I’ll sign!

David, I missed it the first time around. You said your wife is an ASA member with over 40 years of experience? Are you and she aware that ASA has been FAR more helpful in general to appraisers than EITHER AI or NAR in standing up for their collective rights?

ASA carried our opposition letter to the State of California opposing AB624 when I was unable to attend. They also lead (though less successfully) opposition to its replacement SB70. ASA’s rep John Russell spoke at Appraiserfest in San Antonio and met with hundreds of us>

They have been a much more active partner than NAR has. That’s not to say that I don’t think we should try to enlist NARs aid. It only means Im skeptical about their commitment to appraisers.

Alan, I do not disagree with you but whatever else might be going on in our profession, I believe that at this time NAR is by far the best and maybe only hope for the Appraisal Profession in the long term.

Great insight David

However and this is not my attempt to sound negative.

NAR Jumped on the Racial crap going on BIG TIME…

So being a Realtor as well along with a Broker but spending over 17 years appraising it is disgusting what is happening to the entire profession.

NAR is also out of control especially on this racial pushing taking place behind what the MSM has blown way way way out of proportion.

Sorry not trying to distract from your points but NAR is bloated as well with issues just like our politics today.

I agree with your sentiment but you should seriously consider using some punctuation in your comments.

I absolutely agree 100%. I did almost the exact same thing. I wouldn’t dream of ever switching from SFREP again.

Have you moved up to the Pro version? Like you, I’ve been with SFREP for 30 years, its been the only one I’ve ever used. I just hate to learn a new system at this stage.

I started out with WCA and changed over to SFREP when they completely bought out WCA a few years ago since they were essentially the same program all of those years. I LOVE them. I thought I would change to al la mode a few years ago and that lasted a couple months, but I never cancelled my SFREP . I just cancelled the a la mode. I have never waited on support–although I still miss Dillon in support : ( But I have had them for over 30 years and I am not changing. BEST EVER.

There is no simple solution Jack. At the American Guild of Appraisers we ‘push back’ against unfair policies in a variety of ways.

Most recently our focus has been on discouraging use of the current iterations of substandard products referred to as bifurcated hybrids. Originally these were known by various proprietary trade names such as PACE PRO which in its original version was so bad that ASC and the rest of the Feds were able to discourage its release and implementation.

AGA had written extensively about it and may have been a factor in the feds opposition to it.

Various versions of “Whitewashed” Pace Pro under different trade names have popped up since. We have no been bashful in our opposition to them.

That we are having some level of success can best be measured by the amount of opposition their hucksters and promoters are trying to mount in their defense. We aren’t seeing a lot of ads anymore for Mueller property inspectors willing to work for $8 an ‘inspection’; or appraisers doing too many more $25 desktop portions of bifurcated appraisals for Clear Capital (CLear Value) either.

I can’t remember when I last read a lie about how these products only take from 15 to 20 minutes to complete using the vendor’s proprietary processes and Unicorn Brand Magical ePixie Dust.

The best thing appraisers that are concerned can do is to get involved. The American Guild of Appraisers is the ONLY appraisal union in America actively helping defend its members from false claims. Indeed we are the only professional peer association doing so. AGA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit business association incorporated in the State of Maryland.

For information on how YOU can help, or join, contact janbellas@appraisersguild.org, or call me direct (after 10 AM please PST) 714-366-9404.

Capitalism without morality is not capitalism

Not that one. It has ended. But currently we are offering Appraise-It Pro at half price for six months.

still doing this trial?

Corelamode will pay them off to minimize the impact.

Doesn’t this say all anyone needs to know about them though? BLATANTLY DISHONEST!

Just like they thought it was ok for them to resell or reuse appraisers professional work products, they thought they could resell mls data to an assessment district instead of having that assessment district deal direct with the mls?

CoreLamode has become ‘Banker Big” meaning at 1 .5+- billion a year in gross revenue they too think they can do whatever the hell they want with no consequences.

Kathy this deserves a stand-alone article all by itself. Preferably from someone in Texas with the first-hand familiarity with that MLS Boards policy and rules.

Tony, regardless of who you choose, if you have 20 years reports in the cloud, you really need to get the pdfs saved someplace else anyway… or at least the last five years worth. For your own protection. While far fetched today, what would a bankruptcy there do to your file access?