The HUD investigation found no evidence of any racial biases within my appraisal. My license/record is perfect; no lawsuits pending against me and no government investigations against me.

My advice to any appraiser out there is just be aware that the government PAVE program (read up in it) is out there and you do not want to be maliciously caught up in this travesty so be careful. Just keep being professional and adhere to all USPAP guidelines and you will be fine. I know I do and always have.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-for-trial

As an appraiser who has been appraising in rural south for 20 years I have seen a few things. This wave of discrimination has gotten out of control. Sure, there has been some discrimination going on which is not the norm but to accuse someone of discrimination because the value came in lower than an expected value is pure asinine. It is not our job to validate lenders and borrowers expected values.

I have had very few borrowers get mad that I am aware of because my opinion of value was lower than their expected values. I can remember three that were fuming and one complained to the board which was dismissed.

Even when you have done a good job and confident in your work it is not a good feeling when the board contact you with a complaint. The waiting and sometimes long process can be nerve wrecking.

Being in business has good and bad points. You have to manage your risks as much as possible. If I do not feel good about a homeowner, lender, AMCs or any order I turn the order down. This can happen during my phone interview or during my inspection. I have had to do this for what I perceived to be a risk that I was not willing to take on.

There have been many times there were homeowners that were hostile toward me because they were unaware that I was black until I showed up for the inspection. I would address any of their concerns as to my qualifications and some were ok with it and some were not. I would always finish the inspection and never be rude to them. I did not care if they were prejudice or whatever issue they had. If I did not feel good about the situation I will call the client and tell them at this time it is not to my best interest and decline the order.

My wife asked me why I did this? I told her some money and business is not worth it.

For my fellow white appraisers maybe some discrimination complaints are justified but the overall majority of these complaints are bull crap. Some people misguided mentality want to hang on to the past and will use discrimination as a bully tactic because they can. This appears to be the norm today.

I stand with you all who are falsely accused of discrimination regardless of your color. Everyone should stand up for their rights or your rights will be abused or taken away. I am sorry anyone has to go thru these false accusations.

Well Hank I have too and guess what I just had an anonymous complaint sent to the board stating I am racist because I did not “Hit” their desired value.

If I have a bad feeling in my gut about an order before or after my inspection. I walk away!

People look thru rose colored glasses when it comes to their real estate. Many have a warped view of what market value means and what determines market value.

HUD has jurisdiction over any real estate transaction when it comes to The Fair Housing Act (Act) sets forth the boundaries of the Department’s jurisdiction to act on housing-related complaints of discrimination.

connolly and motts legal team are working with pave to rewrite uspap rules..abc world new tonight interviewed the professors and produced the america low balled propaganda movie..the DOJ has entered the case to make sure the judge interprets the law the way the DOJ sees it..if any of those people or organizations had any interest in the truth this nightmare would be over by now..on a positive note.the mortgage bankers of america has requested and were granted to appear in court on behalf of Loandepot..they don’t want the DOJ to rewrite legislation through the courts, take your issues to congress to pass any new laws..It’s been a long year for Shane and his family and friends but we are confident that in due time Shane will be vindicated and the professors will pay a heavy price for trying to destroy someone’s life they know nothing about..Thanks for your support !!

A couple of years ago, I was working as a QA reviewer for one of the Big 3 banks. Had been there 7 years, all with good annual reviews. A QC manager position became available, and I applied. MBA, 35 years’ directly relevant experience, multiple previous management gigs, the hiring manger was a colleague I had known and worked with on and off for 40 years, and was one of my first trainers/mentors. BUT, despite being the most qualified by far (according to her) I was specifically excluded from even getting an interview, because according to the recruiter, “he’s not diverse”. (I eventually got the interview and the job, but only after the manager squawked all the way up the food chain.)

Not a free speech case. Has nothing to do with expressing a viewpoint. If you think that just because you’ve been appraising for 35 years with no adverse legal consequences, that this kind of thing couldn’t happen to you, you’ve been out in the field too long. This is a new day, one where logic and data are given a back seat to political nonsense and the weaponization of race brought back to life by the BLM, DEI, and ESG movements. In this particular case, (Connolly/Mott v. Lanham), the plaintiffs were black professors and activists. From the facts of the case, “Mott is an Instructor of Africana Studies and Connolly is a History Professor whose work focuses on racism, capitalism and politics—and he is also the author of a book titled A World More Concrete: Real Estate and the Remaking of Jim Crow South Florida.” You can read about it in this article:

https://www.workingre.com/appraiser-counter-sues-black-plaintiffs-who-alleged-discrimination/

So forgive me for being cynical, but it seems to me they had an agenda, and the fact that they won’t release the second appraisal (on which the whole case is based), is troubling. What are they hiding? Who says that appraisal (if there even is one) is more credible, or even credible at all? How can the appraiser defend himself without adequate discovery? But winning in court is not their objective.

