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9 Reasons Why You Should Hire an ISA Personal Property Appraiser Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in News, Ask an Appraiser

Hiring an ISA personal property appraiser provides many benefits. There are numerous reasons to seek a professional appraisal, including planning insurance coverage, charitable donations, probate of an estate, or simply determining the value of your tangible assets. The ISA credential tells the public, clients, and business experts that ISA members are appraisers. It says that our professionals are in compliance with national standards, maintain high ethical principles, and have been trained to produce appraisal reports of the highest caliber.

Art Authentication Can be a Tricky Business! Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in News, Ask an Instructor, Education, Business Tips, Ask an Appraiser, Ask ISA

Art authentication can be tricky business. The International Society of Appraisers Core Course in Appraisal Studies teaches, “Authentication is a matter of informed and reasoned opinion, explaining, “Authentication is rarely definitive or absolute…. It is subject to revision as additional information becomes available…. It is subject to disagreement among experts.”

UPDATES FOR YOUR APPRAISAL PRACTICE Thursday, December 28, 2023 in News, Ask an Instructor, Education, Ask ISA

There are a few changes to the new 2024 edition of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), effective January 1, 2024. It is your responsibility as an ISA Appraiser to educate yourself in the changes to USPAP.

Congratulating the 2023 ISA Award Winners Thursday, July 27, 2023 in News

The ISA Annual Awards Program gives us the opportunity to recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond to help strengthen the mission of ISA and the personal property appraising profession. ISA would like to give a huge thank you to the board, committee members, members, and staff for their hard work in keeping ISA running smoothly throughout the year. The effort and commitment to ISA have not gone unnoticed.

Congratulating ISA’s 2022 Award Winners Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in News

This year, ISA honored its much-deserving 2022 award recipients at the Annual Business Meeting & Awards program on May 31. Please join in congratulating the individuals below for their significant contributions and service to ISA and its members.

Tips for Determining Scrap and/or Salvage Value Monday, July 26, 2021 in News, Education

An easy way to distinguish between scrap and salvage is that scrap is generally used for metals. Salvage is generally used for everything else, including fine art. I will first discuss salvage value, including where an appraiser might look for comparable sales, and then move on to how an appraiser might calculate scrap value.

Observing Future Trends - Furniture and Decorative Arts Monday, June 21, 2021 in News

As a generalist, I constantly read, listen, and observe auction values and retail prices in the furniture and decorative art markets. Auction houses and bidding platforms publish articles and blogs almost daily describing their thoughts and forecasts for values in the fine art market. However, I often cannot find observations about future trends and market outlooks in the areas of furniture and decorative arts.

Congratulating ISA’s 2021 Award Winners Tuesday, May 25, 2021 in News

This year, ISA honored our much-deserving 2021 award recipients at a virtual awards program on May 14. Please join us in congratulating the individuals below for their significant contributions and service to you and ISA.

Do I Qualify for the ISA Specialty and Advanced Studies (SAS) Pathway? Friday, December 11, 2020 in News, Education

Do you qualify for the SAS track to achieve Accredited Member (ISA AM) status?

Fair Market Value and Replacement Cost - What’s the Difference? Monday, November 16, 2020 in News

This is not an uncommon question in the Core Course in-person class, but it is even more common from the Core Course Distance Education students. The confusion is not limited to the beginner appraiser courses. I have also had requalification course attendees and students in the AF+DA courses who are not clear on the differences. Therefore, now seemed like a good opportunity to review the differences in use and the selection of comparables for these two objectives.

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