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Brains, Bytes, and Bracketing: Why Appraisers Need Both Carbon and Silicon in Their Toolkit
RAC Member Ernie Durbin pens an informative piece for Appraisal Buzz entitled Brains, Bytes, and Bracketing: Why Appraisers Need Both Carbon and Silicon in Their Toolkit.

RAC Town Hall Meeting - June 26, 2025
Appraisal Soup - Let’s Talk
A thought-provoking conversation for many of us, this Town Hall session will dive into a variety of current topics in our profession:
AI Lawsuit, do you still believe in your designation and AI? Why or why not?
GSE complaint increases, do these all need to go to the States? (No, I can address this with some facts.)
GSE Form changes, for better or worse? A two-sided coin.
Bias and Discrimination, is it a thing? 2023 = over 34,000 complaints (DOJ, HUD) filed but not one legal decision by judge or jury yet or a state agency acting. (Colorado case is a fraud case though it started as Discrimination.)
PAREA and PATHWAYS, will the flood gates open? Where are all the applicants and why?

Luxury Appraiser Juggles Multiple Home Redevelopments
Andrew Turley featured in the Phoenix Business Journal
Luxury Appraiser Juggles Multiple Home Redevelopments

RAC Town Hall Meeting - February 13, 2025
Using ChatGPT in your Everyday Appraisal Practice
Large language models like ChatGPT are now a staple in business. How can appraisers use an artificial assistant to do mundane tasks and help them analyze information? Join us in this webinar for a hands-on demonstration of some tasks that can be made easier with ChatGPT. Also learn about the potential drawbacks of using ChatGPT in valuation. Although the session will be led by Ernie Durbin, there will most likely be other power users in the seminar. Listen to their collaboration on the topic as well.

Special Guest: Andrew Turley of Phoenix Valuations
Andrew Turley featured on the Carol Royse Real Estate Show.