My name is Kevin P. Grant. You could definitely call me a small-town guy, having been raised by a pair of pretty amazing parents in the small town of Sheboygan, WI. I majored in Business and Finance ...

Inflation has been exceptionally high in the 2020s, with average prices (as measured by the Consumer Price Index [CPI]) up 22% for the decade as ...

A new administration is in charge—what does that mean for appraisers? In this episode, we sit down with Mark Calabria, former Director of the FHFA ...

For many Americans, owning a home signifies independence, stability, and the opportunity to accumulate long-term wealth, among other things. Homeowners, however, are aware that although ...

I know we are in the height of basketball season and baseball and summer seem far away. However, as the days are getting longer, the time for spring training and the start of another season of ...

In the appraisal of property for lending purposes, no requirement causes more frustration than comparable sale photos. Certainly, for lenders for which original comp photo is a requirement, there is ...

They may seem worlds apart, but poetry and market analysis have something in common. Often poetry has a meter, which can be described as the pattern and emphasis which give the lines a structure. If ...

A new administration is in charge—what does that mean for appraisers? In this episode, we sit down with Mark Calabria, former Director of the FHFA and author of Shelter from the Storm, to break it all ...

Joined by industry experts Susan Lomeli, Sales Director at Intercorp, Inc., and Anthony Carolei, Director of Risk Management for Professional Liability at Hanover, host Hal Humphreys explores the ...

This is a recording of part one of a three part series on the Devolution of Appraisal Theory and Process Contrary to long held beliefs, long term home price appreciation rates are modest and averages ...

There’s a shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. What can we do about it? The answer seems obvious: Build more houses, fast. Easier said than done. We fell behind on home-building after 2008 and ...

Let’s support the next generation of appraisers by stepping up as mentors or supervisors. This article is featured in the 2024 edition of the Appraisal Buzz Magazine. Some other features in our ...