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Quality Condition Adjusted Mean Methodology: A Comparative Valuation Tool for the Appraiser
This paper explores the process of using a quality/condition adjusted mean methodology (Q-CAMM) to determine value of a subject property. A quality/condition adjusted mean regulates comparable values based upon condition level and quality points, and arrives at a final value conclusion relative to the subject property’s intrinsic features and state of preservation. Q-CAMM continues to rely upon the personal opinion and experience of the appraiser while introducing additional mathematical components to basic statistical averaging. Click the image to read the article by Todd W. Sigety, ISA CAPP.
(First Published in the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies - 2008)

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Reconceiving Connoisseurship, by Carol Strone
Connoisseurship is a dead language and a dead art. Or so art theorists with disdain for aesthetic judgments would have us believe for some 40 years now. Indeed, connoisseurship has long languished — unfashionable and unpracticed — in academic circles and beyond. But still it matters for many people, and there are signs of a renaissance, even in the most unlikely realms of the art world. The time is ripe for reconceiving connoisseurship as relevant to furthering culture and seeing with maximum powers of observation that which humankind creates. Click the image to read the article by Carol Strone of Carol Strone Art Advisory, NY.
(First Published in the Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April 2010)

Your Appraisal Credentials are Worthless...

Saturday, September 18, 2010 Reporter: Brian Kathenes 16 Comments

Yea, it’s me, Brian Kathenes. Who else did you expect with a headline line that?

I really do believe that your appraisal credentials are worthless, UNLESS you know how to sell your appraisal services & yourself.

That’s why Leon and I are hosting a free tele-seminar called: Selling Your Professional Services. It is absolutely free -- and it's for you, our fellow appraisers.

Your ability to sell your appraisal services far outweighs your credentials. Want proof?

Take a look at all the Bozos who are getting appraisal jobs in your town without any of the credentials that you hold.

It is frustrating. It's aggravating, and it's just not right.

It's time to take control and even the score.

Every day I get calls from fellow appraisers wondering why they keep losing jobs to those less qualified ”appraisers.” I also get calls from our associates asking how to write-up the invoice for a five-figure appraisal job.

The difference is the appraiser’s ability to sell – a rare skill indeed.

Anyone who can Sell AND has Credentials is UNSTOPPABLE.

To be included in this exclusive tele-seminar you must register now, because we only have a limited number of telephone lines available.

Go to the ServiceMarketingGuru site to learn more.

Don’t wait another second. Get on board now. I know this will fill up, so claim your spot now.

No whining to me when you get shut out because you did not act quickly.

Claim your free seat at ServiceMarketingGuru dot com
You snooze - you lose.

Best,
Brian Kathenes



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Tables & Headers/Footers Make Your Appraisal Report Look Professional

Saturday, September 04, 2010 Reporter: Dave Maloney 4 Comments
As a personal property appraisal course writer and instructor since 1994, I've reviewed many appraisals submitted by my students. Non-students also often ask me to review their appraisals for completeness or for USPAP compliance. Other than a couple appraisers who prepare their reports in MS-Excel, most all appraisals I have reviewed are prepared in MS-Word.

Over the years I've often noticed a couple report shortcomings that occur on a consistent basis - specifically, these shortcomings include the failure of the appraiser to make use of MS-Word's "Table" feature and MS-Word's "Header/Footer" feature. (This article focuses on the Windows user. Similar features, of course, are available to the MAC user.)

It is for good reason that appraisers using Windows most often use MS-Word to prepare their reports. MS-Word contains numerous features which, if used, will result in a report that is not only well-designed but also professional in appearance. But, as noted, two of the most important but most frequently under-utilized features of MS-Word are the Table feature and the Header/Footer feature...more




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