TOTAL 2010: Great Things Happen When You Listen To Your Customers
Added: February 24, 2010
We are supremely proud of TOTAL 2010. Not because it’s the result of ace programming. No, we’re proud of it because it’s the result of listening to our customers and those who aren’t our customers... yet. Click to view
Fees: New Rules, New Data
Added: February 26, 2010
Appraisers are used to toiling away in relative obscurity, but suddenly the national spotlight is shining on the industry, and in an area that normally is shrouded in comparative secrecy: Fees. More interestingly, people outside the profession are actually worried that appraisal fees may be too low, not too high. Click to view
20 Ways TOTAL 2010 Differs From Aurora
Added: February 24, 2010
TOTAL 2010 Standard has debuted as the all new sixth generation of our formfilling products. When we first posted the free labs release of what we’d “codenamed” Armstrong on a la mode labs, appraisers asked us how TOTAL 2010 was different from WinTOTAL Aurora. After all, we don’t create new versions from scratch for nothing. Click to view
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding The Appraisal Fee Reference (AFR)
Added: February 23, 2010
We developed the national Appraisal Fee Reference™ to be the authoritative guide to average and median appraisal fees for a base URAR. It is just one of the monthly data sets published as part of our Appraisal Industry Analytics™ practice. Click to view
DaVinci For iPhone, iPod, and iPad Offers A New Data Gathering Experience
Added: February 24, 2010
Any appraiser who has fallen out of love with their clipboard, or may be looking to cheat, needs to pay particular attention to our latest field data gathering and sketching app, DaVinci for iPhone and iPod Touch (and soon for Apple’s new iPad as well). Click to view
Analyzing The Counties
Added: February 25, 2010
Hawaii is looking better and better to appraisers these days, especially as record snow storms strike large parts of the continental United States. Who can blame them for wanting to sit on the beach and collect among the highest fees in the nation, in a location that also happens to be one of the busiest as well? Click to view
Search Engine Love
Added: February 24, 2010
For years, we’ve told Appraisers to customize their XSite pages to get better search engine rankings. And for years, this approach has worked for appraisers who do it. Even so, may appraisers don’t believe they can effectively customize their content, so they don’t try. This spring, we’re introducing a solution to that problem. Click to view
Avoiding A Race To The Bottom
Added: February 23, 2010
There’s a common misperception out there — especially among appraisal clients — that the “oversupply” of appraisers has created a market where there is no fee too low. Click to view
Netbooks: A Great Solution For Staying Connected On-The-Go
Added: February 24, 2010
One of the most affordable ways for appraisers to stay efficient while away from their desk is a netbook. Click to view
State And Regional Fee Comparison
Added: February 25, 2010
While county-level analysis may seem to be the most relevant to the fees you charge on a day to day basis, there’s no denying the fact that your business doesn’t operate in a vacuum. Click to view
