Just what is our role as appraisers?  Are we statisticians or analysts? First, either of these would apply only to what I call a “Tier III appraiser,” since statistics and analytics are not for the beginner, nor the appraiser who is not comfortable around numbers, as well as the ways numbers can int...

In the context of a real estate appraisal, especially a residential real estate appraisal for a lender thru an AMC, what is confidential?  First, look at USPAP's definition of confidential information (lines 105 - 108 in the 2018-2019 edition).  It says "[c]onfidential information [is] information t...

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