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Use these criteria and a printable checklist to compare any program on output, data and cost. https://carat.homes/blog/ai-appraisal-software-2026 https://carat.homes/blog/ai-appraisal-software-2026 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI & appraisal technology AI appraisal software in 2026, explained for working appraisers: what automation should handle, where AVMs fit, and why your judgment and signature stay. https://carat.homes/blog/leaving-aci-total-desktop-appraisal-software https://carat.homes/blog/leaving-aci-total-desktop-appraisal-software Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Switching appraisal software Leaving ACI, TOTAL or other desktop appraisal software? 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Every date that follows, from the lender exception period to the UAD 2.6 retirement on June 28, 2027, explained. https://carat.homes/blog/hybrid-desktop-bifurcated-appraisals https://carat.homes/blog/hybrid-desktop-bifurcated-appraisals Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI & appraisal technology Hybrid, desktop and bifurcated appraisals explained: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eligibility, who inspects, and how UAD 3.6 reports each scope. https://carat.homes/blog/mismo-3-6-xml-explained https://carat.homes/blog/mismo-3-6-xml-explained Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT UAD 3.6 & the redesigned URAR MISMO 3.6 XML explained in plain English for appraisers: what's in the UAD 3.6 file, how it relates to the PDF and images, and why the zip package matters. https://carat.homes/blog/appraiser-shortage-trainee-bottleneck https://carat.homes/blog/appraiser-shortage-trainee-bottleneck Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The appraiser's life Is there an appraiser shortage? 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A plain look at what automated valuation models do well, where they fail, the new AVM rule, and where appraisers still matter. https://carat.homes/blog/uad-3-6-replaces-1004-1073-1025-2055 https://carat.homes/blog/uad-3-6-replaces-1004-1073-1025-2055 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT UAD 3.6 & the redesigned URAR UAD 3.6 retires the 1004, 1073, 1025, 2055 and the other GSE appraisal forms. See how one dynamic URAR handles condos, 2–4 units and exterior-only work.