Any costly expense with a high potential for information asymmetry has an associated appraisal market—yet there is no such market for K–12 education. Families should be able to easily acquire ...

In 2009 the Collateral Risk Network (the CRN)[1] issued a white paper entitled “Reengineering the Appraisal Process”. This white paper had key observations that have received little attention from ...

When it comes to a business's asset, there must be a meeting of the minds for a property sale to take place. The value a buyer applies to an item can vastly differ from the value a seller or lender ...

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and ...

The booming real estate market has created a high demand for appraisal services. This is good news for lenders, but it puts a tremendous amount of pressure on appraisers who have to be diligent in ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Across Central Texas, homeowners will either receive or have already received their property appraisal notices. Market/Appraised value is what the appraisal district shows the property ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Before you bought a used car, you'd have it checked out by a mechanic. So too, when you buy valuable jewelry, you should get it appraised first. It's a mistake that could ...

Recently I refinanced the mortgage on my home. I shopped among many lenders and finally narrowed the choice to two. Each sent out an independent fee appraiser to evaluate my house. Using the same ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Property owners in Travis County may soon, if they haven’t already, start receiving mail that comes with sticker shock. The Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) last week mailed ...