Appraisal Institute suspended from The Appraisal Foundation

[Pittsburgh Pete]

According to the very lengthy email I received yesterday from the Institute (sorry, it is super secret, and for "members eyes only" ) this issue has nothing to do with the Foundations offerings of CE. It has to do with the AI being able to speak it's mind on political issues without first getting the "permission" of the Foundation. (This is the AI's take on this. I am certain the Foundation views it somewhat differently). Interestingly, the letter comes from the AI board, not President Sellers. I think he has gotten his foot caught in his mouth a little to often, and the board is now doing the speaking for the AI, not the President. This is probably very good.

Read through the FAQs relating to this matter and am convinced there has to be more to the story. The tale as told is patently absurd--can't imagine the AF being so petty and insecure. But then again.........

 

[Elliott]

I don't find any evidence of a dispute over CE. They both must
have nothing better to do.

https://appraisalfoundation.sharefile.com/d/sec7180459db49749

 

[hastalavista]

Read through the FAQs relating to this matter and am convinced there has to be more to the story. The tale as told is patently absurd--can't imagine the AF being so petty and insecure. But then again.........

I agree.
Our local chapter had a webinar conference on the issue with a representative from the national office.
I effectively emailed in and asked the same question during the conference (I said, it would seem that there is more to this than just this issue; what events in the past have occurred and could have contributed to the current stand-off?).
The representative did not provide me the full answer I was hoping to get. Perhaps she didn't know, but more likely, she was limited to what she could say as the situation is still fluid.

Our chapter president replied to an email I sent and said he would be trying to get some more information to share.


I can appreciate and understand the sensitivity of the situation. I'm surprised at the size of the egos involved (and, that is what it seems to me to boil down to).
Unless there is some missing sex tap or You-Tube video, this whole dust-up seems like much ado about nothing to me.