Recently, the FHA has changed their Case Number rules in ways that may cause confusion. In order to prevent potential compliance issues, they are requiring appraisers to make adjustments to their workflow. Now, appraisers have to enter the FHA Case Number in their reports as the “Other File Number”. Fortunately, with TOTAL this setting adjustment […]
Sometimes when you make a mistake in a report, it can be a hassle to fix. Whether that's accidentally merging two reports together, or saving data to the wrong report (and not realizing it until the next day), slip-ups like these can take hours to correct. With TOTAL's Timeline feature, you don't have to worry […]
Every appraiser knows the truly legendary names from the past two decades of our appraisal software — names like Aurora, Athena, Apollo, and Olympus. But now there’s a new one to learn: “Titan”. And it’s the best one yet, by a long shot. Titan is our latest-generation, 100% cloud-based forms system. That means that it […]
Our most recent TOTAL update gives you more control over how you enter your data and helps you save time. You can now set default rounding for sale, rental, and listing comparable adjustment fields. Even if you think you're only spending a couple of minutes manually rounding adjustments on every report, those minutes add up […]
You never know when disaster is going to strike. It could be today, tomorrow, or maybe never. Without a secure backup system, you could spend days getting all of your appraisal files and settings back into place, all because of a hard drive crash or a switch to a new computer. It’s always better to […]
In the last update, TOTAL allowed you to establish rounding numbers for any adjustment, on-the-fly. It also let you apply this setting to all other adjustment fields in the report (click here if you missed the last update). As promised, in the newest TOTAL update, you now have more control over how you round the […]
This is a guest post from the Savvi Analytics team. You can find the Savvi automated regression analysis tool in the TOTAL Store here. Savvi has made some great improvements. This week, let's talk about five new features that will change the way you look at data. Automated Data PreparationSavvi's new Data Preparation Tool prepares […]
Not everybody is "good with money" — this doesn't mean your business has to suffer. Developing good habits when it comes to billing clients not only keeps checks coming in on time, it helps you run your business in general. Without reliable billing practices, you're disadvantaged when it comes to achieving your financial goals. By […]
Want to quickly add two or even more material values to your improvement fields? Multi-material QuickLists saves you time by letting you add several values (like wall materials and conditions) at once while you’re in the field. The best part is it works on every single-line text field in your report. Exclusive to TOTAL for […]
This is a guest post from the Savvi Analytics team. This is the fourth installment in a series from Savvi on some recent great improvements. Previous posts covered how Savvi works, their eBook on regression analysis, and the importance of balancing data. This week, the focus is on data preparation. You can find the Savvi […]
