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Quality Condition Adjusted Mean Methodology: A Comparative Valuation Tool for the Appraiser

This paper explores the process of using a quality/condition adjusted mean methodology (Q-CAMM) to determine value of a subject property. A quality/condition adjusted mean regulates comparable values based upon condition level and quality points, and arrives at a final value conclusion relative to the subject property’s intrinsic features and state of preservation. Q-CAMM continues to rely upon the personal opinion and experience of the appraiser while introducing additional mathematical components to basic statistical averaging. Click the image to read the article by Todd W. Sigety, ISA CAPP.

(First Published in the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies - 2008)

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Reconceiving Connoisseurship, by Carol Strone

Connoisseurship is a dead language and a dead art. Or so art theorists with disdain for aesthetic judgments would have us believe for some 40 years now. Indeed, connoisseurship has long languished — unfashionable and unpracticed — in academic circles and beyond. But still it matters for many people, and there are signs of a renaissance, even in the most unlikely realms of the art world. The time is ripe for reconceiving connoisseurship as relevant to furthering culture and seeing with maximum powers of observation that which humankind creates. Click the image to read the article by Carol Strone of Carol Strone Art Advisory, NY.

(First Published in the Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April 2010)

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Promote and Enhance your Appraising Practice

Thursday, July 16, 2009 Reporter: Collectorpro Software 0 Comments

This is the first in a series of articles on how to use technology to enhance your professional appraising practice.

In the first 10 years, the Internet was mainly used for email, instant messaging, and web sites. Some companies built powerful web-based applications such as banking and information exchanges. A couple of years ago a seemingly new use for the Internet exploded in the media. Of course I am talking about MySpace and some other social networking sites. While MySpace has received considerable negative press (much of it deserved), there are other services that allow a professional to promote their practice in a business-like manner.

This article will discuss a free web service called LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a professional networking site. Appraisers can create a professional profile and connect with other professionals in the appraising, insurance, and legal professions. The idea behind LinkedIn is to promote your practice in a professional and consistent manner. LinkedIn also allows you to stay connected with your peers, clients, and business partners quickly and easily.

Back in the 1980’s a saying was; “It is who you know”. An appropriate saying for this century is; “It is who you know, and how much you know”. How do you let people know how much you know? One way is to provide information that shows you know your business, and that you are an expert in your field. This can be done through email, newsletters, and snail mail. (Click Read More for the rest of the article)