AI Offers Designated Members Free ExactBid Listing

Recognizing that consumers of appraisal services are increasingly looking online, the Appraisal Institute announced April 19 that it has partnered with ExactBid to offer AI’s Designated members a free new business-generating service.

ExactBid is offering Designated members a free three-county listing in its Real-estate Information Management System, or RIMSCentral, a web-based commercial real estate appraisal ordering and management system.

Using RIMSCentral, MAI, SRA and SRPA members of the Appraisal Institute will become part of an online community that connects lenders, brokers, property inspectors, environmental consultants, government agencies and others with their customers, providing a secure, easy-to-use interface for bidding, awarding and managing documents and workflow.

“We are excited to welcome Appraisal Institute members into the RIMS community,” said Andrew Maisel, ExactBid’s vice president of sales and marketing. “These established and respected appraisers will join the more than 12,000 professionals already using RIMSCentral to manage their engagements and grow their businesses.”

According to Maisal, last year more than 20 percent of all commercial real estate lender transactions in the U.S. were ordered through RIMSCentral.

RIMSCentral’s appraiser directory and search engine can be accessed at www.rimscentral.com. The directory listing will augment the Appraisal Institute’s free, online directory of its members, which is available at www.appraisalinstitute.org/findappraiser.