Do appraisers always look inside the house?
Meet the appraisers and lenders who shared their insights into home appraisal for our story. Mark Campos, owner of Campos Appraisals Inc., based in Brier; on the national board of the Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest group of professional appraisers; teaches at North Seattle Community College. Heather St. Clair, appraisal department manager at Washington Federal Savings. Barry Wilson, residential appraisal supervisor at Lamb Hanson Lamb Associates in Georgetown; former mortgage broker and real-estate salesman. Rich Bennion, executive vice president and residential lending director at HomeStreet Bank. David Hatlen, vice president and Seattle mortgage branch manager at HomeStreet Bank. Michael Hoiland, loan officer at Washington Mutual Home Loan Center in Seattle. Bill King, owner of ValueOne Appraisal in Federal Way and co-chairman of the government affairs committee at Seattle Appraisal Institute. Bill Sammer, president of Bellevue-based Diamond Mortgage Inc.
