Appraisers Blog

JULY 22, 2022

To establish an independent agency to be known as the Federal Valuation Agency that would oversee the appraisal industry in the name of “equity.” Related Posts: Federal Agency in Charge of Appraisers Having a federal agency in charge of appraisers will be a NIGHTMARE. Leave it to the states as it is….

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IVSC

JANUARY 26, 2022

Johnnie White CEO, American Society of Appraisers. We spoke to ASA Chief Executive, Johnnie White, to find out more about his vision for the future of the appraisal profession… How has your career to date led you to the role you have now? As CEO, I interact with appraisers and allied professionals daily.

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BV Specialists

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The appraiser will review owners salaries and overall personnel compensation while making adjustments to normalize the data if necessary to bring it closer to competition in the industry. Ask your business appraiser if they have the personnel capable of completing an accredited M&E valuation along with an inventory analysis.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 5, 2023

If you have been reading my posts, you know that I have an obsession with equity risk premiums, which I believe lie at the center of almost every substantive debate in markets and investing. How, you may ask, can equity risk premiums be that divergent, and does that imply that anything goes?

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 21, 2023

In this post, I will begin by chronicling the damage done to equities during 2022, before putting the year in historical context, and then examine how developments during the year have affected expectations for the future. Actual Returns Your returns on equities come in one of two forms. Stocks: The What?

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Appraisers Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

Are the multitudes of policy decision makers even aware that the ‘appraisal management industry’ in many situations currently fulfills more vendor assignments to persons whom do not hold appraisers licenses, than those that do hold appraisers licenses? Something about the supposed ‘resistance’?

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 20, 2022

The appraisal industry should be as straight forward as lawn mowing, but due to the special interests pressures within the value industry, it has become convoluted and dysfunctional. Can you imagine if they ran the lawn mower industry like they try to run the appraisal industry? I’m on about lawn mowing lately.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

My appraiser pal in Aurora hired an inspection assistant whom is an appraiser, and is getting good traction after several years of attorney marketing. The business model of an amc is predicated upon taking advantage of appraisers, eliminating the appraiser, and replacing the appraiser with lower priced outsourced services.

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Appraisers Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

What could this fashionista and socialite have in common with the Appraisal Foundation, an obscure publisher with a government franchise and guaranteed annual grants from a tiny captured federal agency? Appraisers Should Bristle Stealthy vice again masquerades as public virtue. Crack in the Foundation?

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Appraisers Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Quite possibly the most thorough appraisal article I’ve ever read on modernization risks. Back in 2014-2016 words like ‘leveraging’ or phrases like ‘value added’ became the mantra of those demanding changes to better facilitate loan fraud, and diminution of recognized appraisal standards.

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Law 360 M&A

APRIL 29, 2022

shareholder has petitioned Delaware's Court of Chancery for an appraisal of his shares following the education publishing company's $2.8 billion merger this month with affiliates of private equity firm Veritas Capital, telling Law360 that the deal wasn't "properly shopped." A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

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Startup Valuation Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

According to Equitest's Review on techozens.com - Equitest is: "The Best & Trusted Business Appraisal Software for Startups, CPA". As the name suggests Equitest is an intuitive valuation software that makes the equity valuation process simple and affordable for businesses, startups, and professionals.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

I’m sure it won’t be long until they’re “outsourcing” appraisals to India or some such anyway. Appraising is not even appraising any longer anyway. They already outsource reviews. Are those people licensed, certified, designated?

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Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

UPDATE Class Action Suit: The HUD PAVE Initiative and the Systematic Attack on Independent Appraisers Over the past few years, the U.S. The real goal of these investigations appears not to find racism but to make the investigation itself the punishmentruining the health, finances, and careers of appraisers caught in HUDs system.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 25, 2022

Delaware Court Limits Discovery in Appraisal Action. The Law and Economics of Equity Swap Disclosure. Tags: Capital formation , International governance , IPOs , Mergers & acquisitions , Private equity , SPACs , Special purpose vehicles. Posted by Yolanda C. Garcia and Annabeth L. Posted by Lucian A.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

HUD Secretary Fudge decided to convene a special meeting of master minds with absolutely no real diversity, equity or inclusion included.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 14, 2024

I found it interesting that the Appraisal Foundation immediately jumped on the BLM bandwagon and is leading the charge for us to be SJW’s, righting perceived economic wrongs, instead of appraisers. What are we supposed to do when appraising for equity conflicts with GSE guidelines, which it is guaranteed to do?

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IVSC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Hosted by the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) and the Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore (IVAS), this session will explore the intricate challenges of valuing financial instruments, a key area in today’s evolving financial landscape. He is an Associate Member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA-BV).

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 8, 2020

While the appraisal landscape , and many of the major appraisal decisions of the past few years, have concerned the appraisal of public companies, it is critical for investors and practitioners to not lose sight of private appraisal.

