2022

With Respect To Low-Cost Appraisals

The niche for low-cost Fannie/Freddie residential appraisers will likely continue for years – at least as long as we have a rebound in the housing market from time to time. Hybrid appraisals are here to stay. The mortgage system thrives on low-cost solutions.  At the GSE/Fannie/Freddie level, accurate appraisals, while good, – are not that […]

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Prolog and R Code Update

Updates: A Prolog program was uploaded to GitHub which shows the workflow for the Residual Containment Approach:https://github.com/wcraytor/RCA/tree/main/Prolog/protocol.pl The R Studio R code for creating the Price Models for San Mateo County, listed in  https://PacificVista.net/price_modelswas uploaded to: https://github.com/wcraytor/RCA/tree/main/MarketAreaModel/Atherton/09012022   If you know how to do coding, you can probably use the information.  As I get time,

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What is a “Technical Photographer”?

A Technical Photographer is a photographer who combines photography with a keen understanding of light characteristics, the subject matter being photographed, and associated measurement data. The technical photographer can work outside the visible range of the light spectrum, although typically within 360 – 1000 nm. If he is dealing with Lidar for 3D photography, he

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New Website Completed

Our new website is completed, although more content needs to be added This website is  composed of 8 individual websites: The main WordPress website https://pacificvista.net The Technical Photography/Video website https://pacificvista.net/tech_photovideo (or https://Images.PacificVista.Net) The Appraisal website https://PacificVista.net/Appraisals (Or, https://Appraisals.PacificVista.Net) The Valuation Engineer website https://pacificVista.net/ValuationEngineer  (Or, https://valuationEngineer.PacificVista.Net) The Knowledge Engineering website https://PacificVista.net/K_Engineer (Or,  https://KnowledgeEngineer.PacificVista.Net) The Price Model

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Residual Containment Approach (RCA)

  Residual Containment Approach (RCA) A Variation on the Traditional Sales Comparison Approach for Appraisal Introduction and Overview by Bert Craytor, Pacific Vista Net, August 6, 2022Pacifica, CA   I introduced a new method for the sales comparison approach in 2020 and 2021 that promises far higher accuracy, objectivity, and reliability than current methods commonly

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