Appraisers online petition opposing use of AMC fees as Customary & Reasonable
Please consider signing the online petition launched by appraisers and written by George Hatch, opposing the use of AMC fees as Customary & Reasonable: Federal Reserve Board to Clarify Customary...
View ArticlePetition Opposing Coercive and Abusive Behavior of Chase Bank and Other...
Please consider signing the online petition launched by John Dingeman opposing the coercive and abusive behavior of Chase Bank and other lenders against appraisers. Stop Intimidating, Threatening, and...
View ArticlePetition Concerning the Interim Final Rule on Appraiser Independence
The National Association of Independent Housing Professionals (NAIHP) led by Marc Savitt is petitioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is asking those harmed by the Interim Final Rule...
View ArticleReal Estate Appraisers Warned us About the Crisis but we Didn’t Listen
On July 9, 2013 I participated in a radio interview with a lobbyist for the 100 largest financial firms. The San Francisco radio program host asked me what question I would ask the lobbyist and I said...
View ArticleOnline Petition to Make a Difference in Customary and Reasonable Appraisal Fees
Fellow Professional Appraiser, I am asking you to take a moment from your busy day to PARTICIPATE in an important industry effort. That issue is referred to within Title XIV of the Dodd-Frank...
View ArticleA Journal Piece of Appraiser Independence (Part 2): Appraisal Independence...
History is an important reminder to us all of what went wrong and what went right. When history is known we tend to skip the mistakes we made. We can either choose the right path for the wrong reason,...
View ArticleDeclaration of Appraisal Independence
Real Estate Appraisers of America: Declare appraiser independence by prohibiting lenders from having any ownership or stake in the real estate appraisal process. This declaration of the real estate...
View ArticleOnline Petition to Allow appraiser Access to Data They Provided Through the...
Fellow appraiser, I am asking that you to take a moment to participate in this important industry effort. Fannie Mae’s Collateral Underwriter (CU) will be available in the first half of 2015. The CU...
View ArticleSign the Letter
Sign VaCAP Open Letter to AMCs Fellow Appraisers, A few weeks ago, Virginia Coalition of Appraiser Professionals (VaCAP) sent out an open letter to the AMCs. This letter was republished by many...
View ArticleLet’s Get Rid of Appraisers. What Could Go Wrong?
Why would regulators fundamentally weaken bank underwriting standards? Appraisers Warned The World In The Late 1990s And No One Listened. It Is Now Time To Listen Again as History is About to Repeat...
View ArticleHonesty in Real Estate
Stop unfair, deceptive, and abusive iBuying tactics. Consumers are being mislead into believing that heavily funded real estate iBuying platforms are cheaper and easier than using a Realtor. Sign and...
View ArticleNo to Desktops with Third Party Inspectors
Hybrid Appraisals were tested and failed. So what does Fannie Mae do? Let’s call them Desktops with third party inspectors. Fannie Mae has announced they will soon start accepting Desktop Appraisals....
View ArticleWe the People…
We the people need to redirect the mortgage lending direction… The time for every appraiser and consumer to step up is now. This country was founded on the principle of “We the people”. Please sign...
View ArticleBorrowers With Good Credit Scores to Foot the Bill for Higher Risk Borrowers
It is disheartening to think that those of us who have worked hard to maintain good credit scores will now be penalized with higher mortgage rates and fees, just so the government can subsidize people...
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