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Byron Miller: AI Candidate with a Vision for the Future

Now more than ever, the appraiser profession is confronted with a myriad of threats and challenges: the GSEs' new "Valuation Acceptance" programs, the rise of Property Data Collection and other appraisal alternatives, a historically slow real estate market, lower fees created by AMC monopolization, allegations of bias and racial discrimination against individual appraisers, and a general lack of diversity within the profession itself.

In the face of such challenges, there is often a call amongst appraisers to band together. "Why don't appraisers have a stronger association that defends their interests?" and "What can appraisers do to unite, improve, and protect their profession?" are questions that are often asked.

Working RE sat down with Byron Miller, SRA, AI-RRS, ASA, RAA, MSSE, an appraiser who has a vision for how appraisers can work together to effect change.

Miller is a candidate for the eventual Presidential role at Appraisal Institute (AI), the largest association of appraisers, to get his take on the direction he'd like to see the appraisal profession, and AI as an organization, take.

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