The AW Blog

Since starting the Appraiser Workshops blog there has been steady growth in visitors to the site, along with very good growth in the number of free automatic emails deliveries of the posts. If you are new to the site, or only have been viewing for the past week or two, I urge you to also look at the archives for the past two months. There are now over 60 posts in July and August with an assortment of solid and relevant content for the personal property appraiser. Some of the postings deal with legislative issues and new guidelines by the IRS, some have chronicled the decline in brick and mortar antique shops and the loss of interest in period furniture, replaced by an interest in online sales, auction purchasing and mid century property collections.

According to some of the web statistics, the most viewed or popular posts include the post about the Wall Street Journal article on the decline in popularity of antique furniture, the discussion on the Broad Evidence Rule, new guidelines for the pension protection act (fresh from the Federal Code of Regulations which were published August 7, and posted on the AW Blog on August 11th) and the discussion on related use and charitable donations. Click on any of the above to go directly to the post if you have not read the posting.

Also tossed into the posting mix were some good technology related posts as well as what is happening from a technological standpoint in researching and authenticating fine and decorative arts. Some of the more useful technology based items are taught at our Good, Better, Best Appraiser Workshop (next workshop is Oct 4th & 5th, click HERE for more information) along with client management and property inspection techniques. It is a very worthwhile workshop for both experienced and new appraisers.

I hope you are enjoying the AW blog posts, and I recommend that all new visitors take a few minutes to review the archives. While viewing please feel free to post comments and suggestions to the site as well. Also, if you have any interesting content or information/news that I have missed, please send it to me for inclusion on the blog. The idea behind the blog is to promote the appraisal profession, and be a source for personal property appraisal related news, information and content. The gathering of content and information can be a collaborative effort, ensuring that all personal property appraisers will benefit.

Thanks for visiting and supporting the AW Blog.

Todd