Jonathan Miller

Appraiserville
November 23, 2018

Rumormill: AI National Is Going To Try And Take All Chapter Funds AGAIN

It’s been two years since senior executives at The Appraisal Institute headquarters in Chicago, referred to as AI National, attempted to seize local chapter funds. I was just told by a trusted source that AI National will move forward on…[Read more]

Appraiserville
November 16, 2018

Appraiserfest Recap

Just one more look back at a stunning success…Appraiserfest.

Take Non-Appraisal Seminars

Up your game – differentiate yourself from your competition.

We all attend appraisal seminars or take online courses to fulfill our CE requirements, but I implore you to consider other types of…[Read more]

Appraiserville
November 9, 2018

Appraiserfest Has Your Back (And Your Teeth)

After an amazing Appraiserfest conference in San Antonio, I had to have an emergency root canal. So for protection, I wore my Appraiserfest t-shirt and all went well. Proof positive that the Appraiserfest movement has your back (and teeth).

What The Appraiserfest…[Read more]

Appraiserville
October 19, 2018

Appraisersblogs Pushes Out Our Content For An Industry Under Siege

The appraisal blog aggregator “Appraisersblogs” regularly takes content from my Appraiserville section of Housing Notes without asking but always links back. Normally I get annoyed with that, but in this case, I am very grateful because it pushes…[Read more]

Appraiserville

October 12, 2018

CoreLogic’s A La Mode is Pulling A Facebook Privacy Play

One of the tactics of Facebook has long been to “cross the line and apologize” rather than “ask permission.” Now that “A la mode has been acquired, by CoreLogic” the company with a 50% market share of the industry seems to be employing this tactic.

We…[Read more]

Appraiserville

October 5, 2018

Appraiserfest 2018 is almost here!

November 1, 2, 3 in San Antonio.

Sign-up here with the last coupon offered for the event.

When you’re apparently the “Go To” appraiser for the wrong reasons

I’m not being political here by using this massive New York Times investigative piece on POTUS tax history, but there…[Read more]

Appraiserville

September 28, 2018

38% Increase Into The Profession in Three Years

The following stats from The Appraisal Foundation shows a rising number of people entering the appraisal profession. The projected number for 2018 represents a 38% increase over 2015.

The propaganda being fed to regulators and the users of appraisal services is…[Read more]

Appraiserville

September 21, 2018

Reflecting On The Financial Crisis a Decade Later

Over the past several weeks, there has been a slew of thought-provoking pieces on the financial crisis of ten years ago. There are so many varying views on what happened and what caused it. It was such a systemic event that ten years later, there are strong…[Read more]

Appraiserville September 7, 2018

As the industry changes, it is more important than ever for appraisers to have a longer term plan…from my friend Nathan Pyle.

(For earlier appraisal industry commentary, visit my old clunky REIC site.)

Prophet, Not Profit

Ryan Lundquist at the must-read Sacramento Appraisal Blog served up this ditty. Be…[Read more]

Appraiserville August 24, 2018

Appraisal Institute Spent One Year Searching For 2X President Jim Amorin To Name Him CEO

As I predicted in these Housing Notes a while back, Jim Amorin is the new AI National CEO. It was inevitable that Jim Amorin would be named the replacement for former CEO Grubbe. Ironically Grubbe’s resignation was accepted by…[Read more]

Appraiserville August 17, 2018

AI National Pitches Their Own National Registry Without Telling Anyone

I’ve been told by many parties that this is the work of AI National. It makes sense since it requests something that no one is interested in because it is wildly redundant and is more about making them relevant again. To hard-working AI…[Read more]

Appraiserville August 10, 2018

Ran out of time but will focus on the Florida appraisal board meeting this week: look for the new battle cry” “Sh#t Can The Straw Man.”

plus

The epic story of how a good appraiser got blacklisted.

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LREAB c. FTC is getting more interest by other states:

BRIEF FOR THE STATES OF MISSISSIPPI, IDAHO, IOWA,RHODE…[Read more]

Appraiserville August 3, 2018

There is a lot going on in Appraiserville this week and I’m going to squeeze in what I can and then continue the narrative into next week.

AI California Chapters Are Trying To Get A “Win” And Prove They Don’t Care About “The Public Trust”

I’ve long heard rumors about some clandestine legislative changes that AI…[Read more]

Appraiserville July 27, 2018

Terminator: AI National Is Still Vigorously Fighting For Evaluations Against Residential Appraiser Interests For Reasons That Can’t Be Explained

One of my favorite lines from the original Terminator movie from the Kyle Reese character that can apply to the unknown driver of AI National’s obsession to force…[Read more]

Appraiserville July 13, 2018

This week is full to the brim…

When Untrained Inspectors of Hybrid Appraisals Rule The World

I did a screenshot of a photo from a private appraisal group that blew my mind. Now imagine an unregulated, non-standardized, untrained inspector (home inspectors aren’t being used for hybrids) for a hybrid appraisal…[Read more]

Appraiserville July 6, 2018

I’m taking a quick three-day vacay with my wife in Nashville starting today so excuse my content brevity. I wonder if I should check out Tristar bank? I hear they falsely claimed there weren’t enough appraisers, let alone pilots…

Appraisers as Big Ole Jet Airliner Pilots

Doesn’t this sound eerily familiar? An…[Read more]

Appraiserville June 29, 2018

Speaking Up for Ourselves

Over the past couple of years, our residential appraisal industry has called BS on allowing others to speak for us. Our industry has chosen to speak for ourselves. It began with a few and it is snowballing. Just look at all the new appraiser bloggers in the links below such as Woody…[Read more]

Appraiserville June 22, 2018

Thoughts On This Week’s OCAP Meeting Part 1 (Getting There)

This past Tuesday, I was a keynote speaker at the Ohio Coalition of Appraisal Professionals (OCAP). I’ve always seen this organization as one of the stronger state coalitions in the context of getting things done at the legislative level. I had been…[Read more]

Appraiserville June 15, 2018

Get Rich Quick? No, Go Out of Business

Hello,

We would just ask you to go out to a property, take at least 4 exterior photos of the home and answer a short yes/no questionnaire, about 15 questions. It’s n…[Read more]

Appraiserville June 8, 2018

The Appraisal Foundation Hosts National Appraisal Forum to Discuss Appraisal Waivers and Hybrid Appraisals

“Preserving the Public Trust”

I really got a lot out of this week’s joint meeting with IAC and TAFAC of The Appraisal Foundation that took place in Arlington, VA. I represented my appraisal firm Miller S…[Read more]