Three senators are trying to get the VA to hire more home appraisers, which could speed up the home loan approval process for ...

Last week we outlined how home appraisers gather and measure the qualities of a house based on its neighborhood, site, and home improvements. Now we will try to explain how they use visual impressions ...

A home appraisal involves an objective professional evaluating a home to determine its value. Home lenders commonly order appraisals during mortgage or refinance underwriting. Appraisers take many ...

Property tax jargon can be overwhelming, and some homeowners may find themselves mired in unfamiliar terms. Appraisal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover careers, revitalization and preservation in real estate. He has been called an appraiser extraordinaire and preeminent ...

Senators Tammy Duckworth, Jim Banks, and Tim Sheehy have introduced the VA Appraisal Modernization Act to help rural veterans become homeowners by increasing the supply of VA home appraisers and ...

What a two-year stretch it has been for appraisers. The appraisal workforce was already in decline in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the industry’s workforce shrank even further. To ...

This is Part 2 of a four-part Bisnow investigative series exploring the appraisal profession, its importance to commercial real estate and the broader economy, and the people and organizations that ...