Appraisal Institute Controversy

[bluechip]

The AI fired her. I resigned from the AI. They can all pound salt. It is obvious they don't care about the future of the profession.

BC

 

[chad hampton]

AI made their decision. That organization is in a mess. Every residential appraiser should resign. I had everything filled out and ready to go to start my SRA because of Cindy. I’ll never join now.

Leadership at the top of this profession needs to be purged immediately.

 

[bluechip]

AI made their decision. That organization is in a mess. Every residential appraiser should resign. I had everything filled out and ready to go to start my SRA because of Cindy. I’ll never join now.

Leadership at the top of this profession needs to be purged immediately.

Every residential appraiser should resign. Agreed 100%

 

[chad hampton]

And it’s telling that an outsider/non-appraiser like Cindy is hired to be CEO and immediately recognizes all the mistakes they are making if they are truly advocates for the profession. It’s a shame that an MAI is still valued in commercial banking careers - otherwise they would all quit too. I only know a few, but most of them only hold their designation because of their high paying job at banks. They think AI is disgusting as the residential appraiser does.

 

[Non Sequitur]

Funny how "false rumors" turned out to be 100% true.

Horrible, just horrible. Speak the truth in this industry and get blackballed, nothing will ever change.

 

[Non Sequitur]

And it’s telling that an outsider/non-appraiser like Cindy is hired to be CEO and immediately recognizes all the mistakes they are making if they are truly advocates for the profession. It’s a shame that an MAI is still valued in commercial banking careers - otherwise they would all quit too. I only know a few, but most of them only hold their designation because of they’re high paying job at banks. They think AI is disgusting as the residential appraiser does.

Yeah, I've said basically the same for years; If those on the corporate side (MAI and SRA) had to pay their own CE and rent year after year the AI would be in trouble.

 

[Tom D]

I voted for the past society merger into the appraisal institute. The institute from it's beginning didn't care about residetial appraisers. At a time when you could only get work with a SRA designation, the institute was gung ho for certification. They killed their own members. I have no idea what the benefit was to having certification instead of the SRA desinationg.

 

[chad hampton]

Can't have someone with a PhD in ethics be CEO of an unethical corrupt organization. Honestly, I have no idea how she even got the job - you'd think after the AI board saw ethics professor on her resume, they've just have tossed it. They need someone who is good at taking bribes and selling favors for cash at top.

 

[Non Sequitur]

I just heard she posted her resignation on FB and the fireworks are about to start.

 

[TC]

I was a big fan of the Society until the AI took it over. The SRA is still useful for testimony work, but AMCs could not care less if you have a designation, only a pulse. I have to admit I have not been involved with any organization for over 20 years, not really sure what this is all about.