Comments on: WA Appraisers Stung by Fee Hikes and Veto

By: Baggins

Baggins — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:00:57 +0000

In reply to Brian.

Well it’s a good thing the amc’s can pass that cost to the appraisers, whom already are forced in a pay to play system to keep all the amc company in business, or they get no work and go out of business themselves.

The pay per head fee was exactly what the amc industry needed and wanted, an excuse to limit the assignment panels. Then the lions share could be sent to the most pliable, highest discount appraisers. All the while maintaining if not increasing record setting business growth and profit.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:53:35 +0000

While I don’t actively appraise anymore I can still relate albeit on the other side of the business. A couple of years ago my AMC renewal in California went for $1600 for every two years to $5,000 every two years on top of having to pay a fee of $25 for every individual appraiser who completes an assignment for me on a yearly basis. It’s crazy that California charges that much when my license in Florida costs less than $500 every two years.

By: PNW appraiser

PNW appraiser — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:41:46 +0000

What the hell do you expect from a state that has a corrupt beaurocracy from the top down……..

By: Mike Ford on Facebook

Mike Ford on Facebook — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:30:20 +0000

The first question I have is whether the incompetent responsible for this have been fired? If not, then WHY?

Why wouldn’t they instead ask for a fee waiver from ASC?

Someone is being mendacious.

By: Baggins

Baggins — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:36:53 +0000

In reply to Bill Johnson.

FNMA: These changes in appraisal ordering process will not negatively effect appraisers income, rather will help them earn more money with more efficient process.

By: Jeff Whaley on Facebook

Jeff Whaley on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:03:25 +0000

In reply to Glen Kangas on Facebook.

That a CA thing then … Have your legislators stolen your fees to put the money elsewhere and then tried to double charge you to make it AFTER you pointed it out?

By: Glen Kangas on Facebook

Glen Kangas on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:01:56 +0000

In reply to Jeff Whaley on Facebook.

Jeff Whaley yes, I saw that, yet ours are still way higher

By: Pray Hard

Pray Hard — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:19:54 +0000

Just another version of “appraisers make too much money and everything is their fault” …

By: Pray Hard

Pray Hard — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:18:57 +0000

In reply to Jeff Whaley on Facebook.

Incompetence? Seriously? Seems to me that they’re extremely competent thieves.

By: Mark Edward Page

Mark Edward Page — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:56:06 +0000

Don’t let your license expire of go inactive and big deal pay the extra renewal fee and it costs you less than one appraisal. Is it right or fair, no. But certainly not worth the uproar.

By: Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:50:37 +0000

In reply to Jeff Whaley on Facebook.

Unfortunately Jeff, states misappropriate money all of the time (sad) and its those who live in them who have to pay the consequences. Just yesterday in the New York Post, it was noted that CA got nearly 7 billion from feds for high-speed rail but never laid any track.

Government issues, local, state, federal always turn into our problems.

Seek the truth.

By: Older and maybe Wiser

Older and maybe Wiser — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:32:03 +0000

Little sympathy from a California Certified Appraiser that’s had to pay $1,030 every two years for renewal for several cycles.
I would prefer your $980 fee everyday and twice on Sundays.
Government, in ALL it’s forms and from every side and from every political party, continue to screw hard working Americans.
Government and all the people we keep electing…..ARE THE PROBLEM.

By: Baggins

Baggins — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:28:38 +0000

Your tax dollars, hard at work. / Please tell us the specific reason the ASC had not compelled the payment for so long, or was unaware of the missing dues, let the problem get this bad in the first place, then has any recourse to levy a late payment requirement? Shouldn’t they be forced to write this off instead? Alternatively, doesn’t this count as some form of theft or embezzlement by the state persons and groups managing the funds? How can the ASC sanction this and even accept money in this manner, when they know full well the state embezzled the funds appraisers already paid? As usual, extortion of the appraiser is the status quo rather than the exception.

By: Paul Casas on Facebook

Paul Casas on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:53:08 +0000

Glad I got out of this BS industry. Wasn’t worth the liability the AMC were paying appraisers. AMC had no liability. Such BS.

By: Raechel Stickney on Facebook

Raechel Stickney on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:48:25 +0000

And this is why I’m no longer certified in WA. Too many things like this that made me realize I wasn’t moving back, so why even keep the cert. I wonder how many more they will lose 🤔

By: Jeff Whaley on Facebook

Jeff Whaley on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:47:30 +0000

This is an amazing story of state govt incompetence and how important the state level professional organizations are !! The people at ACOW have been all over this and it is through their efforts that there is even a discussion going forward. Get out there and check out your local appraisal organizations !

By: Jeff Whaley on Facebook

Jeff Whaley on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:44:37 +0000

In reply to Glen Kangas on Facebook.

Glen Kangas Did you miss the part where the state of WA misappropriated their fees and did not pay? Then turned around and tried to increase their fees making the appraisers pay again ? CA fees are not relevant in this. Ever wonder why the population of CA is decreasing ?

By: Glen Kangas on Facebook

Glen Kangas on Facebook — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:33:28 +0000

We’ve had way higher fees than that in CA for more than a decade

By: Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:44:54 +0000

That sucks, but for the record renewal fees in CA cost $1,030 (Certified) which is more than your $980. Although we would call that a normal Friday here, such costs are in part why we went from 17,280 active (3,152 trainees) appraisers as of March 2009 to to 7,768 active (358 trainees) appraisers today.

Seek the truth.