Comments on: Pending Future Changes in USPAP 2022-23

By: Mike Ford, American Guild of Appraisers (AGA™)

Mike Ford, American Guild of Appraisers (AGA™) — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:40:33 +0000

In reply to Eric.

Jeremy has a new book out “The Ichthyologists Guide to the Subprime Meltdown.”

Band of Investment Publishing Co. Ventura, CA. If its as good as last one it should be well worth the reading. Now, just to find the time…only about 152 pages.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:49:02 +0000

In reply to ej.

There is a book about this. Look for Cosmic Cobra by Jeremy Bagott

By: Mike Ford, American Guild of Appraisers (AGA™)

Mike Ford, American Guild of Appraisers (AGA™) — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:01:32 +0000

How can TAF claim to be protecting the Public Trust when they have lost the trust of the remaining appraisers in the profession today?

By: Baggins

Baggins — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:59:10 +0000

Bought the book earlier this year, that should have been enough. It becomes difficult to support an ethics group which does not know what pay to play schemes and defrauding consumers is all about. There is obviously a conflict of interest because the yearly fees go to the same busy bodies whom feel compelled to rewrite the document so often, those same people also beholden to increasingly powerful amc’s and the cash windfall they provide for accepting unethical engagement.

Appraisers forced to take ethics classes every other year for life. Then coerced by lenders to work under unaccountable unlicensed ‘amc management individuals’ whom share no such similar ethic or ethical restrictions. Irony. Individual licensing requirements for every single amc worker, equivalent to appraiser requirements. Amc’s should bill separately for their services. The ethics book should only be appended to, never amended or altered, except infrequently like decades apart.

By: ej

ej — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:28:12 +0000

One of the biggest scams perpetrated on the Appraisal industry; TAF gets rich, and you get regulated out of existence.

By: Annemieke Rood on Facebook

Annemieke Rood on Facebook — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:13:47 +0000

Agreed

By: Kathy Morton Bunting Hoey on Facebook

Kathy Morton Bunting Hoey on Facebook — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 21:12:57 +0000

Just bilking money from us

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:23:45 +0000

I was written up on a review of one of my appraisals about a month ago for not having “I Certify” in front of my statement that says I have not performed any services within the past 3 years. Come to find out, that was in the last USPAP update. What a waste of time. It must make it easier to fine me or something..

By: Retired Appraiser

Retired Appraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:06:39 +0000

Yep…We gotsta justify that massive fee they charge appraisers each year. This year we earned our millions by adding 125 new commas,, 42 new semicolons, and 42 colons to the document to make it easier to read. We also offer it in hard cover versions for those of you who only use it to impress people with your bookshelf on Zoom.

By: Matthew Ellis on Facebook

Matthew Ellis on Facebook — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:04:31 +0000

“In AO 3, we got rid of the word “the” to make the sentence more accurate”. THIS garbage here. What a waste of time and resources just so you can sell a class.

By: Robin Baker Bedford on Facebook

Robin Baker Bedford on Facebook — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:03:50 +0000

My thoughts for the last five years.