Many small business owners have a small staff in which everyone feels like family. It can be difficult to "write a report card" for someone you feel very close to. Understand that the employee ...

I am buying a home, and as part of the process of getting a mortgage, I paid for an appraisal. How do I read the #$&%@ report? A: The idea of an appraisal is to value a home by comparing it to "comps" ...

Lincoln Appraisal & Settlement Services has released an appraisal report that offers more credible results at a competitive price-point. The LASS-O is a real appraisal, as opposed to less reliable, ...

The lack of consistent record-keeping on desktop appraisal reports could pose risks to financial safety, with the OIG pushing for increased transparency and improved monitoring. The Office of ...

SANTA ANA, Calif., April 01, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACI ™, a leading provider of workflow solutions for the valuation industry for over 40 years and a member of the First American (NYSE: FAF) family ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A new report released Wednesday by the National Fair Housing Alliance is calling for sweeping reforms in the appraisal industry and highlights a lack of diversity in the field, ...

WASHINGTON — Editor's note: The above video is from November 2021. A 54-page report released by the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Wednesday, confirmed what many ...

Most homeowners refinance for financial reasons, such as to lock in a lower interest rate or switch from an adjustable- to a fixed-rate loan. Refinancing can also help you extend your repayment term ...

Home appraisals can feel like judgement day for anxious homeowners. Appraisers are only human, however. If they get it wrong — and they certainly can — homeowners do have recourse. A new report by ...

2007-01-21 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- With home prices stagnant or declining in dozens of markets around the country, a bitter dispute has broken out in the property appraisal industry -- a fight that ...