Is MLS Crippling the Appraisal Industry?
Is MLS Crippling the Real Estate Industry? MLS Myths, Measurements and Mistakes MLS is crippling the appraisal industry. There’s no easy way to say it. It is a growing problem which is changing collateral valuation, the calculation of listing prices, CMA’s, AVM’s, and...New Square Footage MLS and Appraisal Reporting Form
New Square Footage Reporting Form for Agents & Appraisers Residential Square Footage Reporting Form Proposed Form For Use by Realtors® for the Professional Reporting of Residential Square Footage – to work with the new appraisal changes effective January...Genie Back in the Bottle?
Genie Back in the Bottle The Appraisal Industry Is it already too late to put the “genie” back in the bottle? Like much of the real estate industry, “it depends” is part of any answer. First, let’s look at how the magic lamp was opened and the genie was released; and...Two Measurement Standards – Keeping an Industry Apart
Two measurements standards keeping an industry apart The real estate industry has one monumental flaw; it cannot agree on how to measure a single-family house. As long as there is a disagreement about how to measure residential square footage, there is going to be a...
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