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New IVS Training Module now available
To ensure you are kept up-to-date with the recent changes to the IVS, which came into effect on 31 January 2022, we are delighted to announce the launch of the…
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Reminder to use the API COVID-19 Valuation Protocols
With COVID-19 continuing to be an ongoing issue in 2022, we would like to remind Valuer Members that the advice in these protocols regarding inspections, data collection and disclosure requirements…
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Valuation Protocol – Valuing in a Rapidly Changing Market
This Valuation Protocol, and its purpose, is to provide guidance for the completion of mortgage security valuations of residential properties for banks/lenders, and their LMIs utilising the PropertyPRO Report format.…
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Market Value: An Established Basis of Value
The IVSC has recently published a Perspectives Paper: Market Value: An Established Basis of Value as the second in a series designed to initiate discussion and debate on the topic…
Member Alert
Professional Indemnity Insurance Development Restrictions and NAB Panel Valuers
The API is aware of NAB’s recent communication to its valuer panel firms as a result of NAB seeing an increase in valuer firm’s professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies containing development restrictions. NAB has communicated to its panel valuer firms who have…
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Standards Update – QBE aligns its LMI Guide with APIV Supervision Guidelines (Appendix C)
The API has been advised that effective Monday 13 December 2021, QBE will be updating their LMI Guide to align with APIV Supervision Guidelines (Appendix C). The changes result in…
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): IVS Perspective Paper 2021
The IVSC has recently published a Perspectives Paper: ESG and Real Estate Valuation as the third in a series designed to initiate discussion and debate on the topic of ESG. Specifically, this paper focuses…
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Valuation Protocol – Valuer Declaration for PropertyPRO Reports during API Declared Time of Crisis and/or State of Emergency
This Standards Reminder relates to the Member Alert published by the API on 24 April 2020. This Valuation Protocol provides guidance to API Valuer Members (Valuers) and their corporate employers in relation to the Valuer Declaration, on the front page of the…
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Valuation Protocol – Guidance for Risk Ratings during the declared “Crisis/State of Emergency”
This Standards Reminder relates to the Member Alert published by the API on 24 April 2020. The purpose of this Valuation Protocol is to provide guidance for Valuer Members (Valuers) in relation to risk rating assessments…
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Valuation Protocol – Cladding on Buildings
This Member Reminder relates to the Valuation Protocol published by the API on 10 October 2018 and subsequent Member Reminder published on 1 May 2019. To view the current valuation protocols relating…
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ABFI Residential Valuation Standing Instructions Version 3 released
The Residential Valuation Industry Group (RVI Group) has conducted a review of V2.2.2 of the ABFI Residential Valuation Standing Instructions (ABFI RVSI) and have released a revised version (V3) which…
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ABFI Residential Valuation Standing Instructions Version 3 coming soon
The Residential Valuation Industry Group (RVI Group) has conducted a review of V2.2.2 of the ABFI Residential Valuation Standing Instructions (ABFI RVSI) and a revised version (V3), which will come…