Is AI too honest for appraisal work?

[djd09]

Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans​

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, told reporters Monday that he expected the Guard to arrive in New Orleans before Christmas.

Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, told reporters Monday that he expected the Guard to arrive in New Orleans before Christmas.

By Associated Press
Dec 2, 2025

Trump says National Guard will be sent to New Orleans

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the National Guard would be deployed to New Orleans, citing concerns about crime despite local objections.

thegrio.com

well...if home prices come up...when crime goes down...the truth will be told

 

[Fernando]

I'm working on this appraisal which has limited comps.
Somehow I came upon looking at expired and cancelled listings to get idea on the market. I'm so good.
See if AI could do that in analytic thinking.

 

[J Grant]

(NY Post 12/3/25) "A truck driver charged with killing a newlywed couple in a horrific crash in Oregon is an illegal immigrant who was granted a commercial driver’s license in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California, according to the feds.

Indian national Rajinder Kumar, 32, was arrested after he jackknifed his semi-truck and collided with a vehicle in Bend back on Nov. 24, killing William Carter and his new wife, Jennifer Lower.

Kumar was in the US illegally, having been released into the country by the Biden administration, the Department of Homeland Security revealed Monday as it announced that an immigration detainer has been lodged."

I called you out immediately for a political post supposedly about appraisals -wtf does the above have to do with appraisals> Nothiong. Keep it in the water cooler.

 

[glenn walker]

What city should he have cited that wouldn't be considered 'partisan'?

The funny part about Portland is its 90% White and yet so many drugs and homeless people it's crazy. I was up there last month and it's retarded like they are all Inbred stupidity. My wife's sister moved to Eugene Oregon and it's bat **** crazy retarded but she's a wing nut and fits right in with those pastry White Liberals...lmao)

 

[glenn walker]

We are trained to be the eyes and ears for the client and the public trust but are told to also be deaf and blind at the same time. Let's face it nobody cares about the out of towner who has no idea he just purchased a home in felony flats. Lmao )

 

[alebrewer]

The funny part about Portland is its 90% White and yet so many drugs and homeless people it's crazy. I was up there last month and it's retarded like they are all Inbred stupidity. My wife's sister moved to Eugene Oregon and it's bat **** crazy retarded but she's a wing nut and fits right in with those pastry White Liberals...lmao)

Been about 15 years since I've travelled down the I5 corridor. Even then, Portland was sketchy. Salem and Eugene felt pretty safe as I recall.

 

[Digger88]

The very fact that he posted it...

The other partisan element is that he chose Portland as a benchmark.

this should have been a clue as to why he posted it lol

 

[J Grant]

The Countryside Alliance has released the results of their 2024 Rural Crime Survey. The full results can be found here.

The Survey shows that rural crime still remains a huge problem throughout the countryside, with 96% of respondents seeing crime as a significant issue in their area, and 45% believing that the police do not take rural crime seriously.

Furthermore, 73% of people were of the view that crime has increased in the last 12 months, reflecting a widespread feeling that communities are less safe. A significant proportion (48%) of respondents have felt intimidated by criminals or criminality in the past year, further evidencing this.

Key crimes were identified by the Survey as being priorities for the police to crack down on, with examples ranging from agricultural machinery theft to fly-tipping and hare poaching.

39% of respondents had suffered from incidents of rural crime in the past 12 months. The priority crimes represented a great deal of these, with 44% of reported crimes concerning fly-tipping, 32% concerning agricultural machinery theft, and 31% concerning illegal hare or deer poaching.

Sadly, a major issue in rural crime is underreporting. The Survey showed that 32% of crimes were never reported to the police. The reasons for not reporting crimes vary and are telling, with many citing a perceived lack of police action.

(my comment ) The above is one source, but numerous sources report the same stats of underreporting of crimes in rural areas.

 

[Sadie]

I asked for areas in Portland, OR that have higher crime rates and this is what I got:

"In the Portland metro area, neighborhoods with higher crime rates include:

• Powellhurst-Gilbert: Crime rates around 228% above the national average, with high property and violent crime incidents.
• Lents: Total crime rate 42% higher than Portland average, violent crime 188% above national average; known for higher homicide and shooting incidents.
• Hazelwood: Crime rate 36% higher than Portland average, with violent crime 175% above national average, including shootings and assaults.
• Sunderland: Small neighborhood with crime rates 259% above national average; issues include drug trafficking and violent crime.
• Lloyd District: Crime rate 247% higher than national average, with common crimes like vehicle theft, burglaries, sexual assaults, and prostitution.
• Centennial: Known for drug trafficking, homicides, burglaries; crime rate 234% higher than national average.
• Mill Park: Crime rate 207% above national average, with violent and property crimes prevalent.
• Parkrose: Property crime and violent crimes like robbery are concerns; crime rate 204% above national average.
• Kenton: Crime rate 171% higher than national average, with property crimes and violent crimes such as assaults and robberies.
• Downtown & Old Town/Chinatown: High volume of property crimes, theft, vandalism, and assaults reported."

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Good luck with shoehorning any of those observations in a report and not being rejected.

i would leave out the crime stats. It was brought up in one of the in person classes I took and we were told that even if they are stats, it is considered prejudicial. Just go with the old this market has lower overall sales prices and was adjusted up as a result. Maybe include in your street scene that lovely encampment down the street.

You are not being honest. Do you report the crime stats for all of your neighborhoods? If yo ufeel the need to do this, maybe employ stats that are closer to the subject, like the stats within 1/8 of the subject like the Portland Maps page has. That might be more pertinent and property specific.

 

[Fernando]

I don't know how Zillow works.
I was surprised my subject's sales price is 20% below Zillow's estimate. Best for human appraiser to figure out the truth.

The reason Zillow was 20% higher was that it used comps in different neighborhood.
AVMs don't know how location (not just proximity) plays an important role like real appraisers do.