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• Ask an Instructor: Effective Date in Cases of Damage Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Ask an Instructor ISA members are invited to send in their questions on all things appraising and education to ISA's instructors. View More
• Announcing ISA's Private Client Services Program Thursday, May 31, 2018 in News

  In the beginning of my appraisal career, I marketed to the general public. I soon discovered that developing "clients who had clients" was the most efficient way to build my business...

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• Ask an Instructor: Using Comparables Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Ask an Instructor ISA members are invited to send in their questions on all things appraising and education to ISA's instructors. View More
• The Appraiser, the Umpire, and USPAP Friday, May 25, 2018 in Education If you appraise personal property long enough, you will come across an assignment for a damage claim that will require you to choose a mediator, also known as an umpire. It took me 17 years of appraising to come across this situation... View More
• Ask an Instructor: Requal Exams and USPAP Required Disclosures Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Ask an Instructor ISA members are invited to send in their questions on all things appraising and education to ISA's instructors. View More
• Looking at Buddha Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Education Identifying when a work is Buddhist, judging its quality, and assigning a value estimate can be difficult. This brief article is designed to help appraisers understand these challenges. View More
• Protect Your Business with Higginbotham Insurance Monday, April 9, 2018 in Business Tips

  It was such a pleasure to attend Assets 2018 in Pasadena this past month! I am very pleased to announce that we have officially launched the insurance program for the International Society of Appraisers.

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• Announcing the ISA Dealer Directory Monday, April 2, 2018 in News If you weren’t at Assets 2018, you missed the announcement for the new ISA Dealer Directory. View More
• 2018 ISA Award Winners Monday, March 26, 2018 in News This year at Assets, we recognized the following award recipients for their contributions to ISA... View More
• How to Evaluate a Basic Coin Collection Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Member Insights, Business Tips

  Many appraisers dread encountering a client’s coin collection, where there might be thousands of individual items. Appraisers are worried they’ll miss something...

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