Change. It’s clear that appraisal, as a vocation, has changed. Many appraisers are considering new careers. Others are preparing to meet new demands. Yet others are doing . . . nothing. Which mind are you? Escape. Retool. Or be in denial. I have taught with Valuemetrics.info for over 17 years now. And was on the […]
Workfile is required, (or not?). This part 7 of a multipart look at issues in valuation standards. Editor’s Note: This is Standards, part 3.7 of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. USPAP WORKFILE The “workfile” concept works well as an effort at documenting an […]
What!? Universal Valuation Standards? Not possible! This part 6 of a multipart look at issues in valuation standards. Editor’s Note: This is Standards, part 3.6 of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. The ‘possibility’ premise, however, is that all valuations follow the same logic […]
We continue our look at how current standards, and regulations hold back best practices. This part 5 of a multipart look at issues in valuation standards. Editor’s Note: This is Standards, part 3.5 of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. This part is interesting […]
Standards: Credible v Reliable. Editor’s Note: This is Standards, part 3.4 of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. Here, we specifically note how the goal of having valuation standards can be updated to reflect today’s complete data, and computation analytics can be optimized for […]
Standards enforce appraisal review as well as development and reporting. Editor’s Note: This is Standards, part 3.3 of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. This is the third part topic of the larger topic of how standards may help or hinder the move into […]
USPAP requires that an appraisal is an opinion. EBV yields an analytic result. Editor’s Note: This is part IIIb of George Dell’s series on How Do I Move to EBV? Links to the earlier posts are here. USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Practice) is promulgated by the Appraisal Foundation, publisher of the irregularly issued rules, […]
Evidence Based Valuation© – EBV exemplifies the best of what has been called “appraisal modernization.” Do current standards help our progress, or are they in the way of the best future? Part I is an overview. Part II is on education. Standards intertwine with education. Here in Part III we start our multi-part look at USPAP […]
Evidence Based Valuation – EBV © is the future for valuation professionals. It requires the appraiser’s experience, judgment, and knowledge. It is not hard, just new. It gives better results faster. EBV generates more than a point value opinion. Therefore it requires competence beyond old legacy appraisal “procedures.” This new competency is a merger of […]
Evidence Based Valuation – EBV is the future for valuation professionals. It requires the appraiser’s experience, judgment, and knowledge. It’s not hard, just new. EBV captures the huge advantages of modern technology: computer power, open-source software, and market visualization. EBV provides an exciting learning path toward better service, personal satisfaction, and income security. Most importantly, […]
Personal change is difficult. I like my old comfy chair. A new chair must be broken in. Uncomfortable! But the new chair does stuff. New stuff. It has automatic, adjustable features. It has memory foam, a heating pad, and hot and cold cup holders. And a remote control with 27 buttons which can control room […]
Around 1986, licensing and education efforts started – in order to “help prevent another crisis” like the Savings and Loan meltdown of those mid-1980’s. Effectively, the standards of the professional appraisal organizations were adopted in a joint effort of those groups. Then the “congressionally authorized” non-profit Appraisal Foundation took over licensing as well as standards […]
Current efforts in the regulation of appraisal quality and fairness are fettered by obsolete appraisal methods. Traditional appraisal methods were designed to tackle sparse, subjective, non-electronic data. These vintage practices enable bias, hinder diversity initiatives, and conceal risk quantification. We have written about the “Five Frictions” hindering improvement in regulated appraisal valuation. Most other valuation […]
The three ways are: 1) pick using good judgment; 2) draw random sample; or, 3) use all relevant sales. Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of the series ‘Three Ways to Pick Comps‘. When I became an appraiser, good judgment ruled. Commercial data was not available, and the MLS comp book came out every three […]
Appraiser credibility continues to decay over time. Even during the great runup in prices, and now the spotty, often rapid rundown in prices – residential appraisers mostly turned a blind eye to the need for this critical “time adjustment.” Non-residential appraisers have yet to see the coming value shifts. Shamefully, a time adjustment, (or market […]
