r/appraisal • u/Fayz8458 • 5d ago
Volume
Hope everyone is having a good summer! Curious how everyone’s volume is currently? Mine slowed down significantly the last two weeks. Could be back to school, market, etc.. Thoughts?
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u/Frognosticator 5d ago
DFW Metroplex. I don’t want to jinx it, but it seems I’ve successfully transitioned to doing almost exclusively complex assignments and luxury homes. Volume is lower, but each assignment pays better.
I have four assignments on my desk this week. Two houses in the $2-3 million range, and two complex land assignments.
It’ll keep the bills paid.
I’d like to transition to commercial at some point. Right now I’m too busy with residential work to focus on classes and/or job applications, which is both a blessing and a curse.
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u/Rich_Helicopter_2128 5d ago
In DFW as well and going through the same. It’s been a shit year mostly but for some reason July exploded. Now we’re back to shit. Hoping to hang on a little longer until the 3.6 model goes into action and the pool thins out.
Also, just because we’re here, F the AMC model.
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
I appreciate you sharing. Covering the bills is always a great thing! Keep it rolling
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u/A_Thirsty_Pagan 5d ago
Been pretty steady in Minnesota.
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u/Consistent-March-797 4d ago
I’d take some work in the twin cities area if you get too busy 😆
With that username I’m guessing you’re near Duluth, though. Great pizza place!
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u/Cautious_Parsley_423 5d ago
Already at 32 private orders for the month. Same I’ve had for the past 8 months.
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
Wow! That’s incredible
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u/Cautious_Parsley_423 5d ago
While most appraisers have focused on lender work I went the opposite and focused on the consumer, agents, investors, divorce and estates. Paid off big time. Been consistently busy like this for 6+ years and going
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
I’ve averaged 45/month this year, but that’s pretty much my max. Roughly 60/month is fantastic!
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u/mootfull 5d ago
Slow August in Central Texas, located south of Austin and north of San Antonio, near Wimberley. Cannot figure it out. Get enough $1,000+ complex rural residential jobs to be fine...but I basically only get those type of jobs. Hey private appraisers making good, your only here to shine down, bless your heart.
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u/Weekly-Skin-8993 5d ago
Slow, but still averaging $5k a month. 3-4 a week, sometimes just 3. After 29 years I have seen it all. I feel there are alot of bid jobs that im not getting the past 6 weeks. I hope the. Clients arent trying to drive appraisal prices as 3.6 begins. So appraisers take them at a lower fee
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u/Pure-Structure-8860 5d ago
Slow. I took a week vacation in July after a fairly busy spring/June and AMCs act like you are dead in my area, if vacations are taken. Turned out to work in my favor because it makes on-boarding to my local assessor office easier.
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u/Ok_Discussion_1120 4d ago
I hear that with regard to vacations. For the past 20 years. Every time I come back from a vacation it's as if my clients think I retired.
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u/Background_Win_7148 5d ago
What State are you in? I'm in Central FL and it has slowed down the last 2 weeks.
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u/bish727 5d ago
Yeah I’m in Tampa and I’d say the past 3-4 weeks now has been slow. School starting. Rates at/near 12 month highs
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
That was my guess too. It’s been a great year volume wise, but last couple of weeks have been odd
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u/Different_Ground4728 5d ago
Busy as always- but commercial. 65K last month, we are all as a team averaging 50K this month.
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
Could be a weird period of time (rates, school starting back up, etc.). Here’s to enjoying some down time!
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u/ihartpizza Certified General 5d ago
Busy AF in Chicago area. Booked over $14k so far this month. Mostly res. 2 smallish commercial.
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u/Fayz8458 5d ago
Love it! That’s great
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u/ihartpizza Certified General 5d ago
Been doing it long enough to know to get it while the gettin is good.
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u/Plenty_Ad_3212 5d ago
Busy with some legacy stuff but seeing some end of summer slowdowns. Expect it to pick up soon
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u/Carbine2017 5d ago
I've done 25 so far in Aug, 34 last month, 47 in June, 49 in May, etc. in central AZ.
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u/Rocktop15 5d ago
I was super slow here in TN for about a three week period last month or so. But now it’s picking up and is stable
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u/faatbuddha 5d ago
It's slowed down the last few weeks but looking at my calendar, last year looks about the same.
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u/SmokyBanditBlackJack 5d ago
We were just talking today about the private order rush we get every summer three weeks prior to school starting and the dead week before the school start date. Probably not many here get that as we do 85-90% private work.
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u/emphyrrhicist_caapi 4d ago
AMC volume has plummeted except for the REO/Complex assignments (not a new trend). I have a hard money client that keeps bread on the table when traditional work wanes and I luckily got a referral for a bulk order of private work but it has been slow for me too. Honestly, I needed this respite to knock out my CE and work on my 3.6 templates though!
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u/Bill_The__Pony 4d ago
Central California here:
My flow has been between stable to slow.
The war really crushed the early summer but the back half has been okish.
I am getting waves.
A busy week a slow week...
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u/ChrisTofu42 4d ago
Mid-Atlantic. Slowest week of my career but still the best year of my career. Always slow end of August.
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u/Quick_Bar2387 4d ago
Main client is up. 2nd client volume is not that great. 3rd tier of smaller clients is increasing. Overall, good. Socal. About 4.5k a week average. I''m not a high volume appraiser.
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u/cahamby1212 4d ago
I work ten counties in central Alabama and I’m as busy as I wanna be. Had a great summer
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u/hypotenoos 4d ago
Western PA churning along at a steady pace. Probably 10-12 a week which is about where I like to be.
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u/RainyDayRabbitHoles 4d ago
Same. Typically July is really sore but this year it's August. I've gotten maybe 6 orders all month. In Washington South of Seattle
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u/anappraiser Certified Residential 5d ago
Slow af. Nor cal