FROM THE EDITOR
EDITOR’S NOTE
PANDEMIC PANDEMONIUM
I was forced to read John Milton’s poem, Paradise
Lost, in high school. It was not a memorable read.
In fact, it was quite painful. And no, this is not on
my recommended reading list. What I do recall, and
about the only thing I remember, is that
Pandemonium was the capital of Hell. We all know
by now what a pandemic is. It is a disease that
causes the entire world to be in pandemonium,
where the devils reside.
Kudos to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the VA, FHA, and
USDA for responding very quickly with the
from COVID-19. There were a few appraisers who
were ill and sadly a couple died. Now, we need to
6 | APPRAISAL BUZZ FALL 2020
We’ve all had to adjust to a new reality. Valuation
Expo, originally planned for New Orleans on March
19-21, was converted to a virtual event out of a
necessity. Our priorities were to continue to bring
you valuable content that you just can’t get
anywhere else, but in a safe environment. Having
learned from that experience and with positive
feedback from our attendees, we are about to launch
our second Virtual Valuation Expo on October 1-3.
We were quite fortunate to have selected a really
cool platform that accommodates a virtual trade
show. If you’re like me, you are skeptical, so we
proved it actually works! And we learned a few tricks
from our last event that will allow us to be a little
more interactive. Needless to say, attending virtually
is quite a cost saver in every way possible. In fact,
we hope that those of you who don’t like to travel
We will see you next year, in person, I hope. I am sure
that you too miss the personal interaction with your
peers.
Stay safe.
Joan N. Trice
Editor in Chief