How Aivre Is Bringing Practical Automation to Appraisal

When people hear “automation” in appraisal, they often imagine a black box making valuation decisions. That was never our vision at Aivre.

From day one, our goal has been simple: automate the parts of appraisal that don’t require human judgment—so appraisers can spend more time on the parts that do. Automation, when done right, doesn’t replace the appraiser. It strengthens the appraiser’s role.Key Takeaways:

1. Automation should handle repetitive, rule-based work — not judgment
2. Structured data and standards (like UAD 3.6) are increasing across industries
3. Professionals remain central, but technology reduces friction
4. Automation reduces errors, revisions, and compliance failures
5. Industries under pressure must modernize to remain sustainable

Automation Starts With Structure

Modern appraisal standards—especially UAD 3.6—demand absolute consistency. Every field has rules. Every description has limits. Every data point must align across the entire report. Freddie Mac stated this when they addressed questions on “UAD and their forms redesign.”

Aivre’s automation begins by enforcing that structure automatically. Instead of relying on memory or manual checks, Aivre:

1. Guides appraisers into UAD-compliant language from the start
2. Prevents invalid entries before they happen
3. Ensures consistency across condition, quality, updates, and descriptions

This removes the guesswork and dramatically reduces post-submission revisions.

Reducing Repetitive Data Entry

One of the biggest time drains in appraisal is entering the same information multiple times in different sections of the report. Forbes first stated this back in 2020 when discussions about automation and real estate improvements first emerged.

Aivre automates this by:

• Auto-populating shared data fields
• Reusing property and improvement details consistently
• Synchronizing updates so changes flow throughout the report automatically

This isn’t about speed alone—it’s about eliminating preventable errors caused by repetition.

Intelligent Photo and Data Handling

Photos and supporting data are essential, but organizing them manually adds hours to a report. The speed of processing and its positive benefits to users was discussed in the mortgage industry last year prior to hearing it in the appraisal industry when Forbes reported on it.

Aivre applies automation to:

• Classify and organize photos intelligently
• Align photo content with report sections
• Reduce the time spent sorting, labeling, and verifying images

This allows appraisers to focus on interpreting the property—not managing files.

Built For UAD 3.6 Compliance

UAD 3.6 raised expectations for how appraisals are reviewed and validated. Reports are now evaluated by automated lender systems before a human ever sees them.

Aivre’s automation is designed specifically to:

1. Align data with UAD 3.6 rules
2. Catch compliance issues early
3. Reduce hard stops in lender review systems

The result is cleaner submissions, faster acceptance, and fewer revision requests.

Automation That Supports—Not Replaces—Judgment

What Aivre does not automate is value conclusion, market interpretation, or professional reasoning. Those decisions remain exactly where they belong: with the appraiser.

Our automation exists to:

• Handle structure
• Enforce standards
• Remove friction

So appraisers can apply experience, insight, and analysis without distraction.

Why This Matters Now

The appraisal profession is under increasing pressure—tighter timelines, higher expectations, and more scrutiny. Continuing to rely on fully manual processes in this environment isn’t sustainable. This testing isn’t new to the GSE’s, Freddie Mac reported about testing with new software back in 2019 that could streamline tasks for the industry as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Automation isn’t about changing what appraisers do. It’s about changing how efficiently and confidently they can do it.

Closing Thought

At Aivre, we believe the future of appraisal belongs to professionals who are empowered by technology—not burdened by it.

By automating the repetitive, rule-based parts of the process, we’re helping appraisers reclaim their time, reduce risk, and deliver higher-quality work in a system that demands precision.

That’s what meaningful automation looks like.

— Jake Lew

Co-Founder & CEO