Author Archives: Ernie Durbin

Ernie Durbin is Chief Valuation Officer at Valuation Vision. He is a second-generation appraiser with more than 30 years' experience. Ernie holds the SRA and AI-RRS designations from the Appraisal Institute. At the national level, Ernie is currently on the Apprasial Practices Board of The Appraisal Foundation and serves on the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) of the Appraisal Foundation. He is a member of the Collateral Risk Network (CRN) and an inaugural board member of the National Appraisal Congress (NAC).

Y2K and CU… Is the Sky Falling?

August 4, 2015

The recent rollout of Fannie Mae's Collateral Underwriter (CU) parallels the Y2K experience of 15 years ago. Leading up to its implementation, some appraisers panicked and unfounded fears ran rampant.

Comparing Valuation Measures

January 19, 2014

Special Print Feature, originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of DS News Magazine. By Steve Albert, Ernie Durbin, and Tami Rund Without question, accurate valuation data is critical to your business, but how do you determine which method to use for ...