Appraising in 2015 wasn’t easy. You handled more client requirements and curveballs like CU and FHA changes. But if you spent it relying on ACI or ClickFORMS™, your job was even harder than it should have been.
Appraisers have asked us why we're not included in The Appraisal Foundation's new software program. (Click here for the announcement.) Here's our response from our Chairman, Dave Biggers:
TOTAL for Mobile was recently updated, adding the Disaster Inspection form, drawing pen color and width control, expandable text fields, and iOS9 fixes.
This is a guest post from Woody Fincham, a Vice President with The Trice Group, LLC, which is a part of Valucentric. Woody serves as the Chief Residential Appraiser for Valucentric, which is a growing national full-service firm. He is a dual-designated appraiser with the Appraisal Institute having earned the SRA and AI-RRS designations. He […]
If you're like most appraisers we hear from, you're probably swamped with work. When you're busy, it's easy to let things slide. One thing that's easy to put off is backing up your files, because you can convince yourself you'll do it later. "Later" turns into days, then weeks, then "holy cow, my last backup […]
This is a guest post from Brandon Reich, an active real estate appraiser, owner of Choice Valuation, PLLC and creator of TrendSheet 4 and Spark, a MLS comp import tool. You can find TrendSheet 4 and Spark in the TOTAL Store.
In yesterday's TOTAL update, we added even more functionality to the already-powerful SmartAddress feature. Now you can compare any property in your Comps Database to any property in your report. Want to know what Quality rating you gave on the property down the street from one of the comps you're using? Search and compare directly […]
This is a guest post from Gary Kristensen of A Quality Appraisal, LLC in Portland, OR as part of our ongoing "How I Work" series. You can find more articles by Gary on his blog here.
This is a guest post by Andy Arledge, creator of the Appraiser Genie. Andy has over 30 years of experience in real estate, working as a salesman, a real estate broker, and an appraiser. In the late '80s and early '90s, he owned and developed custom software for the largest property management company in West […]
