’ve analyzed the licensing of real ...

Industry leaders converged in Denver Colorado last week to discuss some of the changes coming to the industry. Some major announcements were made and there was a lot of discussion on what is to come ...

For decades, residential real estate appraisers have relied on clipboards, graph paper, tape measures and glue sticks to appraise homes. Site visits involved hand-written notes, manual measurements ...

Many say “history always repeats itself” and in the case of appraisals, it may be for the best. We sat down with Edward Pinto, the Co-Director of AEI’s Center on Housing Markets and Finance as he ...

With UAD 3.6, a floor plan will be required [...] With UAD 3.6, a floor plan will be required for some appraisals, i.e., desktops, hybrids, property data collections, and in traditional appraisals ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Velox Valuations, a trusted leader in real estate appraisal, is accelerating national growth with the launch of seven new franchise locations so far in 2025. The brand has expanded into ...