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The Other Side, Racism in Appraisals

Appraiserblogs

…the other side of things, the appraiser profession side since no other news media and organizations are willing to do so… Note: The following blog article is not to defend anyone or to place blame. A couple weeks ago, I was privileged to speak on The National Real Estate Post about appraisal issues.

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It’s Just Responsible Journalism!

Appraiserblogs

The local television station WWBT, NBC 12 in the Richmond market is airing a story on Thursday February 22 during the 6 pm News Broadcast, about racial bias in real estate appraisals. We know this is not a new topic and previous stories that have aired have been extremely one sided and not from the appraiser’s perspective.

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Let’s Talk Waivers, Racism, Fees & Trainees

Appraiserblogs

They discussed racism, entry into the appraisal field, appraisal fees and appraisal waivers. Frank intends on having Mark back to discuss other issues at hand within the appraisal industry. On racism and racial bias allegations, Mark explains What we don’t know is the other side of it.

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Gentrification, Neighborhood Boundaries, and Bias

Appraisal Buzz

This article was originally published on the Sacramento Appraisal Blog here. So as an appraiser I need to be careful about crossing boundaries when choosing comps because prices might be different on the other side of a street. In other words, we see way more blue dots at the bottom these days.

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What is Your Appraiser Level? Why Does It Make a Difference?

Appraisal Today

What Level Appraiser Are You? What is the mark of an appraiser who is at the top of his or her “game”? For example, are you competent to prepare an entire appraisal from start to finish? But what if the appraisal form was completely blank with no boilerplate text? A Level 1 appraiser checks boxes.

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Independent Fee Appraisers Under Attack

Appraiserblogs

Appraisers, I have reached my boiling point about the negative press ‘we’ Independent Fee Appraisers have been receiving for many months – concerning supposed ‘systemic racial bias.’ One… The post Independent Fee Appraisers Under Attack appeared on Appraisers Blogs. There is no ‘unity’ in what they are doing.

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Is the appraisal process color-blind?

Housing Wire

Recently, at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre , President Biden announced the launch of a new interagency task force to root out what it calls inequity in the appraisal industry. The dramatic change in value from two appraisals seems unusual. Whitewashing can be done in various forms.