Appraiser Talk

Join Lisa Desmarais and Amy Timmerman as they answer your questions about the appraisal profession. Submit your own questions to amy@appraisalfoundation.org.

Episode 203: Public trust as the foundation of USPAP

This week on USPAP Talk, Lisa and Amy talk about why public trust is the foundation of USPAP.

09-29
06:48

Episode 202: How Does Appraisal Fit Into the Idea of a Profession?

Lisa and Amy dive into a discussion about what makes appraisal a profession on this week's USPAP Talk.

09-22
05:07

Episode 201: What is a Professional Standard?

Lisa and Amy continue their new USPAP Talk series by discussing what constitutes a professional standard.

09-15
05:24

Episode 200: The Launch of USPAP Talk!

Lisa and Amy are back with a brand new special series on Appraiser Talk: USPAP Talk! Tune in to hear why they wanted to launch this new special series of episodes.

09-08
06:03

Summer Throwback: What is highest and best use and why does it matter?

Lisa and Amy round out their summer throwback series by revisiting an episode on highest and best use. Tune in on September 8th when Appraiser Talk returns with an exciting new series!

08-25
05:05

Summer Throwback: Are there "typical" adjustments that are considered standard in the profession?

Lisa and Amy talk about adjustments on this week's summer throwback.

08-18
04:52

Summer Throwback: What's the difference between an appraisal and the authentication of fine art?

Lisa and Amy are revisiting one of their personal property specific episodes in today's Summer Throwback.

08-11
05:07

Summer Throwback: Can a borrower be an intended user of an appraisal report?

Building off last week's throwback, Lisa and Amy are sharing another past episode focusing on intended users.

08-04
05:29

Summer Throwback: Who is the intended user?

Lisa and Amy continue their Summer Throwback series with an episode about intended users from the archives.

07-28
06:58

Summer Throwback: Why isn't the federal government in charge of writing these standards?

Lisa and Amy are sharing their favorite episodes of the podcast this summer. Next up, a closer look at the appraiser regulatory system.

07-21
05:50

Summer Throwback: What is an appraiser valuing when they do an appraisal on my home?

Lisa and Amy continue their summer throwback series with a deep dive on this consumer question.

07-14
08:25

Summer Throwback: When do I need to get an appraisal?

Lisa and Amy continue their Summer Throwback series to another early episode of the show answering a commonly asked consumer question.

07-07
03:40

Summer Throwback: Our very first episode!

Appraiser Talk is on summer break, but while Lisa and Amy dream up new episodes, they're sharing some of their old favorite, starting with the very first episode of Appraiser Talk!

06-30
06:14

Episode 198: "Is a vacant 60-acre land parcel a residential or non-residential property?"

Lisa and Amy dive into an interesting question about appraising vacant land.

06-16
08:23

Episode 197: "How do appraisers comply with USPAP’s confidentiality rule?"

Lisa and Amy answer this question from an appraiser: If an appraiser completed an appraisal for one client, and then a new client asks for a 1004D update on that same property, how should the appraiser handle this while complying with USPAP’s confidentiality rule? Listen in to find out more!

06-09
07:06

Episode 196: "Are only the appraisers signing the appraisal required to state whether they inspected the property?"

Lisa and Amy dive into a question about property inspection and report signatures.

06-02
06:34

Episode 195: "Who controls the assignment conditions?"

Lisa and Amy do a deep dive on assignment conditions.

05-19
06:28

Episode 194: "What is the role of CAP?"

Amy and Lisa do a deep dive on The Appraisal Foundation's Course Approval Program.

05-12
05:49

Episode 193: "How does USPAP define a special purpose property?"

Lisa fills Amy in on special purpose properties.

05-05
06:14

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