What a two-year stretch it has been for appraisers. The appraisal workforce was already in decline in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the industry’s workforce shrank even further. To ...

HUD issued new guidance tightening FHA Appraiser Roster oversight. Mortgagee Letter 2025-24 links eligibility directly to state license status, automates checks against the national registry, ...

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On March 16, 2026, the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board suspended the licenses of Financial Asset Services, Inc. and its ...

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A home appraiser is a professional who studies different aspects of your home to give a fair-market appraisal of how much it is worth. Their feedback is crucial when it comes to your home's value. If ...

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The lack of a college degree may not prevent someone from becoming a certified appraiser under new criteria proposed by the rulemaker for the country’s 65,000 valuation professionals. The potential ...