Appraisal Buzzcast

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into a firsthand account from a new appraiser of the Appraiser Diversity Initiative (ADI) by Fannie Mae and the challenges facing trainee appraisers today. Today we have Marcus Knight, a recently licensed appraiser that completed this specific program giving a deeper look with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. They delve into what exactly he faced during the...

In today’s Buzzcast, we dive into the topic of the new legislation happening and how it’s affecting appraisers. Today we have Bill Garber, Director of Government and External Relations from The Appraisal Institute giving a deeper look with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. They delve into the specific changes that appraisers need to know. What is the Valuation Fairness Act? How does the...

In today's Buzzcast, we dive into the topic of what exactly appraisers need to know when dealing with solar. Today we have Sandy Adomatis, CEO of Adomatis Appraisal Service giving a deeper look with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. They delve into the specifics that appraisers should know in regards to solar appraising.   What are the key questions you should be asking your clients...

In today's Buzzcast, we dive into the topic of the current state of the appraisal profession and the impact it will have on appraisers in the future. Today we have Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants giving a deeper look with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. They offer some insightful looks into the current issues facin...

In today's Buzzcast, we touch on the hot button topic of Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and the impact it’s having on appraisers. Today we have Sean Murphy and Danny Wiley of Freddie Mac giving a deeper look into the UAD and Freddie Mac with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. They offer some insightful looks into the process and delve into the specifics that appraisers need to know....

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Dave Bunton, President of The Appraisal Foundation. We sat down with Dave and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC to discuss what the outlook for the Appraisal Foundation is for 2021.   What are some of the changes in store this year for The Appraisal Foundation? How will these new outreach programs impact the valuation industry? What is new in “USPAP-Land...

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Rodman Schley, 2021 President of Appraisal Institute. We sat down with Rodman and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC to discuss Appraisal Institute and the direction they’ll be heading towards this year. What are you hoping to see in your time as President of Appraisal Institute? What is happening within the industry regarding trainees and diversity? How...

Today’s Buzzcast interview is with Roger Staiger, Founder of P(Gain), LLC. We sat down with Roger and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC to discuss housing refinance to separate the fact from the fiction. What are some examples of common myths within the industry? What is happening within the GSEs and risk management regarding these transactions? These questions and much more will be answe...

Today’s Buzzcast topic is Innovation and Inspection Technology and how the industry is changing. We sat down with Scot Rose, Chief Innovation Officer of Class Valuation and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC to discuss the importance of new technology such as 3-D inspections and the growing need for virtual flexibility. What is the importance of adapting during this time? What are some exa...

Today’s Buzzcast topic is Appraisal Organizations and Coalitions and why appraisers should be active within them with their peers. We sat down with Robbie Wilson, President of the National Society of Real Estate Appraisers (NSREA) and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Robbie and Joan to discuss the importance of being a part of the appraisal community, the benefits of ha...

Today’s Buzzcast topic is the Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Appraisal Process with Jillian White, Head of Collateral for Better.com, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Jillian and Joan to discuss how the appraisal process can still be impacted directly or indirectly by bias. What is racial and ethnic bias and how is it impacting the industry? What is unconscious bias?...

Today’s Buzzcast topic is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) with Jeremy Bagott, author of “Dispatches from the Cosmic Cobra Breeding Farm,” Dennis Scardilli, Attorney and MAI AQB (Appraisal Qualifications Board) Certified USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) Instructor, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Jeremy, D...

Today’s topic is the incoming Biden Administration and what appraisers can expect with the new proposed changes with Mark Goldhaber, Principal of Goldhaber Policy Services, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Mark and Joan to discuss the upcoming changes within the industry surrounding these big changes happening in office. What are the proposed changes by the Biden Ad...

Today’s topic is The Relationship Between Appraisers and Real Estate Agents with Kim Bell, Florida Real Estate Appraiser, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Kim and Joan to discuss the complicated relationships within the valuation process and mainly centered on why people should be arguing to talk to the appraiser to develop that relationship. What are some of the st...

Today’s topic is Technology and Appraisers and the changes that came from this past year with Jeff Bradford, Owner of Bradford Technologies and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Jeff and Joan to discuss the technological impacts of this past year, especially due to the pandemic, and why appraisers should have a focus on them in 2021. What were some of the new technologie...

Today’s topic is New Construction and Spec Homes – How Appraisers Should Handle Them with Brent Bowen, President of Texas Valuation Professionals, Inc., and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Brent and Joan to discuss new construction comparables, spec homes, and how appraisers need to understand from them. Read Brent Bowens article, “ What are Spec Homes Telling You? ” t...

Today’s topic is Evaluations and How Appraisers Should Handle Them with Peter Christensen, Owner of Christensen Law Firm and Deb Clark, Founder of Eval.com. We sat down with Peter and Deb to discuss evaluations and why appraisers should have a focus on them if they want to flourish. What is eval.com and how has it been able to help appraisers? I don’t believe I have anything to do with evaluations...

Today’s topic is The Future of Housing - What to Expect in 2021 with John Russell, Strategic Partnership Officer of the American Society of Appraisers, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with John and Joan to discuss housing and how the future is being impacted with the actions of today. How has news of racial bias impacted the appraisal industry? In what ways has housing...

Today’s topic is The Record Demand for Housing and What it Means for Appraisers with Shawn Telford, Chief Appraiser of CoreLogic, and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Shawn Telford to discuss housing today and the tremendous impact appraisers can see in the coming year. To learn more about the webinars hosted by The Appraisal Foundation and the Appraisal Institute, “Pro...

Today’s topic is Learning from the Past – An Interview with Tom Inserra and Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC. We sat down with Tom Inserra to discuss past pandemics and their many relations to the current Covid-19 crisis. Read his article here regarding this topic. What can we learn from these pandemics? How do we avoid making the same mistakes from past pandemics? What have been the sim...

This is the time of year where we begin reflecting on what we're grateful for. Moving into the holiday season, this year may look a little different. We asked the appraisal community what they were thankful for, whether it was related to the profession or not. We've put together our favorite submissions from everyone - we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving.   Have any comments or would y...

Today’s topic is Appraisal Adaptation and Modernization - An interview with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC, and George Opelka, ACI General Manager. We sat down with George Opelka to discuss the modernization of the appraisal industry and adaptation that’s still yet to come. What is the history with certain appraisal software? What are some of the lasting impacts from the pandemic? Wher...

Today’s topic is Training Appraisers - An interview with Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC, and Brian Ahrens, Owner of Ahrens Co. Appraisal Services. We sat down with Brian Ahrens to discuss his tried and true method for appraiser trainees.  What stops appraisers from taking on trainees? What happens when your own method to train fails you? Is there a magical method that guarantees great...

Description: The Appraisal Buzz podcast, the Buzzcast, has just shared their tenth episode! The Buzzcast was created for those appraisers that want to keep up to date with our content, but don’t necessarily have the time to sit down and read everything that’s posted. We host interviews with leaders and experts in the appraisal industry, including Joan Trice, Founder of Allterra Group, LLC, Jeff Sh...

Jeremy was a fascinating interview. I’d go so far to say the most articulate on this given topic: appraisal regulations. Who would expect such an animated interview on the driest of topics? His 2020 book, “ Dispatches from the Cosmic Cobra Breeding Farm ,” has sounded a clarion call – a throw down if you will. He exhorts appraisers to become activists. He asks appraisers to see the Appraisal Found...