Kali the Boston Terrier
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jul 7, 2003
- Professional Status
- Certified General Appraiser
- State
- Michigan
Residential Manifesto
So over the past few months I've been speaking with a lot of residential appraisers, I feel fairly confident that most residential people feel abandoned by the industry. Common complaints over the AI, and the leaders at the AF (not the forum) that do not care, and write USPAP to allow ZAIO and Zillow to get away with whatever they want...regardless of how contrary to USPAP and valuation they are.
As the incoming president of ASA for our local area, I am trying to figure out what to do that would impact the profession best. Frankly I feel that the commercial appraiser is well represented, and that they do not need any help. The residential appraiser from the HVCC, AMCs, and new AQB requirements is being completely assaulted.
Now I am not Naive enough to believe that a national change could happen, but I believe at the local level if we start holding each other accountable and create an environment that people could expand their business and be better appraisers...we just might slowly change things.
So I ask this, if we could create a local group that helps create an environment to help you be a better appraiser, breed accountability within each other, and start to make a local difference...would you join and be active.
Not that the ASA is the answer, or the AI is the answer or maybe they are, but a local group of appraisers that could band together and help one another, without the ever familiar competitive "...staying busy" crap that comes with meetings of appraisers.
So over the past few months I've been speaking with a lot of residential appraisers, I feel fairly confident that most residential people feel abandoned by the industry. Common complaints over the AI, and the leaders at the AF (not the forum) that do not care, and write USPAP to allow ZAIO and Zillow to get away with whatever they want...regardless of how contrary to USPAP and valuation they are.
As the incoming president of ASA for our local area, I am trying to figure out what to do that would impact the profession best. Frankly I feel that the commercial appraiser is well represented, and that they do not need any help. The residential appraiser from the HVCC, AMCs, and new AQB requirements is being completely assaulted.
Now I am not Naive enough to believe that a national change could happen, but I believe at the local level if we start holding each other accountable and create an environment that people could expand their business and be better appraisers...we just might slowly change things.
So I ask this, if we could create a local group that helps create an environment to help you be a better appraiser, breed accountability within each other, and start to make a local difference...would you join and be active.
Not that the ASA is the answer, or the AI is the answer or maybe they are, but a local group of appraisers that could band together and help one another, without the ever familiar competitive "...staying busy" crap that comes with meetings of appraisers.