Although from a LEGAL perspective, the plaintiffs must prove INTENT, they are clearly looking for a payday or national notoriety, banking on the fact that most appraisers would just settle, let the E&O company pay out, and pray it all goes away. But once you’ve been accused of being a racist appraiser, you’re automatically GUILTY (especially if you’re called out by the media), and that good name and reputation that you built over a 35-year career can be completely destroyed. The only remedy is to fight back; that is, if you have the financial resources to do so.
Finally, take a close look at the PAVE initiative, put in place by the current administration. It mandates widespread changes in policy and was created out of whole cloth, based on a very flawed and unsupported “experiment”. (Dig into the above-referenced article.) The result will be appraisers specifically selecting inappropriate comps from superior neighborhoods and the significant overvaluing of homes. It used to be, “Location, Location, Location”. Not so much anymore.

This is happening to me as well but it’s the AZ DIFI that’s targeted me and the Assistant Director and incompetent investigator that is as racist and biased as they get. There’s a 3 year old VA appraisal (sale) that closed at sale price and my report is biased and racist because the house has functional obsolescence. The very biased/racist and challenged investigator Kelly who has been appraising in the field… never! doesn’t understand functional obsolescence and wrote,” I don’t think this floor plan should be a problem and you just don’t like the house.”

AMC Links filed a complaint when I didn’t hit the sale price, to help their client make the loan work and there were 8 pages of comments in the report explaining adjustments. Brian Todrick stated there were no comments, or support and of course, the report is biased and racist. I counterfiled a complaint asking for them to be audited and the AZDIFI, in their corrupt fashion, dismissed my complaint,(of course) and never investigated and AMC Links never paid me and used the appraisal and low and behold, the house never sells, ever, in the sellers market. Curious thing right? When the appraiser is right??

Third complaint (I collect them. It’s what honest appraisers do in an anonymous complaint state like Arizona that’s run by ethically depleted regulators who are lacking in morals, integrity, intelligence or the desire to protect anyone but themselves and their paychecks. Dishonest appraisers should relocate to Arizona. Honest one’s should find a new business right now. This one’s not for the honest people right now, sorry.) Third appraisal is biased and racist per investigator of course because I didn’t use a sale she did, which is not substitutable . For the record, there’s only white people in these neighborhoods and the houses were vacant but the intellectually challenged power hungry regulators here really want me. They didn’t show up at the informal hearing and sent me a message that said no matter what you have to say we don’t care. We win and we’re taking you down, guilty or not.

They can’t have me, but they want me. This is stupid politics. These are ignorant people. I’ll be suing too. Can’t wait to retire but Arizona appraisers and the public deserve better. This is plain idiotic and when someone named Kelly thinks she knows what I’m unintentionally thinking or inferring… she better be as smart as I am and also have the ability to climb into my head because Kelly, I would never INFER anything as stupid or ignorant as what came out of your brain.

Any advice for a Peer now being accused of the same thing?

Dave, please reach out to Mike Ford at (714) 366-9404 and/or Pat Turner at (804) 873-4968.

Any advice for Peer just accused for same thing?

So that’s a no then on being an appraiser. Figured

Just this morning, found some more meme’s.

All men are created equal.

But some are more attentive to studious credit management than others.

The media is a GIANT influence by their “PROGRAMMING”. The head hunting is coming.

what does analyzing mean? do you need a dictionary? Making no assumptions…. except I am dealing with the uneducated.

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BTW…wanna bet this appraiser goes down? I take BTC.

I am a RE Appraiser with 33 years of experience. I am not biased- I am on the VA panel and approved with every major banks fee panels, I am not biased in any way. You come in low on a value in the homeowner’s eyes (they are uneducated about appraisals) and they are now going “Defcon 5” on appraisers. I am AR appraiser, RE Broker, General Building Contractor and a Home Inspector, I know a thing or two about real estate.