Who can manipulate online photograph data? Anyone with photoshop.

The point of the article is that licensed salespersons recognize the value of the appraisers license as the majority opinion. They don’t want to see students and interns, tech guys, lender employees, dramatic shifts to avm automation any more than the appraisers do.

Was reading corelogic jobs postings earlier today. CSR non appraiser – $47k avg base salary, to 70 something. It’s finally coming true, non appraiser clerks may earn more than the appraisers they manage. Tech guys get an easy 125k, managers always 80k+, regular workers 50k range. These companies are ‘managing’ the appraisal industry to death. As usual, worker reviews are hilarious to read through. They lay off everyone who knew what they were doing, then wonder what happened. AVM’s and their development and management departments will not be somehow magically insulated from their employers greed and insatiable desire to get more for less. An appraiser whom knew how to code like the pro’s would still most likely tell you that it’s impossible to code exact predictions about human behavior in real estate. The beat skips on.

Here is the thing – have you ever received “comparables” from FANNIE with the “Please explain why you didn’t use these sales” statement. The “comparables” are typically WAY different than the subject property yet FANNIE’s algorithm selects them. FANNIE has more data than anyone on the planet. What if we utilized their selection to value a property? That would be the equivalent of an AVM.