Mike, it’s tongue in cheek. He or she doesn’t agree with your degree bias. And I don’t either although there are definitely corrupt and incompetent appraisers in every direction you look.

I would agree that some accomplishment whether by education or experience is recognized in appraising real estate. Either requires sacrifice and dedication and as you say an ability to pass the tests.

My experience and education leave me believing the character of the candidate appraiser whether by education or experience is of primary importance and there is yet no reliable test for that, but we are painfully alerted by a failure. For now the substitute you mention of commitment to ethical professional practices is what is desperately needed.

Can Congress fit that in or do we leave it up to the various states to figure out?

Well said.

True. As do any modifications to all federal laws. ASC is merely one possible starting point. Hypotheticals need to be discussed. Recognizing there is a certain amount of sensitivity and tea leaf reading that goes along with it.

Today, as Electoral College votes are being tallied, and potential appointments remain to be made along with identification of probable specific admin objectives regarding housing finance and mortgage banking in general, we can only touch on potential future goals for our profession.

Globalist vs Nationalist philosophies competing right now (today).

Mike- How can we end the madness? It seems TAF has become too big to fail.

Huh?