How many Washington state residents know about the \u201cpolitical window dressing\u201d that Christine Gregoire is trying to pull down over their eyes? Well, I as a small business owner, certified appraiser, and local professional for over ten years in this state know that something stinks! I recently attended the Appraiser\u2019s Coalition of Washington State Meeting at the \u201cACOW XI\u201d and found out that even though our state\u2019s Real Estate Appraiser Commission is 100% funded by the appraiser licensing fees already collected, that our Governor wants to remove the ONLY source of consumer protection that our state has in place for professional appraisal practices (as far as regulation)\u2026 WHY??? because the politics of appearing like government \u201ctrimming the fat\u201d and attempting to dupe the public into believing our Governor is actually making real moves to balance an unbalanced budget (that went from balanced to unbalanced VERY quickly after taking office). It is important for EVERY VOTER and LEGISLATOR to understand that the removal of our only consumer protection regarding professional valuation services may end up on the \u201cchopping block\u201d for no sane reason at all – PERIOD! The reason is, plain and simple, a politician that is trying to \u201cmake appearances\u201d of trimming down government\u2026. But, remember, no funds for this organization come from the general fund\u2026. so it makes NO sense at all.<\/p>\n
Some of you might be thinking, \u201cwhat about federal protection?\u201d well, the newly adopted HVCC (Home Valuation Code of Conduct) WOULD have had some balance IF some original clauses would have been included \u2013 but (read my other posts) the final draft did not include some key safeguards and\/or were never adopted; instead we are still waiting for an \u201d Independent Valuation Protection Agency\u201d, a provision of the poorly implemented HVCC that has still yet to be established. – So – there really is no Federal protection right now because the big lending giants, FannieMae and FreddieMac have now been taken over by our government (instead of previously being Government Sponsored Entities \u2013 \u201cGSE\u201ds). To top that off, the \u201chousing recovery\u201d is also not working fast enough for those who really need it, so we need this type of consumer protection more than ever right now.<\/p>\n
Do we really need to trim away an established and self-funded program that is not costing our government or tax payers any money (and no time)? Abolish a local agency that may be the ONLY protection in place at this time within our state?<\/p>\n
I truly believe this is politics at their worst. I hope our legislature sees through this and preserves the only consumer protection we currently have surrounding these issues in our state.<\/p>\n
Please do not let our governor make decisions for simple \u201cwindow dressing\u201d – the bottom line is that tax payers in our state deserve good protection – we have that – and what we already have is not costing our tax payers anything. Until we make new legislation, please help preserve the only safeguard we have. Please, talk to your legislator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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