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Why Universal Standards?

Some form of Universal Valuation Standards (UVS)© appears to be one way to resolve the multiple issues we see today. Our most recent series focused on the obsolescence of the traditional appraisal process.  The primary cause of the obsolescence is the shift from subjective onesey-threesy methods of picking comps – to immediate electronic download of […]

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Time for UVS (Universal Valuation Standards)?

Appraisers have standards.  AVMs have no standards.  Other valuation types are “waivered” or exempt. Appraisers have licenses.  AVMs have no licenses.  Other valuation types are “waivered” or exempt. Appraiser’s foot the bill for much of the valuation world – reviewers, evaluators, programmers, checklist checkers, and unlicensed “valuation analysts.” Today we have unequal regulation, costs, taxes, […]

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