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Appraiser Newsroom

JULY 3, 2024

By Mike Pratt ASA, IFA, Chair, RP-NAIFA Discipline Committee Editor’s Note: In today’s rapidly evolving real estate landscape, the importance of staying informed and connected within the appraisal industry has never been greater. ASA was established in 1936 and is the oldest and largest multidisciplinary appraiser organization globally.

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Eighty thousand appraisers insurance policies up against a never ending ngo and 501c group grants hand out from gse’s, to incentivize complaints against appraisers. Even at the lowest possible levels, the local school boards, the primary talking point has shifted to we’ve had enough of the race and equity based narratives.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

An appraiser used to routinely post that the appraisal and most underwriting activities are meaningless anyways, the lended amount hardly matters, they have shifted models to primarily qualify the borrowers income, most of the downstream activity after that is moot. Gift me more equity or else. Everything is not what it seems.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

I stated I was an appraiser and a Latina woman with a unique and diverse perspective. I thought she just didn’t want input from appraisers because we would prove that her “research” and “data” are flawed and being misinterpreted. I’ve watched quite a few meetings with her about appraisal bias.

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Appraisers Blog

JULY 27, 2023

In the updated video clip image I posted above, which shall live in infamy, when Mr Perry was the only one to raise his hand when asked if there was a problem with racism in the appraisal industry, which I cleverly now updated to include everyone with their hands raised.

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Appraisal Rights

MAY 18, 2022

Stewart Investors, an asset manager focused on emerging markets equity, reaffirmed its policy of voting in favor of appraisal rights in its most recent proxy guidelines. Keeping it simple, Stewart wrote it would “Vote for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal.”.

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Appraisal Rights

MAY 17, 2022

Boston Partners, a specialized equity investor with nearly $75 billion under management, says to vote for appraisal rights as part of i ts proxy guidelines. This is no surprise as appraisal rights are critical shareholder rights, especially in instances of unfair mergers or management’s actions that undervalue the company.

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Appraisers Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

And just like that, real estate appraisers from across the country have now added a new line item to their résumés, websites and marketing material: RESTORATION VALUE MAGICIAN. NAR Report Paints a Different Picture The study also shows the appraisal was the LOWEST scored item on the list of discriminatory practices. Here is a thought.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Rather, the amc’s bragged about record setting business growth to the same industry which was pilfered, proclaiming themselves partners to the appraiser as a convenient cover to deceive those whom may inquire what’s going wrong within the appraisal industry.

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Appraisal Rights

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Stewart Investors, an asset manager focused on the equity of companies in emerging markets, has a policy to vote “for proposals to restore, or provide shareholders with, rights of appraisal.” An emerging markets fund faces an appraisal landscape more diverse than even the already complex U.S. appraisal landscape.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

In reply to Honest Appraiser. For the past two decades we have been devoted to consumer protection principals, specifically in the realm of real estate appraisals. As if independent 1099 appraisers have any meaningful influence on mortgage lender policies and procedures, or government regulations, which we do not. Racketeering.

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Appraisers Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Being an appraiser means being unbiased, impartial, and objective. For a HUD DEI committee that looks pretty one sided. Thought exercise. What if that entire panel was white or hispanic? What would the response be? Animal Farm-some people are more equal than others.

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Appraisers Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Brookings report slandered every one of us and mischaracterized the appraisal industry, leading to a woke bounty placed on all of our licenses and insurance, accelerating the consumer risk by removing essential checks and balances systems which many argue are the last line of consumer defense. ’ That’s one difference.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 14, 2024

“What are we supposed to do when appraising for equity conflicts with GSE guidelines, which it is guaranteed to do?” In reply to Pray Hard. ” I like this statement. I’m going to post this on LinkedIn for all to enjoy.

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Appraisers Blog

AUGUST 30, 2024

The Tech Equity program is a reasonable idea but one which did not translate very well to the mortgage lending and appraisal industries. Primarily because most appraisers do not rely on this sort of tech, algorithms do not drive an appraisers independent decisions which are based on real world sales and market data.

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Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

[link] AAF’s research team has focused on a number of career staff who have an outsized influence on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within the US Government. If you have additional information on individuals profiled on this site, or suggestions for additional dossiers, please share that information below.

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Appraisers Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As a Real Estate Professional since 1980 and an Appraiser since 1986 before licensing, we have had 3 or 4 economic melt downs in property values due to high interest rates and terrible loans terms. Loans with 1st, 2nds and 3rd Mortgages to Purchase or the 125% loans with no equity in the mid 1990’s.

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Appraisers Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

NPR topped the online edition of its article with the headline, “Black and Latino Homeowners are About Twice as Likely as Whites To Get Low Appraisals.” Freddie never called the appraisals “low.” The problem? While the Freddie Mac study finds no evidence of undervaluation, the NPR story about the study somehow does.

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