2017 Fee Survey Results Please click on your state to download the Customary and Reasonable survey results. If the PDF for your state doesn’t open, please make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Reader. This survey is sponsored by OREP – Helping Appraisers for over 15 years. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado…
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have both begun implementing their own appraisal waiver programs where an automated appraisal alternative will be accepted in lieu of a traditional appraisal.
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The Washington State Department of Licensing has recently become the first regulatory agency to fine an AMC for removing an appraiser from an appraiser panel without proper notification.
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What we really have is an ever shrinking pool of appraisers willing to be paid less than the equivalent of minimum wage, while being micromanaged by computers and under-trained employees of poorly run AMCs.
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I have asked three of my current trainees to share their stories and you’ll find them below. But first, here are the nuts and bolts of training employees.
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