SPOKANE — A real-estate appraiser has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and must repay $287,796 to his victims of real-estate fraud. U.S. District Judge Robert Whaley also sentenced John T ...

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 ...

There are about 80,000 real estate appraisers in the U.S. and they play a key role in most home sales: Until they weigh in with a determination of a property’s value, the buyer typically can’t ...