Friday, March 18, 2011

CE Seminar in Spokane to Support ACOW

CE Seminar in Spokane to Support the Appraisers’ Coalition of Washington

Loss Prevention Program for Real Estate Appraisers

April 30, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel at the Park, 303 West North River Drive, Spokane, WA

Free for appraisers who (1) join ACOW after February 25, 2011 or, if already an ACOW
member, make a $20 donation, and (2) register with READI

Approved for 4 Hours CE Credit in WA (#AP544), ID and OR

To support the Appraisers’ Coalition of Washington and its membership, LIA Administrators & Insurance Services (LIA) and its Real Estate Advisors Defense Institute (READI) are presenting their 4-hour live CE seminar entitled "Loss Prevention Program for Real Estate Appraisers” in Spokane, Washington on April 30. 2011.

The CE seminar is being given as a membership drive/fundraiser for ACOW. The seminar is free to all appraisers who:

1. Join ACOW on or after February 25, 2011 or, if already a member, make a donation to ACOW of $20 or more at the seminar; and also

2. Register for free membership in READI at www.readimember.org. READI is a loss prevention resource for appraisers whose mission is to work against unfair appraiser liability and to support appraisers’ professional organizations. (Appraisers can use code 201700 to register for READI. If they are insured by LIA, appraisers should use code 201500.)

The presenter of the CE seminar is Peter Christensen, LIA’s general counsel. The seminar addresses legal claims and issues affecting residential and commercial real estate appraisers. The information is based on actual claims and lawsuits filed against appraisers, including specific cases in Washington. The purpose of the seminar is to educate appraisers about how to reduce their liability risks. It is the same course that LIA gives to Appraisal Institute and NAIFA chapters and that LIA will give at the Appraisal Institute’s Annual Meeting this year.

Please register for the class by email to class@readimember.org – and, as applicable, indicate if
you either joined ACOW after February 25, 2011 or, if already a member, intend to donate $20 or more at the seminar. If you do not wish to join ACOW or make a $20 donation to ACOW and register with READI, the cost of the seminar is $50 (which LIA will donate to ACOW). Space is limited. If you reserve a space, please be sure to attend.

LIA Administrators & Insurance Services is the registered provider of the seminar in each state. It is approved for 4 hours of CE in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, FL, HI, ID, MA, MN, MS, NC, NH, NV, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA and WI.
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8 comments:

  1. Is there something we aren't being told. I see the VP of CoreLogic speaking about Customery and REasonable fees however does not tell us that his company just decreased the fees they are paying????? 1099's went from $190 to $137.50. Considering all they put us through, extra comps etc this is hardly fair and reasonable.Are they still allowed to do whatever they want??No matter what??

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  2. YES, THE BANKS ARE ALLOWED TO CONTRIBUTE UNLIMITED AMOUNTS FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS. IN RETURN THEY HAVE LOBBYISTS THAT SET THE LAWS.
    WE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY FROM WHAT I AM TOLD. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING CIVILIZED TO GET OUR RIGHTS.
    SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WHOLE THING?? APPRAISERS ARE BEING DRIVEN OUT WITH NO WAY AROUND IT SEEN.THEY ARE PUSHING US TO THE END.

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  3. If we have a illegal strike who will they bring in to replace us? Will they take everyones licence? We have to protect ourselves some way. We are being made fools of
    They are laughing at us. It has to be turned around before everyone quits.

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  4. COULD APPRAISERS HAVE A STRIKE JUST TO GET PAID WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME? HOW ABOUT REASONABLE
    TREATMENT? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FOR HIGHER FEES, THEY ARE RUINING THE MARKET WITH DEMANDS FOR LOWER APPRAISALS. HOW MUCH CAN THEY DEMAND?

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  5. Whaaa???? "It doesn't have to be for higher fees?" You're kidding, right?

    Hey, at least we know where you stand. Appraisers stepped all over each other to be first in line to work for lower fees as they were led by the nose in a race to the bottom. If appraisers would not turn down unscrupulous lenders who demanded superficial reports, what makes you think they will suddenly grow a pair and stand together in a strike?

    "They" will demand anything they can get, and that is exactly what has been happening for the past few years. There will always be appraisers willing to work for next to nothing ("scabs" in your strike fantasy), until we demand more of our profession and ourselves.

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  6. I thought you said we can't strike for higher fees because it would be price fixing? Appraisers need money to feed their kids and are over a barrel. Sounds good to refuse work but not always possible. If there were a list of banks that do not play this game, I would be glad to work with them. Of course we have a choice to not work at all. There are still people around that have contacts more than others. Most appraisers should know by now that we have to be organized in some way then go from there.

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  7. >I thought you said we can't strike for higher fees because it would be price fixing?

    Yes that is true - we would run afoul of anti-trust laws.

    My point is that even if striking was a valid option, we have no reasonable expectation that our own colleagues would honor the strike. As you said, "Sounds good to refuse work but not always possible." That is the rationale that was repeatedly offered by hundreds of appraisers while AMCs inserted themselves into a regulatory vacuum and began skimming appraisal fees. The result? A substantial decline in respect for our profession, as it rapidly became clear to the entire mortgage lending industry that there was no shortage of "appraisers" willing to keep turning the crank faster and faster.

    >Of course we have a choice to not work at all.

    I'm sorry, but this is a false dichotomy. All of us have more than two choices (appraise for mortgage lenders or don't work at all). We can offer other valuation services, we can cultivate clients outside mortgage lending, we can search for work in related fields, or we can stop appraising and find another way to support ourselves.

    >Most appraisers should know by now that we have to be organized in some way then go from there.

    Too bad most of them refuse to do the simplest, smallest thing to make that happen.

    We have an excellent organization right here, right now, that is an active and highly effective advocate, with a stunningly cheap annual membership fee. But ACOW is limping along on the verge of failure due to indifferent lack of involvement from the very people who need it the most.

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  8. Too bad that a lot or probably just some of the appraisers experience this kind of situation and had a hard time mostly dealing with it.

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