Steve Maxwell
Sophomore Member
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2002
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Illinois
My local Realtor board now requires full membership into the NAR/IAR/ and our local Egyptian Board of REaltors to have full access to the Egyptian MLS. I'm wondering if other appraisers are being required to become Realtors as well?
This really concerns me because I left the Coldwell Banker office 2 years ago to concentrate on appraising. Appraisers in my area have had limited access to the MLS for many years. The rules have now changed and our limited access will now only include "SOLDS" Our only choice is to join with full membership to have access to active, pending, or withdrawn listings.
The extra cost is not the issue. It was a perception of many past clients that it was a big conflict of interest to hold membership in the Realtors association and be an appraiser. I also still have my real estate broker's license in my name, but it's unusable because I do appraising from my home and Illinois law prevents me from also selling real estate from my home. If I am paying for full REaltor membership I would like to use my broker's license. I'm feel like I'm back to where I was 2 years ago........What to Do? What to Do?
This really concerns me because I left the Coldwell Banker office 2 years ago to concentrate on appraising. Appraisers in my area have had limited access to the MLS for many years. The rules have now changed and our limited access will now only include "SOLDS" Our only choice is to join with full membership to have access to active, pending, or withdrawn listings.
The extra cost is not the issue. It was a perception of many past clients that it was a big conflict of interest to hold membership in the Realtors association and be an appraiser. I also still have my real estate broker's license in my name, but it's unusable because I do appraising from my home and Illinois law prevents me from also selling real estate from my home. If I am paying for full REaltor membership I would like to use my broker's license. I'm feel like I'm back to where I was 2 years ago........What to Do? What to Do?