Posted by cOCHISE on April 20, 2008 at 10:43:33:
In Reply to: Re: AI, Appraisal Institute, Designation Descrimination posted by Cochise on April 19, 2008 at 13:21:16:
"Commercial appraisers face client pressure on value all the time," said one Arizona residential and commercial appraiser with 30 years in the business, who is not an MAI. "While the level is less than in residential, it still exists. Residential appraisers are subject to the same reforms that impacted the commercial appraisers after the S&L crisis. They are subject to the same standards, advanced education and testing."
"I personally know what it is like to lose a major client for half a month’s production after I missed three numbers. All of the commercial shops are run by MAIs. To openly comment against the [Appraisal Institute] would be a death knell for my working in the Phoenix market."
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