The Signal blogLonger pieces on UAD, policy, AI and running an appraisal business, from ValuSignal.https://www.valusignal.com/AI hallucinations: what has improved, and what has nothttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/ai-hallucinations-appraisers/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/ai-hallucinations-appraisers/AI makes fewer errors when you give it the facts. From memory, it still invents comps and citations. What changed since 2023 and where it goes next.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDear Director Pulte: the letters behind appraisal modernizationhttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/eo-14393-appraisal-letters/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/eo-14393-appraisal-letters/An executive order told agencies to rethink appraisal rules. We read the letters and 101 CFPB comment filings to show who asked for what, in their words.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTKentucky HB 355: a one-year clock on appraiser liabilityhttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/kentucky-hb-355-appraiser-protections/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/kentucky-hb-355-appraiser-protections/A new appraiser group wrote a bill, won 133 to 0, then survived a veto. See what HB 355 changes for lawsuits, complaints, investigators and fees.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUAD 3.6: The mandate holds, the transition stretcheshttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-delay-explained/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-delay-explained/The November mandate survives, approved sellers get more time, and March changes the legacy route. Follow the timeline and hear six industry responses.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUAD 3.6 and the energy story hiding in a househttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-energy-green-features/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-energy-green-features/A field guide to Section 6, HERS and other ratings, solar ownership, and the building systems shaping the next generation of homes.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAQB's third draft: Proposed changes to appraiser qualificationshttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/aqb-third-exposure-draft/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/aqb-third-exposure-draft/The September 24 proposal revises appraiser education, experience, and assessment requirements. Compare the three drafts and read selected public comments.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTUAD 3.6: How appraisal data informs mortgage riskhttps://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-exception-window/https://www.valusignal.com/blog/uad-36-exception-window/Follow appraisal information into mortgage decisions, through the reporting changes, practitioner reactions, AI workflows, and the lender exception timeline.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT