Follow Up from Mr. Biggers Re: HVCC

[dbiggers]

This sentiment is shared by most all oponents of the HVCC, but none of them were around speaking up before the HVCC. So the message is; everything was O.K. why change now?

I wonder when Biggers is going to mass e-mail his plans for the Ala Mode AMC?

We weren't speaking up before the HVCC? Are you deaf and blind? (I left out "dumb" on purpose... against my more base desires.)

We've been on the record on forums and in mass publications, as well as in political action, LONG before any of this came up. We were writing Attorneys General of states and Chief Counsels of major consumer groups about this VERY ISSUE of appraiser coercion as early as 2003. We paid Cuomo to be our keynote speaker at our national convention in 2006 and speak on the topic of appraiser coercion -- isn't that an odd coincidence that he'd magically show up to speak for a corporation that wasn't going public with these issues?

We formed the Appraiser Advocacy Coalition in 2005 to help lobby on behalf of appraisers and had full-time staff working on this from the beginning. It was our AAC group that engaged Cuomo, in fact. We lost AMC clients over our refusal to unlock appraiser signatures and to provide native WinTOTAL files (ever wonder why Cuomo chose eAppraiseIT?). We stood behind appraisers and deployed legal resources and subject matter experts, as well as hard development dollars, protecting your intellectual property through copyright, starting in 2005.

We weren't speaking up? Laughable. Your logic: "I don't like a la mode. a la mode is speaking up about the HVCC and coercion. Therefore, a la mode must not have done so before."

Once again you've proven your moniker fits. Non sequitur is truly your style.

Dave Biggers
Chairman
a la mode, inc.

 

[Wendy]

I appreciate Dave's efforts and am saddened by the comments of some forum members.

Likewise, I appreciate every one who has made an effort to provide a solution and/or steering for the HVCC. Some I agree with, some I don't, but at least they are acting. They have more fortitude than I do.

Legislators are shooting from the hip on this. Result is that they will miss the right target and nail us unfairly unless someone moves the target.

Bravo to all who are trying to move the target to where it belongs.

 

[Bigrock]

Dave:

As a long time customer, you don't have to prove your street cred with me,,,I have seen it in action..


Why is it most AMC's are pushing ACI.......
Thanks
Rock

 

[TC]

I appreciate Mr. Biggers efforts.

But I'm still not gonna switch from ACI!


TC

 

[444nutman]

I would like to thank Mr. Biggers for taking a stand as well. We all need to take a stand and quit biting at each other.


add a ch to biting and that is what I wanted to say.

 

[Carnivore]

I appreciate Mr. Biggers efforts.

But I'm still not gonna switch from ACI!


TC

Thats what a free market is all about. Dave's way of thinking is starting to get through to you. He will be there down the road for you if you ever need his products and services.

 

[athome77]

I applaud Mr Biggers and his efforts. There seems to be a degree of paranoia which rears its ugly head whenever someone with the resources to do so makes an effort to help. Ala Mode is doing the right thing by helping to maintain a free market. For that I am most thankful and have my fingers and toes crossed waiting to see if my industry and livelyhood will be destroyed by an ill-conceived effort to cure a problem without addressing the real issues.

 

[Doug Trites]

This sentiment is shared by most all oponents of the HVCC, but none of them were around speaking up before the HVCC. So the message is; everything was O.K. why change now?

I wonder when Biggers is going to mass e-mail his plans for the Ala Mode AMC?

If Alamode does an AMC, I will bet you it will be done for the betterment of the appraisal industry. He has put his money were his mouth is. What about the rest of us?:new_multi:

 

[Gavin Mesner]

HVCC may not be close to passing, but some of it's ideas are already spreading through the marketplace. Here in Miami, Chase, Citigroup and others are starting not to accept appraisals from MB. They are using their own appraisers and panel people. Some local guys have lost 75% of their previous workload. I guess Skippie's days are numbered. But I'm not sitting pretty either. As a staff appraiser for a lender, I'm wondering what the future holds...

 

[Jonsey]

HVCC may not be close to passing, but some of it's ideas are already spreading through the marketplace. Here in Miami, Chase, Citigroup and others are starting not to accept appraisals from MB. They are using their own appraisers and panel people. Some local guys have lost 75% of their previous workload. I guess Skippie's days are numbered. But I'm not sitting pretty either. As a staff appraiser for a lender, I'm wondering what the future holds...

Gavin, you're working in one of the most over inflated markets in Fl. You know the old saying, the bigger they are the harder they fall. I would also venture to say that the Miami market represents a majority of newly licensed appraisers.
I would also say that the majority of brokers are crooked having used their cousins, siblings and in-laws as their appraisers as cohorts who aided and abetted. Sit tight.