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HUD Rewrites FHA Appraisal Quality Control
9/8/2026 11:19 AM
Significant changes to the appraisal profession rarely arrive with headlines. Instead, they appear in agency guidance, revisions to underwriting manuals or updates to long-standing administrative procedures. Although these policy changes often receive little public attention, they can significantly influence how residential appraisers, lenders a...Read More
 
UAD 3.6: Readiness Extends Beyond the Appraiser’s Report
9/1/2026 2:48 PM
Much of the industry"s preparation for UAD 3.6 has understandably focused on the appraisal report itself. After all, appraisers need to learn a fundamentally different reporting format. The post UAD 3.6: Readiness Extends Beyond the...Read More
 
Nobody is Ready for UAD 3.6
8/24/2026 1:44 PM
I just got back from Valuation Expo, the nation"s largest and most dynamic conference for real estate appraisers and valuation industry stakeholders. More than 800 people made it to Las Vegas this year. The post Nobody is Ready for UAD 3.6 appeared first o...Read More
 
Becoming an Appraiser: Courage to Grow Beyond Training
8/18/2026 11:00 AM
> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★“They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt  Becoming an Appraiser: Courage to Grow Beyond Training  by Timothy Andersen, The Appraiser’s Advocate AbstractCompleting appraisal training marks no...Read More
 
An Abridged History of the Appraiser Profession
8/4/2026 11:43 AM
> The Appraiser Coach > Appraisal Institute > OREP E&O★★★★★”They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt An Abridged History of the Appraiser Profession by Kendra Budd, Editor For most of the 20th century, there was nothing stopping anyone from calling themselv...Read More
 
Am I Being Paranoid, or Is There Another Reason?
7/21/2026 12:01 PM
> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★”They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Am I Being Paranoid, or Is There Another Reason?  by Richard Hagar, SRA Think about all the information local appraisers have assembled that state and federal g...Read More
 
Florida Class Action: What’s It Mean for Appraisers?
7/7/2026 1:09 PM
> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★”They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt  Florida Class Action: What’s It Mean for Appraisers?  by Isaac Peck, Publisher For the second time in just over a year, a class action lawsuit is ch...Read More
 
2026 Appraiser Survey: State of the Profession
6/23/2026 2:03 PM
> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★”They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt 2026 Appraiser Survey: State of the Profession  by Isaac Peck, Publisher Nearly one-third of all practicing appraisers plan to leave the profession within three...Read More
 
Include E&O in Appraisal Reports? Just Say No
6/16/2026 4:59 PM
> The Appraiser Coach> Appraisal Institute> OREP E&O★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.”– Joe Thweatt Include E&O in Appraisal Reports? Just Say No  by Isaac Peck, Publisher Plenty of appraisal management companies still require appraisers to attach a...Read More
 
When Appraisers Take the Stand
6/2/2026 1:04 PM
> The Appraiser Coach > Appraisal Institute> OREP E&O★★★★★”They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt When Appraisers Take the Stand  by David C. Wilkes, Esq., CRE, FRICS and Kevin M. Clyne, Esq., CRE Real estate appraisers have long played an essential ...Read More