If you’re buying a home, refinancing your mortgage, or just want to know how much your home is worth, you’re probably going to need a property appraisal. At its most basic, “an appraisal is an opinion ...

When you're considering buying a house, there are two sides to the story: the seller's asking price and the actual value of the property. This is where an appraiser steps in. What is the job of an ...

BOSTON — Frank Zabbo, a Tyngsboro-based real-estate appraiser, has been fined $1,000 by the state agency that regulates appraisers. The penalty was assessed against Zabbo for sponsoring a real-estate ...

If you are an appraiser or assessor of real estate looking to find your perfect new home state, take a look into our list of the 25 best states for appraisers and assessors of real estate. So, what ...

Editor's note Bending the numbers on home valuations is often referred to as appraisal inflation and appraisers say it's common for colleagues to do this in order to satisfy clients and stay in ...