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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Concessions, Kickbacks, and the Appraiser’s Nightmare by Richard Hagar, SRA As we are aware the market has changed, and homes are taking longer to sell. On top of that, many of the current real…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Non-Lending Appraisal Assignments: Interview with Joshua Walitt by Kendra Budd, Editor It’s no secret—traditional mortgage lending assignments have declined substantially. This has caused significant pain within the appraiser community, especially for those appraisers who…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Grassroots Lobbying 101: How Appraisers Can Effect Change by Isaac Peck, Publisher The appraisal profession is relatively small and its political influence is modest—especially when compared with organizations like the National Association of Realtors…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt The Danger Zone by Scott Cullen, MNAA The danger zone is anytime within a twelve-month period when the market changes. USPAP is clear on the appraiser’s responsibility. According to SR 1-3 lines 515 and 516,…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Appraiser Disciplinary Levels and Their Consequences by Kendra Budd, Editor Years ago, the appraisal industry used to be an unlicensed and vastly unmonitored business. Nowadays, that is far from the case. Years ago, it was…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt The State Appraisal Board Wants to Throw Me Under the Bus, Right? by Barry Phillips and Tim Andersen Despite what a lot of appraisers conjecture, the workings of a state appraisal board are public records.…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Surviving the Slowdown by Kendra Budd, Editor IInterest rates are up and appraisal work is down. “Real estate is cyclical,” is the adage often repeated by appraiser old-timers. Buckle up, they say, here comes…
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< > McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Joan Trice Passes the Torch Sells Val Expo and Appraisal Buzz to AEL Two longtime institutions within the real estate appraisal industry – Valuation Expo and the Appraisal Buzz newsletter/podcast – have a new…
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> McKissock Learning > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Appraiser Countersues Black Plaintiffs Who Alleged Discrimination by Isaac Peck, Publisher There are now a number of lawsuits facing appraisers where the primary allegation is racial discrimination. Tate-Austin v. Janette Miller, filed in California in…
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> The Appraiser Coach > AMC Guide > OREP E&O ★★★★★ “They are knowledgeable, professional, and understand urgency.” – Joe Thweatt Recession Proof your Business using the Mindset Spectrum by Kendra Budd, Editor The pandemic is slowing down, along with the housing market—confronting appraisers with the reality that a recession is upon us and mortgage…
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