A spectrum of new appraisal services has recently hit the market, and the one common theme among the offerings is compliance. As the number of appraisal management companies seems to continually be increasing, many are enhancing their services with technology. Meanwhile, affordable alternatives to full appraisals that promise more than broker price opinions are springing up.

A recent news release from StreetLinks Lender Solutions indicated that it has launched StreetLinks Liquidation Value Report, a USPAP-compliant liquidation valuation report for mortgage servicers and asset management firms.

More than a million appraisal reports have been delivered through DataCourier since the Uniform Appraisal Dataset went into effect on Sept. 1, 2011, a la mode reported. The free service automatically checks for UAD compliance errors when an appraiser is ready to deliver a final report.