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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was reposted with permission from Chase Pursley. See original article here. Using data from the Appraisal Subcommittee’s (ASC) Federal Registry, we’ve analyzed the licensing of real ...

How do you defend your adjustments in the era of UAD 3.6? Today, Hal Humphreys sits down with Solomon co-founder Scott Cullen to discuss why objective, data-supported adjustments are becoming even ...

The agency’s Request for Information on Minimum Property Requirements raises a question the industry has been slow to ask: not about which repairs to require, but about who the FHA appraiser is ...

Everyone’s talking about UAD 3.6, but what happens when [...] Everyone’s talking about UAD 3.6, but what happens when the orders actually start flowing in? Liz Green of ServiceLink joins the Buzzcast ...

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 ...

Many say “history always repeats itself” and in the case of appraisals, it may be for the best. We sat down with Edward Pinto, the Co-Director of AEI’s Center on Housing Markets and Finance as he ...

Industry leaders converged in Denver Colorado last week to discuss some of the changes coming to the industry. Some major announcements were made and there was a lot of discussion on what is to come ...

The AQB is proposing changes to the appraiser qualification requirements that would significantly change some of the barriers to entry. Here are some highlights. That’s a mouthful. Let me translate: ...

Our latest survey of Opteon Panel Appraisers reveals a readiness gap and a roadmap. Here’s how lenders, AMCs, tech partners, and appraisers can close it together. The Why Behind UAD 3.6 The Uniform ...