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Does it matter?

Written on January 26, 2021. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

While on a Zoom call with a bunch of respected (non-valuation) CRE professionals, I heard this statement, “Commercial appraisers know...

Written on December 15, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

“In the new world of sales, being able to ask the right questions is more valuable than producing the right answers. Unfortunately,...

Written on December 2, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

Business is making strategic decisions with imperfect data. Commercial fee appraisers determine market value opinions daily with the...

Written on November 19, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

Almost every day, we write, “The purpose of this appraisal is to estimate the “As Is” Market Value of the fee simple...

Written on November 5, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

Why would anyone self-sabotage their appraisal firm? It doesn’t make sense right? But it happens every day. It shows up in all...

Written on October 29, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

As in sales, a confused buyer never buys. In commercial appraising, a confused reader might not believe your market value opinion. Every...

Written on October 29, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

The most time-consuming function in creating commercial appraisals is…comps. Appraisers love comps. However, we hate the time it takes...

Written on October 21, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

“An appraisal is an appraisal is an appraisal.” Commercial appraisers are afraid of that sentence. Commoditization. Lumped together....

Written on September 24, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

As I was jogging one afternoon on a steamy August day, a guy yelled out, “It’s a lot harder than the 1980s.” Not sure if the guy knew...

Written on September 10, 2020. Posted in Appraisal Suite Blog.

“Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left.” Though Steve Krug’s quote has to do with web usability,...