About This Webinar
Webinar Description: Join us for a new webinar debate series tackling the most contentious issues in the appraisal industry today. In episode one, Tim Andersen and Marty Wagar will take opposing sides on this question: How do appraisers fulfill the GSEs' requirements AND keep up with the AMCs' pressure for high speed and low cost?

Appraisers: Do you feel caught between Fthe GSE’s evolving requirements, unrelenting pressure from AMCs, and your own professional standards and ethical obligations? And is this push-pull in the public’s best interest?

Join us as Marty and Tim pick sides and speak tough truths about human analysis vs. AI in valuation, ethical dilemmas appraisers face under lender pressure, and the delicate balance of art and judgment vs. science and algorithm.

Don’t miss this no-holds-barred contest of ideas between two veteran appraisers and deep thinkers. Register now, and get the video in your inbox, even if you can't be there live. You’ll also get notified about future webinars in this series.

Series Description: Wigs on the Green hails from 17th-century Ireland, where bewigged barristers, those paragons of civility, settled disputes with words—until words failed them. When a matter grew too heated for the confines of the courtroom, decorum was swiftly abandoned, and the quarrel spilled onto the village green.

There, stripped of legal pretense, the combatants relied on the more persuasive force of fists, sending wigs to the ground. Thus, the phrase endures as a warning of difficulties to come: There will be wigs on the green.

In this fine tradition, we present Wigs on the Green, a live-streamed exhibition of rhetorical pugilism between Marty Wagar and Tim Andersen.

Each round, these two intrepid combatants will be assigned a position—perhaps one they loathe—and forced to defend it with the kind of conviction reserved for the truly misguided. The audience, acting as judge, jury, and executioner (in spirit, if not in law), will decide who emerges victorious and who shall metaphorically eat the sod.

The first skirmish commences on March 11th. Attend, if only to witness the spectacle of men dueling with words when swords are regrettably unfashionable.
Presenters
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    Storyboard EMP
    The Appraisal Buzz is a newsletter designed to keep the real estate appraisal professional and lending community plugged into what's happening in the world of appraising.
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    Hal Humphreys
    Moderator
    Appraiser eLearning Partner Hal Humphreys grew up measuring houses in West TN with his appraiser dad. Boy scouting taught him to never be lost. "I'm not lost. I'm in the U.S.," he says, if unable to pin down a more specific location. Those skills of navigation and evasion are useful in his parallel work as a private investigator. He has twice navigated across Spain on the 500-mile Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. Humphreys is a lifelong learner and educator. He is a practicing Certified Fraud Examiner and professional investigator. Hal is a CDEI certified instructor through IDECC. He writes, lectures, and he walks ... a lot.
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    Tim Andersen
    Tim Andersen is an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, consultant, and reviewer. He also does commercial real estate appraisal and Florida tax appeal work. He travels throughout the US teaching USPAP, and is an Approved Instructor for the Appraisal Institute. Have PowerPoint, Will Travel. Besides all facets of commercial real estate appraisal, other areas of expertise include writing, producing, and presenting webinars on all areas of real estate appraisal.

    Specialties: Appraisal Institute member, designated as an MAI, Master of Science degree in Real Estate Appraisal , AQB Certified, USPAP Instructor, State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, Instructor with the Appraisal Institute, Experienced Public Speaker
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    Marty Wagar
    Martin J. Wagar has been a real estate appraisal professional since 1974. He’s certified in Michigan & Florida, holds a Michigan real estate broker’s license, and is a REALTOR® emeritus. Martin has an IFA-s designation through the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers and an RAA designation through the National Association of Realtors®.

    In 2009, Martin founded the AMC Midwest Appraisal Management Group. After retiring in 2014, he helped bring the entire appraisal process “in house” for a large mortgage company overseeing appraisal quality control and regulatory compliance in 14 states. As president of Wagar & Associates, Martin provides consulting service and is a nationally recognized expert on appraising, appraisal regulations, and compliance.
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