Appraisal Institute President Sara W. Stephens, MAI, began her appearances Nov. 1 on American Airlines in-flight radio and in the airlines’ American Way in-flight magazine.

Stephens’ involvement with American Airlines will last through the end of December, during which time she will educate airline passengers on why appraisals sometimes do not correspond with a home’s listing or contract price. Stephens noted that appraisers are undertaking the same thorough research and thoughtful analysis they always have in order to reach a credible opinion of value.

“Appraisers don’t set the real estate market; they reflect what’s happening in the market,” Stephens said. “Buyers and sellers often have emotional value attached to a home, and they shouldn’t assume an appraisal is somehow wrong if it doesn’t match the listing or contract price.”

Numerous members were featured in national media coverage this past week having signed onto a letter on hurricane relief efforts that was published in Appraisal Buzz. Members who signed the letter included Eileen H. Lynn, MAI; John Y. Fiser, SRA; David Taulbee, MAI; Ken P. Wilson, MAI, SRA; Robert O. Stevens, MAI, SRA; Robin D. Czarnecki-Griffin, SRA; and Thomas A. Stark, MAI. Additionally, Michael J. Maglocci, MAI, was featured in the Joseph J. Blake & Associates blog.

These stories are among the recent media coverage included in the “AI in the News” feature on the members-only section of the Appraisal Institute website.

Appraisal Institute members appearing recently in local media coverage included Richard Exton Associate member, The (Nashville) Tennessean; Nicholas D. Pilz, MAI, Orlando (Fla.) Business Journal; Chad Graber, Associate member, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle; Eric A. Trotz, MAI, The Daily News (Memphis, Tenn.); Walter Duke, MAI, SRPA, SRA, South Florida Sun Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) and Orlando Sentinel; Brett Blanchfield, MAI, Associated Press; Peter Poletti Jr., MAI, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.); and Chuck Swanson, MAI, SRPA, SRA, The Mining Journal (Marquette, Mich.).

See the latest media coverage about the real estate valuation profession, the Appraisal Institute and its members. Media coverage at “AI in the News,” found on the member log-in page of the Appraisal Institute’s website, is updated daily and also includes the latest news releases from the Appraisal Institute.