We thank you for your cooperation and assistance. The importance of a truly independent and impartial third party in a real estate transaction cannot be over-emphasized. After 24 yrs as an appraiser I am leaving the business as I cannot compete with the dishonest appraisers. I have lost so much business over the years for being honest. Brokers should be salaried, not commissions.
Appraisers are like pawns in some mortgage brokers game.
If they don't get what they want, they blacklist you. The single greatest problem appraisers face today is coercion by lenders. New legislation is desperately needed. Licensing appraisers without enforceable standards has ruined the profession and will eventually lead to another banking mess. Coercion requires 2 players.