Staff vs. Fee Panel: Why the Staff Model Is Gaining Ground

About this episode

The episode discusses the staff appraiser model and its potential future in valuation with insights from Todd Rasmussen.

Staff vs. fee panel. It’s one of the longest-running debates in appraisal history, and today we’re going to address it. Hal is joined by Todd Rasmussen of MARRCH Valuations to break down the staff appraiser model, explain why he believes it’s the future of valuation, and explore what it means for quality, consistency, and the evolving demands of lenders and appraisers alike. Todd's Top 5 Ways to Reduce Your Revision Requests 1. Make sure the AMC name is right 2. Make sure the lender name is r...

People in this episode

Host: Hal

Guest: Todd Rasmussen

Topics covered

• staff appraiser model
• valuation
• appraisal history
• quality
• consistency
• lenders
• revision requests

Keywords

• staff model
• fee panel
• appraisal
• valuation
• revision requests
• lenders
• appraisers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MARRCH Valuations

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