Did Steve Linville retire? He spoke of moving towards retirement and working with Trice’s ClearBox in the Valuation Expo podcast with Joan Trice (podcast with Appraiser Coach Dustin Harris from July 2016).

You have to consider the source!

There is absolutely nothing in the letter benefitting appraisers or promoting appraiser independence. It’s just a pro AMC letter! Not a bit surprised…

In the event that this “profession” managed to implode (even further) with a severe shortage of appraisers and a $1,000,000 offer to each appraiser willing to make a 5 year commitment.  What would you do?

Personally I would laugh my ass off and throw a “I Told You So” for every member of Congress.  I would then mail a polite response to the agency who offered me $1,000,000 stating:

1. You are insane if you think I would return to that Hell On Earth for $1,000,000.

2. I would tell them where they could shove their cach.

I threw my appraisal career in the dumpster along with 2,000 sf of office furniture and computers in 2009 when it’s value became considerably less than used toilet paper.

Answer: I wouldn’t waste my time on signing it. Why? Because NOTHING will change. They are simply paying you lip service by telling you they’ll read it. I will be happy to send them a F U note though.

the ASC will be talking about 20 years from now.

and nothing will have changed – NATIONALLY.

the circle jerk continues . . .

<>From AMCs that have been in existence for more than a year an annual registry fee of $25 multiplied by the number of appraisers working for or contracting with such AMC in such State during the previous year<>

Now what exactly do they need that much money for? What good will this do for appraisers? My crystal ball is glowing, and this will restrict an already restricted market for attaining CR fee appraisal work. 

A registration fee scale based on the volume of appraisals sent through the amc or instead based on the number of amc employees or scaling for their total gross revenue would have been a more appropriate solution.

I’m not writing a letter because obviously this is lining up with a future reduction in applicable qualification criteria for appraisers. These companies will have to be assured the appraiser will play ball, or they won’t even send orders in the first place. I see application fees in my future. I see 95% of my client folders in my drawers going instantly from marketing potential to marketing restriction. It’s HVCC all over again, and loss of client and marketing potential is the obvious result. Who in the hell suggested the fee should be calculated per appraiser without any attention to how many panels the appraiser may be approved on?  Obviously this comes from the think tank which promotes firm style appraisal and proprietary engagement, rather than that of open market free competition.

If you’re an appraiser who only works with a handful of amc’s, you’re limiting your potential. They play the market and so should we.