The job of an AMC is fairly straightforward: When someone wants to get a mortgage for a house, the lender will order an appraisal of the property to determine how much it's worth (and, by ...

Stereotypes can give real estate agents and appraisers a bad reputation. Dean House, who lives in Halls, is trying to fight ...

The law firm of Morgan & Morgan is investigating the role of appraisal management companies (AMCs) in driving up the cost of ...

If you bought a home after 2009, your appraisal fee almost certainly included hundreds of dollars for a middleman you've likely never heard of.

Real estate comparables, or “comps,” provide details of homes sold in your area. Whether you’re a seller or buyer, comps help ...

By Shannon Fiecke, Staff Writer   When the property value for Ed Chapman’s home along the Minnesota River in rural Jordan kept rising by double digits, he only wanted an explanation. Chapman ...

She is a generalist appraiser, with extensive knowledge of ... having spent nearly 14 years with the New England auction house Skinner, Inc., where she was director of the Fine Silver department ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. -- The House to-day passed a provision for the appropriation of $175,000 for the installation of a pneumatic tube system between the Appraisers' offices and the Custom House ...