Message from CEO

Hello everyone and happy New Year! I hope you had a restful holiday season, spending time with family and friends.

ASA’s Fair Value Virtual Conference – Winter took place on December 15. It was a pleasure presenting ASA updates to participants and learning what’s new in the fair value industry. We had 192 people register for this event and 5 experts presented 4 riveting industry topics. Thank you to Ray Rath, FASA, who was the Conference Chair, and to everyone who attended.

I enjoyed participating in this Opinions of Value webinar and providing my insight on the current state of the real estate appraisal profession along with my esteemed panelists KC Conway and Rodman Schley, and Lucas Rotter who did a fantastic job moderating the webinar. We covered timely topics such as the important legislation being worked on that could impact the appraisal industry, how the looming recession is already impacting the appraisal industry; how to gear up for valuing properties during a downturn, and what inroads are being made across the industry to combat racial bias. Check out the full episode here.

I also would like to take a moment to review all that has been accomplished in 2023.

This year, we succeeded in doing something that most businesses find difficult and shy away from: being willing to break new ground in terms of innovation and technological advancement. We updated all of our technological infrastructure to increase productivity and deliver better services to our members and the industry. We now have a new website, a new association management system (AMS), a new learning management system (LMS), and a new financial management platform. Nine months ago, we jointly launched all the platforms, and we haven’t looked back since. Without the support of our members and the excellent team we have at ASA, none of this would have been possible.

As we look ahead to 2023, let’s stay focused on our goals and dreams as we build on all we have achieved together over the past year. Together, I’m confident that there is more success in store for us this upcoming year!