Imagine if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Board of Trustees was appointed by industry sponsors who paid a $7,500 fee. In this scenario, the majority of the board would be required to be ...

The appraisal industry, unlike other sectors of the housing finance industry, has been allowed to govern and regulate itself. The Appraisal Foundation is an industry-run private nonprofit that has a ...

Appraisal Subcommittee said requirements are being reviewed to determine whether they ensure and promote fairness, equity, objectivity, and diversity, in both appraisals and in the training and ...

This is the final installment of a four-part Bisnow investigative series exploring the appraisal profession, its importance to commercial real estate and the broader economy, and the people and ...

The real estate appraisal industry has been scrutinized in recent years for instances of alleged bias in valuing homes owned by minorities. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) earlier this month reported that the Appraisal Subcommittee, which oversees the appraiser regulatory programs established by the states, needs to improve its ...

When Lori Noble became an apprentice home appraiser in 1995, she felt she'd found her calling. It was analytical but allowed her to work outside. She could own her own business and serve her community ...

The Appraisal Foundation this week named Kelly Davids, former superintendent of the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing, as its new president. The hiring comes after the foundation ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: South Dakota’s professional appraisal organization is closely following the developments. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — With the status ...

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance recently held a hearing on "Modernizing Appraisals: A Regulatory Review and the Future of the Industry." According to the committee ...