power line - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/power-line/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:59:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 power line - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/power-line/ 32 32 52046035 Why is Only One Side of This Story Being Told? https://appraisersblogs.com/why-is-only-one-side-of-the-racism-claim-appraisal-story-being-reported https://appraisersblogs.com/why-is-only-one-side-of-the-racism-claim-appraisal-story-being-reported#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:30:03 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=24532 There are always two sides to every story; however, understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth in the middle. Recently there has been a wave of news stories about racism in the appraisal profession brought on by a couple in Jacksonville, Florida. That couple, Abena Horton, a black woman, and her husband Alex Horton, a white male, made claims that an appraiser who first appraised their home came in low on the appraisal due to her race. You can read one of the numerous stories here. Before anyone here accuses me of being racist etc.,...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/why-is-only-one-side-of-the-racism-claim-appraisal-story-being-reported/feed/ 261 24532 Failure to Communicate https://appraisersblogs.com/language-barrier-failure-2-communicate https://appraisersblogs.com/language-barrier-failure-2-communicate#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:30:11 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=22523 Realtor’s language is “local” whereas an appraiser’s language is universal… What we got here is … failure to communicate. It’s a line from Cool Hand Luke … a great old movie with Paul Newman. Newman played a prisoner in a jail in the Deep South. The story was all about Luke Jackson, played by Newman, who was sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm. Well, Luke was a free spirit who didn’t play by the rules and this angered the prison’s sadistic warden. In one memorable scene, the warden said, “What we’ve got here is … failure to communicate“. That line was...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/language-barrier-failure-2-communicate/feed/ 9 22523 FHA Appraisers Increased Liability with New Requirements https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/fha-appraisers-increased-liability-with-new-requirements/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/fha-appraisers-increased-liability-with-new-requirements/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 12:30:46 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=7798 FHA Appraisers Increased Liability & Responsibility with New FHA Requirements Excerpt New FHA Requirements Put More Responsibility and More Liability on FHA Appraisers After reviewing the new HUD handbook, my overall conclusion is that there were not many changes to the overall requirements other than the word MUST. The prior handbook was a list of items that should be completed and verified whereas the updated HUD handbook clearly states that the properties MUST meet these items and the appraiser MUST verify the items in question. The following is a list of FHA requirements that MUST be completed and verified by the appraiser....

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/fha-appraisers-increased-liability-with-new-requirements/feed/ 27 7798 Power Line Impact on Sales https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/article-in-the-appraisal-journal-says-power-line-impact-on-sales-depends-on-property/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/article-in-the-appraisal-journal-says-power-line-impact-on-sales-depends-on-property/#respond Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:33 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=2545 Article in The Appraisal Journal Says Power Line Impact on Sales Depends on Property Transmission lines are more likely to have a negative impact on sales when a property has a residential use or small lot size, or when similar properties without transmission lines are available in the market, according to an article published in the current edition of The Appraisal Journal. The Appraisal Journal is the quarterly technical and academic publication of the Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers. The materials presented in the publication represent the opinions and views of the authors and...

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