More appraisal censorship is here! Have you noticed this new regulation that censors California appraisers and flat out appears to prohibit accepted sound appraisal methodology and practice? Editor’s Note: A Guest Post from Bruce Hahn, CCIM, MAI, SRA Consider California Business & Professions Code Section 11424(a) which says: Licensees shall not base, either partially or […]
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of Bruce Hahn’s series on Is the Definition of Market Value Outdated? In Part One and Part Two we asked why the current definition of market value has been around without change for so long? We focused on item 4 in the current definition of market value which says: […]
In Part One we asked why the current definition of market value has been around without change for so long? We focused on item 4 in the current definition of market value which says: “payment is made in terms of cash in U. S. dollars or in terms of financial arrangements comparable thereto” Editor’s Note: […]
Editor’s Note: Is the Definition of Market Value Outdated? is a Guest Post from Bruce Hahn, SRA, MAI, CRE, CCIM. Why has the current definition of market value been around without change for so long? Many decades in fact! Not much of it seems applicable to the realities of at least the last decade nor […]
Why are so many business segments utilizing Data Science in their business decisions? These business segments include but are not limited to marketing, transportation, telephony, medicine, insurance, finance, entertainment and many others. Editor’s Note: Bruce Hahn, CCIM, CRE, MAI, SRA is kind enough to write another Guest Post for us this week. To find out […]
Zillow Zestimate has been the go-to source for consumers to check what their house is worth for many years now. Zillow leverages the traffic that this brings to their web site to sell other real estate services (not valuation products!). The Zestimate has been amazing at driving traffic to the Zillow web site, but does […]
Editor’s Note: Why Did I Attend the RStudio Conf 2020? is a new Guest Post written by Bruce Hahn, SRA, MAI, CRE. We’re excited to hear about his recent experience at the RStudio Conf 2020. He is exploring and expanding his skills using R and RStudio to create his appraisal reports. He created his website, […]
Bruce Hahn, MAI, SRA, ASA is sitting in for me with this week’s post, “Data Science Makes Appraisal Fun Again”. Bruce is the owner of Landmark Valuation and a past president of the Northern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. Find him on Linkedin or at www.LandmarkValuation.com. Thank you, Bruce! 2018 marks the start of […]
This week’s post, “Faster! Faster! Have You Noticed?” is written by my good friend and data analyst, Bruce Hahn, SRA, ASA, CRE. Bruce is a past president of the Northern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. Find him at BruceHahn.com. The world is changing faster! Technology marches forward. Data is collected about anything and everything. […]
