Appraisal Matters

Now that the past and present have been “Long Tailed”, what does the future hold for the commercial appraisal industry given the partitioning of demand that is a central tenet of the Long Tail?

The Cowboy and the Sunset

What I see happening is that the most talented appraisers will gravitate one of two directions.  Either they’ll take . . . → Read More: The Long Tail and the History of the Commercial Appraisal Industry – Part 3 of 3

In Part 1, we examined the Long Tail and applied it to the commercial appraisal industry up through the 1990′s.  So now let’s travel back to the late 1990′s and early part of the current decade.  The Internet has taken off in a very big way.  But there were other trends, too, that affected the appraisal . . . → Read More: The Long Tail and the History of the Commercial Appraisal Industry – Part 2 of 3

I finally got around to buying and reading a book I’ve put off for a couple of years.  It’s called The Long Tail by Chris Anderson.  It’s one of the best business books out there.  It doesn’t teach you about business but it’s great for showing you trends that have changed so many business industries such . . . → Read More: The Long Tail and the History of the Commercial Appraisal Industry – Part 1 of 3