Tell us how you really feel about appraisers ...

[glenn walker]

You should complain to your buddies on here, they’re the ones that are sticklers on stupid **** like ceiling height, and measuring to the nearest tenth of a foot. I’m an expert in my market and I know that my market doesn’t really give a **** about the nearest 10th of a foot or a ceiling is 6‘10“.

Chad Hampton ? which isn't even your
real name with State and a AKA has lots of opinions about other professionals while hiding behind a face mask.

One thing you have is a ethical-moral responsibility to the Public Trust and that begins with them knowing who their appraiser really Is. Can we or is it okay to call you by your real name ?

 

[alebrewer]

The problem for all professions is that the actions of a bad few contaminate the image for all.

Most cops are honest, for the most part, but a small segment of dirty cops smears all of them. Same for all professions. After the HVCC, the appraisers who did not push value got the same punishment as those who were hitting inflated values -

I don't disagree with that. The point remains, however, that 'public trust' cannot be maintained by individual appraisers. It simply is not possible to accomplish at the individual level. In light of that, any attempt at pushing that onus on individual appraisers is disingenuous. It shouldn't even be in USPAP, as USPAP applies to the individual, not the sum. It should be in an AI Mission Statement or similar.

 

[J Grant]

Appraises typically do not have the charming , super freindly personality of RE agents, whose role is that of a sales person. An appraiser should not be rude, but they are not there to lure the owner into giving them a listing.

The RE agents can act like your best friend while over screwing you blind wrt price or listing promises.
An appraiser acting neutral but polite for the time they are in the house is doing the people a favor. When we become too friendly with them, they can mistakenly think we are "on their side" and then become angry if we don't give them the value they want,

Some appraises desperately want to be liked and can be impacted by that.

 

[chad hampton]

Chad Hampton which isn't even your
real name and a AKA has lots of opinions about other professionals while hiding behind a face mask. One thing you have is an ethical responsibility to the Public Trust and that begins with them knowing who their appraiser really Is. Can we or is it Okay to call you by your real name ?

Why does that bother you so much? You can’t seem to get past it.

And I did use my real name when I first joined this site 20 years ago. I got banned from my political views. I was Maga before Maga was cool.

I wouldn’t use it now. It was a more ethical profession back than now there’s too many unethical snake oil salesman around.

 

[J Grant]

I don't disagree with that. The point remains, however, that 'public trust' cannot be maintained by individual appraisers. It simply is not possible to accomplish at the individual level. In light of that, any attempt at pushing that onus on individual appraisers is disingenuous. It shouldn't even be in USPAP, as USPAP applies to the individual, not the sum. It should be in an AI Mission Statement or similar.

It should be both!

 

[alebrewer]

It should be both!

Incorrect. Public trust cannot be maintained by individual appraisers, and any attempt to push that onus on individual appraisers is disingenuous. Period.

 

[J Grant]

Incorrect. Public trust cannot be maintained by individual appraisers, and any attempt to push that onus on individual appraisers is disingenuous. Period.

That's your opinion and I respect it..
However, each individual in the public only interacts with an indivusal appraiser. Each appraiwer, with each assignment has the opporrtinitu to conduct themselves ( in the work product ) in a manner that supports the idea of public trust.

Wehter each and every person who compise the mllions of the pulci trust us is beyond any indivusla control of course.

Many professions have some kind of mssion statement - physicians first do no harm -

 

[alebrewer]

I think a lot of folks have a distended understanding of the value of an appraisal. IF the appraisal is performed for mortgage lending decisioning, it has absolutely zero value unless the loan goes nips up. Zero. Now, one might argue an appraisal has value in helping parties negotiate a contract price, or fighting tax assessments, or creating an equitable split for divorce proceedings, but as regards appraisals for mortgage lending decisioning (which is 80+% of all appraisals per AI) - they're worthless unless the loan goes south.

 

[alebrewer]

Many professions have some kind of mssion statement - physicians first do no harm -

Agreed - but physicians can physically 'do no harm'. Appraisers physically can't 'protect and uphold public trust'. I understand what you're saying though.

 

[George Hatch]

The footbone is connected to the kneebone

Your personal reputation is based on your personal performance.​

Our group reputation is based on our group performance.​

Every single example being cited in support of the "appraisers-r-racists" talking point has emanated from a single appraiser's assignment. Whether that complaint was well-founded or not. Over time they have accrued and they have been used by our critics to advance their agenda.

That's an example of how the actions of the individual travel beyond the individual.

On the other side of the coin, every single referral from a lender or a peer also emanate from the previous performance by that appraiser and subsequently passed along by that peer or client. "That appraiser is a credit to their profession" may not get expressed in those terms but that is what a referral amounts to.