Comments on: When Appraisers Rally: Korea Sends the U.S. a Wake-Up Call

By: Howard W.

Howard W. — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:30:23 +0000

You know that a strike or boycott of lender appraisals would only bring out the scabs that would infest the market with $150 appraisals. If only we could get rid of them.

By: ohiobeasttwoonesix

ohiobeasttwoonesix — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:32:21 +0000

it is not like anyone on 15th st will fight for the independent appraiser…waive them all

By: Anna Richardson

Anna Richardson — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:34:05 +0000

In reply to Desiree Mehbod.

Amen to that, Desiree.

By: Retired Appraiser

Retired Appraiser — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:09:58 +0000

The fact that for 16 years appraisers have refused to go on strike tells me one thing: The vast majority of appraisers in the US do not have a 3 month cash reserve set aside for emergency situations. (1 month would be more than adequate). Simply amazing!

By: Baggins

Baggins — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:02:19 +0000

In reply to Pat turner.

If anyone wants a bigger audience. We’re talking millions of followers among various groups.

https://www.reddit.com/r/appraisal/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mortgages/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realtors/
https://www.reddit.com/r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer/

By: Baggins

Baggins — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:37:41 +0000

Why do you think so many commercial, fintech, investment interests, flooded into the residential market space to hold properties there instead? For this article, coming far from overseas, a top commercial lender is the spokes person. It’s probably quite likely these activities affect residential holdings over there as well. They certainly do here in the US.
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Kookmin financial statement / Probably a similar situation here in the states, a deflation and squeeze on commercial markets which led to aggressive restructuring so as to boost apparent income while minimizing the appearance of risk. Dangers of such activity; bubble popping, bottom falling out, recession, inflation, stagflation, eventual depression. They think they can beat the free market, the invisible hand, by ignoring honest independent advisement. When the corporate interests get their way, which they will, the end result will be massive inflation. ‘To save consumers money on appraisal service fees.’

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:25:18 +0000

In reply to Pat turner.

Pat, please contact me: grappraisal@gmail.com
I am talking with state representatives, senators, and federal representative about the issue for a while.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:21:22 +0000

In reply to David Samnick on Facebook.

They?

By: Retired Appraiser

Retired Appraiser — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:25:15 +0000

If you need a template and proof that STRIKES WORK, look no further than the recent US dock worker’s strike. They solved their little problem in less a week ding ding appraisers. Unfortunately strikes require brains…and guts.

By: Retired Appraiser

Retired Appraiser — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:36:27 +0000

In reply to David Samnick on Facebook.

Wrong. Many of fought back for years. When we learned that we were in the fight ALONE we said F it and walked away from 20 year businesses for greener pastures.

By: CL

CL — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 07:57:25 +0000

In reply to WWII.

Couldn’t say it any better! Exactly where we are right now.

By: jaydee

jaydee — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:29:16 +0000

SSDD – Same “Ship”, Different Day. Since 1999 I’ve been Certified. Since 1999 NOTHING has changed. Here in the U.S. this profession is literally is “Cut-Throat”. We cut each others throats as well as our own. There’s no cohesion. No unified front. Individuals and offices of individuals. Undervaluing our own worth. Appraisers did in Hawaii what S. Korea had done. Banded together and stopped working. The AMC’s got the message for that state but still pull the same crap they’ve been pulling for decades now. Pitting one office against another for the lowest fee and fastest turn time. Now we have HUD advertising on the radio if you feel you’ve been discriminated against to call them. Everyone seems to be painting a BIG TARGET on our backs. This profession has been a great blessing, but I’ve bowed out. Until you all get together, NOTHING WILL CHANGE: SSDD. Same “Ship” Different Day.

By: WWII

WWII — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:34:56 +0000

It’s sad but it’s going to take another crash for Congress to realize the fox is running the hen house and that they need to reign them back in by limiting what they can AVW or waiver. The AMC model is a joke because they were made to separate the lender from the appraiser but now the lender owns the AMCs and the appraisers are right back where they started only with higher expenses to go along with the lesser fees for more complicated work. Sad, just plain sad.

By: Desiree Mehbod

Desiree Mehbod — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:07:33 +0000

In reply to Midwest appraiser.

Travel isn’t the only way to push back. If appraisers collectively paused mortgage-related work, even for a week, it wouldn’t require trains, planes, or hotel rooms. No rallies, no travel, just a unified pause. That alone would shake the system.

For what it’s worth, I know David personally. A couple of years ago, he drove from Georgia to DC & spent several days meeting with both Republican & Democrat lawmakers, on his own dime, advocating for appraisers, warning how consumers were being harmed. He, along with three colleagues, Pat Turner among them, showed up when most didn’t. He’s done more for this profession than many who’ve stayed silent.

By: Pray Hard

Pray Hard — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:29:48 +0000

In reply to David Samnick on Facebook.

Nothing like advertising your ebook and insulting your buyers in the same paragraph.

By: Pray Hard

Pray Hard — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:20:40 +0000

Dave is no longer controlling the appraisal industry, HAL is.

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:35:16 +0000

In reply to Martin P Avila.

Good Point! Why we do not have them is puzzling to me.

I also, would love to see that we collect our own appraisal fees at the door as I did many years ago. The AMCs can get their fee upfront. It would eliminate accounts receivables for us and the risk of not receiving our fees. It will save the AMCs a lot of paperwork and accounts payable issues.

By: Pat turner

Pat turner — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:41:27 +0000

We need to formulate together how we do a public display of exposure and criticism. All of us are fairly close to federal reserve headquarters in our home districts. We can form a group of us with signs and planners and foghorns and everything else and get out in the public on the public streets stay there and picket.. We have got to get public.

By: Martin P Avila

Martin P Avila — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:17:52 +0000

UNION

By: Midwest appraiser

Midwest appraiser — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:11:39 +0000

In reply to David Samnick on Facebook.

Perhaps pull out a map and look at the size of Korea compared to the United States. You can take a high-speed train to nearly any part of that country in about two hours. Many appraisers couldn’t afford to go on vacation for a couple of days let alone travel to all be in one location like Washington DC. How many rallies have you proposed or invited people to?