American Guild of Appraisers Meets With Rep. Barney Frank to Discuss Fed’s...
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Guild of Appraisers/Guild 44 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union, AFL-CIO met with Representative Barney Frank...
View ArticleAmerican Guild of Appraisers Fights to Overturn Federal Regulations that...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Guild of Appraisers (AGA), a national organization of real estate appraisers that is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO’s Office and...
View ArticleAmerican Guild of Appraisers Files Request with Federal Reserve Board Seeking...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ On behalf of the American Guild of Appraisers, today the law firm Garvey Schubert Barer filed a request with the Federal Reserve Board under the...
View ArticleAmerican Guild of Appraisers Petitions Federal Reserve Board and Consumer...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Guild of Appraisers (AGA), a national organization of real estate appraisers that is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO’s Office and...
View ArticleAmerican Guild of Appraisers Statement to House Financial Services Committee...
Madam Chairman and Members of the Committee, on behalf of the American Guild of Appraisers/OPEIU Guild 44 (AGA) thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement in connection with today’s hearing...
View ArticleOne Small Step for an Appraiser; One Giant Step for the Profession of Real...
On August 10, the Arizona Board of Appraisal dismissed the USPAP violation complaint filed by Chase Bank against John Dingeman on initial file review. Why is this newsworthy? Because it represents a...
View ArticleAmerican Guild of Appraisers Member John Dingeman Reinstated from Chase...
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — After a fight that lasted more than fifteen months, involving Chase Manhattan Bank, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of...
View ArticleI Did Not Quit when HVCC, UAD and CU Came Along. I Do Not Quit, Not Ever!
I do not quit. Not ever. I have a different perspective based on lifelong lessons from my father. I did not quit when a lost helmet in the last play of the season made it painful to block during high...
View Article“My Way or the Highway” Attitude of AMCs
As Chairman of the American Guild of Appraisers (AGA) National Appraiser Peer Review Committee, I have had the opportunity to see and hear directly about many cases involving alleged, as well as...
View ArticleLSI Fees – Absolutely Criminal!
We used to do a lot of work for LSI back when they paid semi decent fees that were only about 10% below the competitive norm back around 1992. I think the norm was around $300 and they were paying...
View ArticleSkewed “Customary” Fee Perceptions
“Customary” in Dodd-Frank’s customary and reasonable is a negatively biased fee before state studies begin! We all know that the “C” part of C & R is supposed to represent the normal fee charged by...
View ArticleAnother Win for Appraisers – California
Cooperation between appraisers and multiple appraiser organizations wins the day! When is the last time you heard of a State bill that was already passed by both State Houses (Assembly & Senate) in...
View Article“Customary” &“Reasonable” Fees – Oxymorons
Fellow appraisers, Please read this draft proposal for minimum national appraiser fees. I appreciate those who believe no one other than themselves should set fees, and I concur. Except, in the real...
View ArticleFree Enterprise an Appraisal Myth?
I’m surprised anyone in the business today sees any minimum pricing proposal as being anti-free enterprise. Contrary to popular belief we have not had free enterprise in the GSE appraisal process since...
View ArticleAGA Open Letter Regarding Changes to the Criteria
Request for Appraiser Input The AGA sent the below letter to the AQB in response to their outreach asking for comments. Please write them and tell them YOUR views. If you agree with what we have said,...
View ArticleAppraisers Need to Learn to Stop Being Doormats!
Being a bad businessman is not an excuse not to pay me. Period. The borrower pays the AMC up front. The AMC HAS MY FEE FROM DAY ONE! If they do not have it on the date I complete the assignment, it is...
View ArticleWe Need More Appraiser Drivers!
Powerful ‘uncles’ gave us the vehicles, but we need more drivers! Stand up for yourself and oppose those things that are wrong in our own profession and the related lending industry. Oregon: Teach...
View ArticleAppraiser Shortage Myth Used to Raise De Minimis Value
Appraisers, I know everyone is busy right now, but this cannot wait. This may be the most important blog post affecting appraisers this year. I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that if...
View ArticleLet’s Work Together
We work together and support each others initiatives… Like VaCAP, other appraiser organizations are working towards the betterment of the appraisal industry and public trust. VaCAP works independently,...
View ArticleAVMs Can NEVER Replace Appraisals
AVMs Can NEVER Replace Appraisals & why FNMAs vaunted CU AVM is flawed! Yesterday (March 15, 2016), an appraiser called me to discuss a complex assignment he had. One of his comparable sales was...
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