I did read it thanks.

Thank you. I had simply googled something like this: “Tavma” cost plus article. Hits included so many of the familiar appraisal news stops I frequented a decade ago! A trip down memory lane but it’s like living in the twilight zone. Same old issues, same old players, same old problems. There were so many critical arguments from 2008 time frame. That was before so many senior appraisal pros were forced out of mortgage lending and adopted this just diversify and turn a blind eye to the fraud the other half has to deal with mentality. At first, everyone fought back against amc imposition.

Just tried “tavma” cost plus white paper. Think I found it.

https://appraisalnewsonline.typepad.com/files/the-amc-full-fee-hypothesis—jeff-schurman.pdf

There is so much damning evidence against the current amc model there, I don’t even know what to copy and quote to the board, I’d have to copy the entire damned article practically. The amc industry has flip flopped like a political pro. Where is Schurman now?

Forget those other links. Read about what could have been to really discover how far away the amc industry has moved from its original promises.

You’ve outdone yourself Baggs! There was never any doubt HVCC was a Big Title Co effort…along with everything that followed. I remember the old rumors about Cuomo clients being big in title Insurance…and oddly something about the octopus tentacles reaching to Sacramento. I forgot the details of that one.

Every reader here should save these links. I certainly intend too. Gracias!

The old amc playbook is out the window.
http://www.workingre.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tavma-standards-of-good-practice.pdf

My favorite now abandoned mantra; Educate clients that fees for services are based on intended use and users and the complexity of the property, and not on an appraisal form type. Among other abandoned revelations’ of the amc industry.

Nar, still a paper tiger. They never really did anything and still only pay lip service to the issue.
http://appraisalinsight.blogs.realtor.org/2011/08/12/nar-calls-for-ban-on-amc-indemnification-clauses/

When the solution causes more harm than good, and still does. On amc’s and out of area appraisers.
https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/low-appraisals-sabotage-more-deals/

Marsh Bilby had a great plan of action. And lookie here 10 years later, turns out title companies were behind so much of it. Too bad nobody listened to this guy.
https://appraisalsoapbox.com/tag/tavma/

Interesting how the insurers and publishers flipped the coin and these days seem to advocate against the appraiser. What a contrast only 10 years ago compared to now. It’s true, if people are oppressed long enough, they get used to it and stop resisting. That and who can resist that alluring advertisement money! Certainly not working re, they got to have those ad dollars and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process. Things used to be different though, we used to have hope this racketeering would be busted up in its early phases. The ancillary companies in the appraisal industry used to side with truly independent appraisers, not the amc appraiser hucksters.
http://appraisertalkback.com/2010/02/02/hvcc-appraiser-last-laugh/

I could go on, but you also have access to google and can simply tag any modern issue with the word “tavma” to see similar content for yourself, observing the obvious narrative changes and obvious ongoing problems. Use ” ” in order to force the word as a mandatory in the search result. Nothing this industry is dealing with is new. It’s only the clever name and word rebranding that causes the issue to appear new. The amc fraud has been ongoing.

I checked some old articles, you were commenting back then. Did you miss this one? What’s in your private email? Did I ever tell you about the time I discovered a data logger in my pc which was dropped there by an amc logo w/ malicious code built in? That amc is still busy to this very day. I don’t work with them but there is a possibility you may be… Access to private data is more than just I have nothing to hide, it’s about leverage, insider information, and violations of standard business ethics regarding trust and confidentiality of data. If a company ignores one rule, what stops them from ignoring others? Be careful out there.

http://appraisersblogs.com/skapinetz-vs-brian-coester-vms-amc

Let’s ALL pay attention to who exactly is promoting the hybrid garbage.

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