Comments on: Honesty in Real Estate

By: Desiree Mehbod

Desiree Mehbod — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:30:38 +0000

Thanks for the petition Brian. I shared it with others this morning and got confirmation from at least a hundred realtors and friends that they had signed and shared with their colleagues.

Would you be interested in starting a petition for appraisers? We could definitely use all the help we can get.

By: Baggins

Baggins — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 02:21:29 +0000

In reply to Dave.

When they pay cash and are not betting and spending someone elses money, you bet they do!

By: Baggins

Baggins — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 02:19:46 +0000

In reply to brian stevens.

Brian, you’re supposed to cheerlead for big tech. You’re not supposed to talk about what a massive fraud it is and the core intention of ‘modernization’ is to specifically remove checks and balances systems found in traditional bureaucracy in order to monopolize entire markets.

By: Bobby Jones on Facebook

Bobby Jones on Facebook — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 04:19:09 +0000

In reply to Bill Johnson.

yeah they make the big bucks and we appraisers get 900 and less for the appraisal and way more liability.. I don’t feel sorry for them. They don’t even like appraisers

By: Bobby Jones on Facebook

Bobby Jones on Facebook — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 04:18:30 +0000

In reply to Don.

Right no joke every quarter

By: Bobby Jones on Facebook

Bobby Jones on Facebook — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 04:18:07 +0000

In reply to mdwnlk.

Where is the petition for appraisers with the lousy amcs and Gov rook our work and there still trying to make us careerless

By: JC

JC — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 02:26:14 +0000

You can’t automate what is fundamentally a human service. Signed and shared

By: Tommy

Tommy — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:27:03 +0000

Zillow et al is doing to them what AMCs did to us. Lenders have been fighting this for years with iLenders. We need to band together. Strength in numbers.

Signed and shared!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:11:34 +0000

Appraisers have always only been a necessary evil. Do Bankers, Realtors and borrowers really want us. Please……..

By: Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:05:57 +0000

In reply to brian stevens.

When on a national average it takes only 70 hours to obtain a realtors license, the service (???) they provide to the public might be more damaging than using a big box company at the same fee. In my area of practice (San Diego), where most of the work I do is in the $700,000 to $900,000 range, the idea that a couple of agents, and brokers are worth $35,000 to $45,000 for a 7 day MLS listing (at market value) is a joke.

Seek the truth.

By: SB

SB — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:05:37 +0000

Realtors have never given a crap about us and never will.

Appraisers have their SURVIVAL to worry about.

Why should we care about a group who has turned their backs on us.

Did any realtor sign our petitions?

By: Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:46:00 +0000

Long thought that Zillow and Trulia was a bad idea. Core Logic is out to try an attempt to control the real estate and appraisal industry. They also own one of the best software companies A la Mode. Just got a feeling they are going down the road of the AMC’s and be no more; just like Bradford Technologies.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:35:15 +0000

Another good comment Don!

By: brian stevens

brian stevens — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:32:07 +0000

There’s a bigger play here than just agent commission. There is massive consolidation taking place in all of real estate. You need not look any further than what Core Logic has done to the appraising community. The doj subpoenaed records from Core Logic. Why? Because they own most of the mls platforms. They use that information, in tandem, with Zillow to create valuations that are used to support low-ball offers on homes they’re buying. Actually I think it’s more stealing. Then the Core Logic based AVM’s are viewed by Underwriters and the GSE’s to support these flips which takes out all the checks and balances that appraisers, lenders, and realtors have in place. This is not just bad for agents, it’s bad for appraisers. Most importantly it’s bad for homeowners.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:32:07 +0000

I already support realtors as I have to pay a local board fee of $50.00, $100.00 fee to the state realtors and $200.00 for the national realtor associations just to have the privilege / requirement to use my local MLS. I have bigger issues. I suggest they contact CoreLogic for support.

By: Jack Of All Trades

Jack Of All Trades — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:30:02 +0000

AMC’s are the most dishonest in real estate

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:24:06 +0000

All appraisers need to get behind this petition. There is a much larger picture to consider on this issue. If you think this is just about Realtor commissions, you are wrong. AMC fees, hybrid appraisals, monopolies, anti-trust and collusion are all part of honesty and transparency. This petition is just the beginning. Frank and Brian have the means and determination to see this through to protect the consumer.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:43:51 +0000

mdwnlk, Couldn’t have said it any better!

By: mdwnlk

mdwnlk — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:04:47 +0000

Oh, now that Realtor’s commissions are at stake, EVERYBODY PILE ON. Us appraisers have been dealing with this for years as we too have been made out to be obsolete vs online / digital / automated services… Good luck with that but you do have millions of members and us lonely appraisers only have about 80,000 just think if we actually got together for the common good or actually for the PUBLIC’S GOOD…