Last month marked the 7-year anniversary of Appraiser Fest. The conference was truly like nothing that had been done before. It was organized by appraisers for appraisers. The agenda was more about bringing the profession together and protecting the public trust. Appraiser Fest was not about promoting the profit of others at the expense of… Read More »
A fellow appraiser is in need of your assistance. Many of you may have heard a Maryland Appraiser, Shane Lanham is the defendant in a law suite for a “low opinion of value based on the race of the homeowner.” Shane is counter suing the accuser for defamation as this has been a very publicized… Read More »
VaCAP is sharing a special message from Cindy Chance, CEO, Appraisal Institute. We ask you share this everywhere as the bias narrative the media has spread needs to change. Consumers deserve the truth!
The County of Henrico is sponsoring a USPAP UPDATE class on April 8th. There are only 10 seats left and VaCAP has been asked to help fill the class. This class is a live-on-line class and will meet CE requirements. If you are interested, please complete the registration below and email it to [email protected]. Registration… Read More »
The local television station WWBT, NBC 12 in the Richmond market is airing a story on Thursday February 22 during the 6:00 News Broadcast about racial bias in real estate appraisals. We know this is not a new topic and previous stories that have aired have been extremely one sided and not from the appraiser’s… Read More »
House Bill 53 has been introduced into the 2024 Virginia General Assembly, directly impacting Virginia Real Estate Appraisers. The legislation introduced by R. Lee Ware places a statute of limitations for damages against appraisers and appraisal management companies at 5 years. SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management… Read More »