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(borrowed from www.thejokeshop.org) APPRAISER  (Ap*prais"er), noun:  One who compiles and analyzes voluminous data of problematical accuracy from sources of dubious veracity and derives therefrom a numerical quantification of unquestionable necessity, analogous to a nebulous and euphemistic conce...

I'm annoyed today.  I received two conflicting pieces of information on what has been going on with the HVCC.  The first came from an appraiser friend in Maryland, who received an email from their state board representative who was at a national meeting of the appraisal foundation.  That email sa...

I was appraising a house a few days ago that was on several acres.  A very nice house in a suburban area, with all the requisite toys - 5,000+sf, great pool with water slide, a separate pool house with wet bar, firepit/conversation area, large playscape, detached studio, etc.  I noticed that ther...