ARM E-Journal

The ARM E-Journal is a publication of the Appraisal Review & Management Discipline Committee of ASA.  A comprehensive redesign of the ARM E-Journal was completed in 2020.  Updates include a new, single publication PDF format, linked table of contents, stylized layout and design and search capabilities.  

This complimentary publication is a must read for appraisers, assessors, CPAs, bankers, attorneys, departments of governments and other users of appraisal services.  

2025 • Volume 9 • Issue 1

Featured articles include:

  • Around the World with ARM: Preparing for the Global Valuation Review Symposium, World Tour 2024-25: The Need for Global Education
  • The Copyright of Reports
  • Red Flags in Valuation Reports
  • Review: Shannon Pratt's The Lawyer's Business Valuation Handbook
  • Forensics in Post-loss Jewelry Valuation
 With other informative updates on:
  • ARM Committee News
  • ARM Education Offerings
  • ASA ARM News

As well as a special welcome and spotlight of new ARM members.

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Carol Busch
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Lack of a Qualified Appraisal in Hoensheid v. Comm (TCM 2023-34)
    • Article: Clarifying Terminology: Purpose, Intended Use, and Definition of Value
    • Article: Reviewing an M&E Appraisal for Collateral Lending
    • Article: On Tangible Property Appraisal and Valuation Reconciliations 
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Terri Lastovka
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Scope of Work within Appraisal Review: Decision, Performance and Disclosures
    • Article: The Appraisal Foundation Takes Action to Build Trust, Stamp Out Bias
    • Article: Lenders Review: Liquidation Appraisals for Financing
    • Article: IVSC Announces Major Update to International Valuation Standards
    • Article: Resolve Appraisal Differences with Mediation
    • Article: The Crucial Role of Verifying Appraiser Authorship
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Charles C. Dixon
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Federally Related Transactions Primer for Non-Real Estate Appraisers
    • Article: Review of the No-Standard Appraisal Report
    • Article: Reviewing for Business Valuation
    • Article: Organizing Review Reports for Easier Understanding
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Richard J. Conti
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning
    • Article: USPAP: An Overview
    • Article: The Earth is Flat—or So We Thought
    • Article: Advisory Opinion 21: Three Ovals of Death
    • Article: Assessing Competency 
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Mary B Reich
    • ASA Update
    • Article: USPAP Requirements of Appraisal Review Practice (Part 2)
    • Article: USPAP: Requirements for Clear, Accurate, and Conspicuous Disclosures
    • Article: Redundancy in Appraisal Review Reports: Say Something Once, Why Say it Again?
    • Article: Finding an MTS Appraiser for Business Valuation Assignments
    • Article: Comparing China Appraisal Services to the Canadian Appraisal Industry
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Paul Leung
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Reviewing Business Valuation Reports
    • Article: Towards a More Credible Appraisal: An Attorney's Perspective
    • Article: Surviving an Appraisal Review: Antique Oriental Carpet Appraisals
    • Article: Managing the Valuation of Large Companies
    • Article: Ethics of Expert Witnessing
    • Article: Reviewing the Appraisal Scope of Work: The Problem to be Solved 
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Faisel HoodbHoy
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Appraisal Value Conclusions
    • Article: Global ARM
    • Article: Collaboration of Valuation of Disciplines
    • Article: The Concept of Legal Reasoning
    • Article: Inside vs Outside
    • Article: Appraisal Review and the Standard of Care
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles


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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Pamela Bensoussan
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Standard of Care for Appraisal Review
    • Article: USPAP Requirements of Appraisal Review Practice (Part 1)
    • Article: Professional Ethics in Appraisal Review
    • Article: How Lawyers Determine Credibility
    • Article: ARM Connects IVS and USPAP
    • Article: Enhancing the Appraisal Review Process
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Michael Morgan
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Appraising Problems, Not Stuff
    • Article: Appraisal Review: What It Is, What It's Not, and Why It Matters
    • Article: The Role of Asset Life Expectancy in Arriving at Credible Results
    • Article: Expert Deposition Testimony: Ten Commandments
    • Article: Impeachable Ad Valorem Appraisal Reports
    • Article: Five Mistakes in Appraising Premodern Chinese Paintings
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

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    In This Issue:

    • ARM Chair Notes
    • Letter from The Editor
    • Welcome New ARM Members
    • ARM Member Spotlight: Matt Kaufman
    • ASA Update
    • Article: Top Ten Mistakes and Misconceptions in Report Writing
    • Article: Value is Value, Right? Common Errors in MTS Reports
    • Article: Managing Risk with Appraisal Review; Attorney's, Bankers, CPAs & Departments of Government
    • Article: My Advice to Appraisers — Bulldozers at Your Doorstep
    • Educational Offerings
    • Call for Articles

    Call for Articles:
    For more information, contact the E-Journal Editors Rickard J. Conti ASA, ARM, MAA or Charles Dixon ASA, ARM.