Last year we published ASC Data Analysis 2025: 66,715 unique active appraisers holding 91,290 licenses. This is the 2026 follow-up. All processing code, SQL, and the two-stage matching method are in ...

I wish the UAD 3.6 deadline would hurry up and get here.  There, I said it. That may not be the prevailing sentiment across ...

The November 2nd mandate is almost here. Are you ready for what UAD 3.6 actually looks like out in the field? Glen Calderon has already completed more than 15 UAD 3.6 appraisals, and he’s sharing the ...

Emily Braman has spent more than 35 years tackling the kinds of appraisal assignments most appraisers would probably sweat about. A third-generation appraiser, MAI, SRA, and nationally recognized ...

This is an important word for appraisers…even a polarizing word. That polarization often circles around a subtle tension between two types of analysis: qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative ...

The Rapattoni MLS outage is still affecting 34 MLS systems across 12 states. That means appraisers in many areas have had no access to current MLS data for around two weeks now. Check out this special ...

A UAD 3.6 appraisal starts before you ever open [...] A UAD 3.6 appraisal starts before you ever open a software program. It starts with the data. Today, we are talking with the person who decided to ...

Did Fannie Mae just throw a wrench into how residential appraisal reports for mortgage transactions are completed with their recent announcement on Market Conditions? As an appraiser, it is highly ...

UAD 3.6 replaces every legacy appraisal form with a single, dynamic URAR and reshapes how appraisal data moves from order to underwriting to UCDP submission. It is the most significant change to ...

As we rounded out 2025, we put out a call for nominations for our second inaugural Buzzy Awards. We wanted to once again recognize appraisers across the nation who are innovators, champions of their ...

And that’s only the beginning. Inside this edition, you’ll also find our popular Buzztoon comics, technology recommendations to help streamline your workflow, industry commentary (the good, bad, and ...