Appraisal Institute Controversy Part 2

[RCA]

I tend to agree, glad to see it's not just me. I try to read the Appraisal Journal front to back, and it's not uncommon to find numerous errors. Occasionally, I have politely contacted the authors for clarification, and I've been snubbed on more than one occasion. Whatever peer review is happening is not working.

I'm guessing they have to scrape the barrel to get halfway-decent articles. I'm guessing those with political pull force their crap into the journal, e.g., Amorin. The logic is probably "something is damn better than nothing." They have long since lost their status from, say, the 1970's. I heard negative comments about the quality from 2005 - from USPAP instructors and other older appraisers.

Few people who do academic quality work will want to publish in the AI. It's not going to help their reputation. So, yes, it is not an academic journal; it is a "trade" journal. And yes, many so-called "trade journals" are crap. Does it deserve the description "peer-reviewed professional journal?" If you understand who the peers probably are, basically on the same level as the authors, you can't be surprised. In any case, don't take the technical articles too seriously, especially the ones involving math and statistics. - They are most likely a waste of time to read.

It would be good to have a high-quality appraisal journal. You have to have people maintain it at high quality, do the peer reviews, and so on. You need funding. With the AI, the funding goes instead to the $200K - $500K salaries for the jokers.

 

[Mejappz]

The AI members are unhappy with the Friends of Jim Amorin(FOJ). A petition is currently being circulated.

Sign the Petition

Petition Requesting Accountability for Recent Actions Taken by the Appraisal Institute

www.change.org

 

[djd09]

The AI members are unhappy with the Friends of Jim Amorin(FOJ). A petition is currently being circulated.

Sign the Petition

Petition Requesting Accountability for Recent Actions Taken by the Appraisal Institute

www.change.org

im not a member...but can i sign it

 

[PrincessLeia]

im not a member...but can i sign it

YES! PLEASE! If you aren't a member, but you agree these actions should be taken, YES, PLEASE SIGN IT! AI is hurting for membership to such an extent, the new CEO didn't even accurately report the membership numbers at a recent meeting. Thankfully, he was called out. The AI needs more membership and they need to know WHY people don't want to be members. If you aren't a member because you have no confidence in the current board, maybe this is a chance to make your voice heard.

Thread 'Unhappy with the Appraisal Institute? Here's your chance....'

Nov 25, 2024

In case anyone didn't get the memo.... There's a petition on Change.org for proposed steps re: the Appraisal Institute, including, but not limited to, a vote of no-confidence against the current Board of Directors, a full outside accounting audit to determine where missing (possibly embezzled) funds went, accountability for those responsible and a tightening of financial lines to ensure lack of waste, as well as addressing the b.s. that happened against former CEO Cindy Chance.

Whether you are a member or not, I think we all can agree that corruption in any of the organizations that...

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[PrincessLeia]

Cindy Chance Out, CPA John Udelhofen Interim CEO - Appraisers Blogs

Cindy Chance's sudden dismissal as CEO of the Appraisal Institute will likely have significant consequences for the entire appraisal industry

appraisersblogs.com

The joke is hiding behind lawyers and not standing up for what is right.

At a recent meeting, this new bozo kept calling us "clients." He literally doesn't even have the basic understanding that the Appraisal Institute is a membership organization.

Add to that, he grossly artificially inflated the membership numbers by including both free memberships and people who haven't renewed for several years. THANKFULLY a well informed member called him out on the lie and the new "CEO" looked like an idiot. Spent more time during his speech inflating his own balloon than speaking about what he would bring to membership. He needs to go. He's just more of the same. Hence, why I signed the petition.

Thread 'Unhappy with the Appraisal Institute? Here's your chance....'

Nov 25, 2024

In case anyone didn't get the memo.... There's a petition on Change.org for proposed steps re: the Appraisal Institute, including, but not limited to, a vote of no-confidence against the current Board of Directors, a full outside accounting audit to determine where missing (possibly embezzled) funds went, accountability for those responsible and a tightening of financial lines to ensure lack of waste, as well as addressing the b.s. that happened against former CEO Cindy Chance.

Whether you are a member or not, I think we all can agree that corruption in any of the organizations that...

• PrincessLeia
• appraisal institute
• Replies: 4
• Forum: Improving the Profession

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[Non Sequitur]

YES! PLEASE! If you aren't a member, but you agree these actions should be taken, YES, PLEASE SIGN IT! AI is hurting for membership to such an extent, the new CEO didn't even accurately report the membership numbers at a recent meeting. Thankfully, he was called out. The AI needs more membership and they need to know WHY people don't want to be members. If you aren't a member because you have no confidence in the current board, maybe this is a chance to make your voice heard.

Any idea what the current numbers are? I'm a member and can't get an answer, but from what I can dig up we may break below 10k in 2025 depending on how renewals come in.

 

[Phlyguy]

Petition signed, thank you for bringing it to my attention.

Anyone know if the mandatory 25 hours of continuing ed from the AI passed a couple of weeks ago? I assume it did but membership still hasn’t been email’d anything and I couldn’t make the zoom meeting last week.

 

[TerryRohrer]

Anyone know if the mandatory 25 hours of continuing ed from the AI passed a couple of weeks ago? I assume it did but membership still hasn’t been email’d anything and I couldn’t make the zoom meeting last week.

No, it did not pass. A rare instance of the board actually heeding members' voices.

 

[Phlyguy]

No, it did not pass. A rare instance of the board actually heeding members' voices.

Very happy to read this, thank you

 

[PrincessLeia]

Any idea what the current numbers are? I'm a member and can't get an answer, but from what I can dig up we may break below 10k in 2025 depending on how renewals come in.

At the recent meeting where it was claimed to be like 14K.... the member that spoke up said it was like ~8K. Not sure if that includes free membership but it at least excludes those members who havent renewed for several years.... I dont have the exact number. It's what I was verbally told so may not be accurate. But I think it's safe to say it's below 10K for sure already.