National Registry - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/national-registry/ Appraisal News and Tips for Real Estate Appraisers Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:06:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/appraisersblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ABfavicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 National Registry - Appraisers Blogs https://appraisersblogs.com/tag/national-registry/ 32 32 52046035 Flags Over Facts: The Road to Obsolescence https://appraisersblogs.com/flags-over-facts-the-road-2-obsolescence/ https://appraisersblogs.com/flags-over-facts-the-road-2-obsolescence/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:30:03 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=33309 The latest round of modernization comes wrapped in friendly language, but the flags are hard to miss if you’ve been paying attention.  For years, appraisers have been warning that the mortgage industry was slowly engineering us out of the process. We were told we were paranoid. Resistant to change. Stuck in the past. Then the newest Mortgage Credit Executive Order arrived, and the appraisal section opened with a single line that confirmed everything we’ve been saying: expand AVMs, desktops, hybrids, and AI. That’s the priority. Everything else in that section is just polite filler wrapped around a strategy to shrink...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/flags-over-facts-the-road-2-obsolescence/feed/ 62 33309 Attorneys General Shady Business https://appraisersblogs.com/racket-at-attorneys-general-group-will-ring-familiar-2-appraisers https://appraisersblogs.com/racket-at-attorneys-general-group-will-ring-familiar-2-appraisers#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:30:51 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=28033 Racket at Attorneys General Group Will Ring Familiar to Appraisers The nation’s licensed real property appraisers will recognize a scheme run by a nonprofit known as the National Association of Attorneys General. It will remind the former of the abuses visited on them by a tiny, free-spending 501(c)(3) publisher and its captured federal minder. The National Association of Attorneys General describes itself as a nonpartisan national forum for America’s state and territory attorneys general and their staff members. The group has close ties with trial lawyers, who bring tort cases on behalf of the states’ top law enforcement officers and...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/racket-at-attorneys-general-group-will-ring-familiar-2-appraisers/feed/ 1 28033 Appraisers Should Bristle https://appraisersblogs.com/nonprofit-making-bacon-at-the-public-expense-appraisers-should-bristle https://appraisersblogs.com/nonprofit-making-bacon-at-the-public-expense-appraisers-should-bristle#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:30:55 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=27257   Stealthy vice again masquerades as public virtue. The head of yet another government-subsidized nonprofit was found funneling cash to cronies while raking in obscene compensation. The nation’s long-suffering appraisers will recognize the pattern in a porcine publisher they are forced to frequently slop as frenzied Beltway porkers go whole-hog on the swill. Revelations surfaced recently about a New York City nonprofit receiving government subsidies to aid the homeless. The nonprofit then lavished a garden of earthly delights on its boss and his cronies. Jack Brown, the chief executive of CORE Services Group, a New York City provider of services...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/nonprofit-making-bacon-at-the-public-expense-appraisers-should-bristle/feed/ 4 27257 Open Letter to Taxpayers https://appraisersblogs.com/open-letter-2-taxpayers https://appraisersblogs.com/open-letter-2-taxpayers#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:30:56 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=20239 An Open Letter to Taxpayers Dear Ms; Mrs. & Mr. Taxpayer: In a recent article published by Housing Wire; authored by Ben Lane (November 20, 2018) it was reported that our federal “regulators” are at it again. “At what?” One might ask. Facilitation of increased LOAN FRAUD & consumer deception with Taxpayers yet again left holding the bag. Click here for the article Back in 1994 (actually it started in 1989-91 when FIRREA was being drafted) the Fed agreed that the loan threshold for banks when an appraisal of real estate would not be required was $250,000. That was roughly...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/open-letter-2-taxpayers/feed/ 32 20239 Appraisers Take on Washington DC https://appraisersblogs.com/regulators-amcs-appraisers-working-together https://appraisersblogs.com/regulators-amcs-appraisers-working-together#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2018 12:30:42 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=19637 Hybrids were a big topic & many regulators are concerned about their compliance… Independent Fee appraisers representing 15 different states were well represented in Washington DC this past weekend. Appraisers from  Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana, California, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan, Utah, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland and Washington State joined together in DC for several gatherings. To sum it up simply… Positive Unity among all. On Friday, three members of VaCAP attended the Appraisal Standards Board Meeting. This meeting was live streamed, so hopefully you were able to watch live. Lots of discussions on the proposed changes to the 2020-2021...