AppraiserBASE™ for Appraisers and Inspectors

AppraiserBASE™ powered by Bluebook International
A Valuable Tool for All Appraisers

Bluebook's AppraiserBASE™ is a must have Web based Cost & Valuation Solution developed for the Appraisal Industry. It was designed by Appraisers for Appraisers and is backed by recognized industry professionals. Collateral valuation is now more important than ever!

The AppraiserBASE™ solution does the intricate math work for you and produces detailed breakout reports that support each of the calculations. The Bluebook's Nationally recognized Database has been integrated with the application so the Cost Data and Software updates are current and automatic.

Over 44 years of experience and countless man-hours have been dedicated to the research of hundreds of trades and literally millions of line items throughout thousands of cities in North America.

Bluebook's Cost Data is based on many factors that also include: nationally researched labor, material and equipment costs, actual losses, related contractor bids and insurance repair and replacement cost audits.

• Depreciation tables (Normal Useful Life Depreciation Tables)
       and unit cost tables for both Structure and Contents
• Neighborhood Based Cost Data
• Trade Based Depreciation
• No Software to Install
• Manufactured Homes
• Log Homes

Bottom line: AppraiserBASE™ delivers accuracy, uses current, neighborhood based cost data, simplifies the appraisal process and greatly reduces your risk and exposure. See why so many industry professionals are switching to Bluebook's AppraiserBASE.

The Industry Speaks

~ Testimonials~

Bob Dowdell the former Chief Executive Officer of Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, stated, “I am really pleased to join Bluebook and am very excited about the opportunities for the application of their unique data and software applications to produce ever more accurate, risk specific solutions and services for both the insurance and mortgage lending sectors.

With all the liability risk facing appraisers with their URAR cost approach calculations, why rely on a data source you have to tweak? Can you say, BETTER DATA? Tom Munizzo, 2006 President of NAIFA says, the “Appraiser Assisted Residential Cost Analysis (AARCA) numbers are right on and it only takes about five minutes to get accurate cost results.”

 “Baldy Williams of NCPAC and USPAP instructor says, “This is an incredible tool that I am going to introduce to all my students. It’s a must have solution for residential assignments.” The Appraisal Assisted Residential Cost Analysis report gives the residential appraiser an on line tool that is accessible from anywhere, and will produce valid cost data calculations that the appraiser doesn’t have to tweak!

 “It’s the best solution for Appraisers since the invention of the calculator,” says Dave Cranford, Appraiser and USPAP instructor in California.

eAppraiseIT says, “what we like about AppraiserBASE is its depth and breadth of data. Before moving to Bluebook’s AppraiserBASE, eAppraiseIT tested the valuations it produced, we found Bluebook to be right on the money…

 “You can see that Bluebook’s been in the data business for over 40 years, the numbers are very reliable and we're enjoying feeling confident again about the end product we are providing”, says Matthew F., an experienced California Appraiser.

 In a session titled, “A Vision for Valuation” moderator Mark Linne of VaIX and Panelist Mark Simpson of Fannie Mae, Jacquie Doty of Freddie Mac and Jeff Sommer of Zillow and John Ross of the Appraisal Institute discussed how the industry is maturing in its adoption of technology, as well as why appraisers had best be on board with the change.  Linne explained the future will likely include new IT products offered by the likes of Zaio, Etrac, ACI and Bluebook International and others…

“ACI appraisers rely on and appreciate the efficiencies gained through integrations to services like Bluebook... Commitment to quality, containment of costs, and upholding the values of the industry, all while offering choices that make a difference; these are some of the reasons appraisers prefer ACI,” said George Opelka, Vice President, ACI.

Noah Furie, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LA based Budget Finance reported, "We integrated with Bluebook's SecureBASE XML solution to solve our due diligence obligations for compliance with hazard insurance coverage loan requirements. 

"Bluebook International is a great example of the Insurance Value Chain in operation,” explained Bill Hartnett, insurance industry manager at Microsoft... It is easy to learn and use, and it makes appraisers more efficient – what we at Microsoft refer to as People-Ready software. More importantly for the customer – the home buyer or homeowner – it makes home ownership People-Ready as well.”

Jerome Coonen, CEO of Xetus Corporation, said, “Offering our lender users the ability to validate hazard insurance right from the XetusOne loan operating system platform is important to the mortgage finance transaction process. Integrating Bluebook’s SecureBASE application to our loan operating system brings our clients the best cost data available at the click of a button.”

More testimonials available upon request…

Highly Accurate Neighborhood-Level Replacement Cost Data

Bluebook's replacement cost data is widely used throughout the U.S. and Canada. For well over 40 years, it has been a leading replacement cost source now covering 680 cost categories and nearly 100,000 component prices. The Bluebook database is one of the most comprehensive and accurate available.