NAR Calls Out Unregulated Middlemen: A Wake-Up Call for FHFA
When unregulated middlemen run the show, appraisers get ghosted, consumers get duped, and regulators get a velvet-gloved slap from NAR. In a housing market that demands clarity, Appraisal Management Companies, or AMCs, continue to operate like the magician’s assistant, always present, rarely transparent, and somehow still part of the act. But the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) just handed the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) a letter that reads less like a polite memo and more like a velvet-gloved slap. It’s a bold call to rein in AMC antics and restore dignity to the appraisers who keep the system honest....