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/AMC-business-model-hurting-consumers/feed/ 36 16171 Drop in US Real Estate Appraisers Slows: AI Research https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/drop-in-us-real-estate-appraisers-slows-appraisal-institute-research/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/drop-in-us-real-estate-appraisers-slows-appraisal-institute-research/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 12:30:26 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=6441 80,500 Total number of active real estate appraisers CHICAGO (July 31, 2014) – The number of active real estate appraisers in the United States fell less than 1 percent in the first half of 2014, the Appraisal Institute announced today, lower than the average annual decrease of 2.6 percent over the past six years. Research conducted by the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers found that as of June 30, the total number of active real estate appraisers in the U.S. stood at 80,500, down from 81,050 on Dec. 31, 2013. A broader analysis suggests the rate of...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/drop-in-us-real-estate-appraisers-slows-appraisal-institute-research/feed/ 3 6441 Appraisal Profession Decimated by AMCs https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisal-profession-and-appraisers-business-decimated-by-the-increasing-dominance-of-amcs/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisal-profession-and-appraisers-business-decimated-by-the-increasing-dominance-of-amcs/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:30:25 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=6264 The Appraisal Profession & Appraiser’s Business Decimated by the Increasing Dominance of Appraisal Management Company Services (AMCs) For the past two months, VaCAP has participated in a networked council consisting of 13 professional state appraisal organizations in responding to the Agencies request for comments of the Proposed Rules on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies: Dear Agencies; This letter is in response to the Agencies’ request for comments on the Proposed Rules on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies. The undersigned represent a networked council of professional state appraisal organizations. We appreciate this opportunity to comment and thank the Agencies for...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/appraisal-profession-and-appraisers-business-decimated-by-the-increasing-dominance-of-amcs/feed/ 15 6264 Reminder to States regarding changes effective July 1, 2013 https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/reminder-to-states-regarding-changes-effective-july-1-2013/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/reminder-to-states-regarding-changes-effective-july-1-2013/#respond Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:30:06 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=4519 As a reminder to State Appraiser Regulatory Officials, effective July 1, 2013, the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) will formally incorporate new requirements into its State Compliance Review process.  As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) amendments to Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (Title XI), and in accordance with Bulletin No. 2011-01 issued by the ASC on March 18, 2011, the ASC will formally incorporate the following requirements into the State Compliance Review process beginning July 1, 2013: Reciprocity:  In order for a State’s appraisers to...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/reminder-to-states-regarding-changes-effective-july-1-2013/feed/ 0 4519 Certified Appraisers Up but Total Number of Appraisers Down https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/certified-appraisers-at-all-time-high-but-total-number-of-appraisers-continues-to-decrease/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/certified-appraisers-at-all-time-high-but-total-number-of-appraisers-continues-to-decrease/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:30:58 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=4445 Certified Appraisers at All-time High but Total Number of Appraisers Continues to Decrease The percentage of appraisers with a state certification is at an all-time high but the total number of appraisers continues to decrease at a rate of about 3 percent per year, according to data released April 9 by the Appraisal Institute. Appraisal Institute has analyzed data from the Appraisal Subcommittee National Registry since 2006, and the long-term trend shows that with more than half of U.S. appraisers aged 51 to 65, the appraiser population could decrease 25 to 35 percent over the next 10 years due to age...

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]]> https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/certified-appraisers-at-all-time-high-but-total-number-of-appraisers-continues-to-decrease/feed/ 4 4445 Challenges Facing State Appraisal Boards https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/statement-of-donald-rodgers-aaro-before-appraisal-oversight-hearing/ https://appraisersblogs.com/appraisal/statement-of-donald-rodgers-aaro-before-appraisal-oversight-hearing/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:00:25 +0000 https://appraisersblogs.com/?p=2973 My testimony today will focus on issues that are particularly relevant to state regulatory officials. Challenges Facing State Appraisal Boards Enforcement States established appraiser licensing and certification programs as a result of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989. These agencies issue appraiser licenses and certifications to those individuals who possess the education and experience requirements promulgated by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation. The agencies also oversee compliance by appraisers with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), state law and agency rules. These programs have been set up in a variety...

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