We Help Appraisers Connect With Clients:
These days, more and more real estate appraisers find themselves doing business with appraisal management companies. The residential real estate appraiser who finds themselves not already dependent on an appraisal management company for the majority percentage of their business, is quickly becoming the exception in the appraisal profession. The most recent lender loss prevention and appraisal ordering guidelines indicate that whether or not the HVCC or proposed FHA 2010 regulations fall to the wayside, the use of these management companies will continue to become the preferred limited liability and exposure safeguard for their business practices.

Experienced Staff Works For You Too:
In most cases the appraiser working with an appraisal management company receives orders by fax, or online. More often than not, the appraisal management company's staff is almost totally untrained in the appraisal process. At best, these companies act as an inefficient messaging system and simply pass notes back and forth between the loan officer and the appraiser. More often they distort, or omit portions of the information they are supposed to be communicating. This lack of Management costs everyone involved time and money and frustrate everyone involved. They simply add another layer of red tape without improving the appraisal process for either the loan officer or the appraiser-and then they charge a disproportionate fee for the confusion they cause. The experienced staff at The appraisal Alliance understands that as we have placed ourselves in the middle of a process,we have a responsibilitly and an accountablity to the process. We take this responsability very seriously, and thats why we believe in the partnership approach.

A Partnership Approach:
The Appraisal Alliance allows appraisers to receive appraisal order from clients all over our coverage area without burdensome commitments, advertising and marketing costs, or membership fees. Join us now and instantly expand your client base to include thousands of loan officers. Assignments are offered based on their geographical proximity to your office, as well as professional performance. The Appraisal Alliance sends you notification when an appraisal assignment is available in your area. You choose only those assignments that your current workload and schedule will allow you to complete. We do not pressure our appraisers to accept unwanted assignments. Likewise, we do not allow appraisers to take an excessive work loads at the expense of other Appraisal Alliance members in the subject market.

The Difference:
The Appraisal Alliance has been designed from the ground up to eliminate the confusion and frustration for both appraisers and those who order appraisals. The Appraisal Alliance is staffed by experts trained in both the mortgage lending and appraisal processes. An experienced, professional, Certified Appraiser (Residential or Commercial) is always available and ready to respond to any situation that requires a higher level of communication or expertise to not only maintain absolute compliance with USPAP, HVCC, FHA etc, but to deal with any other issues that present themselves by lender, borrower, and appraiser. This also streamlines the communication process by enabling the ability to relay concise communications much more quickly and efficiently that the typical back and forth that seems to be standard procedures with AMC's with employees that are ultimately unfamiliar with the appraisal process, and the rules and regulations etc that a trained and experienced individual/appraiser would understand. The Appraisal Alliance team members understand that the "Management," part of an AMC means that we have the responsibility to be a true conduit with in the entire process. Our *NO FEE SPLIT program ensures everyone involved in the transaction absolute neutrality on our part. No other Appraisal Management solution can say, and back that up. Throughout our process combining the most state of the art ordering and tracking system supported by trained individuals all parties can see the current status in real time and contact an associate that is truly in touch with the specific order. All parties are immediately made aware of any issues that may arise--whether they be scheduling, condition, or value issues.

Dedication: The Appraisal Alliance provides guaranteed, timely payment, and a Full Fee Schedule. Our formula is simple, you provide high quality real estate appraisals in a timely and professional manner, and you get paid for those services.

  1. Realistic turnaround expectations: We do not expect to have reports completed in 8, 12,or 24 hours. Our clients understand and appreciate that appraisers need an appropriate level of time and research to produce an accurate and complete report.


  2. Our appraisers retain 100% of their fees: The Appraisal Alliance does not participate in any kind of fee splits. We NEVER take any percentage of the residential appraiser’s fees. Nor do we charge the residential appraiser a per order fee.


  3. We are not a discounted fee environment:(Our appraisers set their fees) Our Clients understand the value of quality and accurate reporting, and recognize and agree to pay fair value for the appraisers excellent work.

  4. We do not broadcast orders or shop around for the lowest fee. We require that local appraisers with experience, competency, and accurate data sources for their coverage areas perform every assignment in order to ensure the highest quality and accuracy that our clients have come to expect from the TAA family for the last 15 years.


  5. Dedicated and experienced support staff: TAA has an experienced and dedicated staff that takes a partnership approach, with all parties involved in every assignment. this ensures that if an issue should arise, our staff can assist in resolving most issues within minutes or hours. Our single point of contact policy guarantees that appraisers and clients have a real relationship with a dedicated manager that is available 24/7 to assist as needed.


  6. TAA has a carefully managed panel of professionals: As a professional cooperative, TAA has the responsibility to maintain a carefully managed panel in order to ensure that every appraiser has an equal opportunity and an equitable distribution of orders.

How The Appraisal Alliance Works:
The most common question from appraisers and clients alike is,"How does the Appaisal Alliance make it's money?"

The Appraisal Alliance is a professional cooperative and therefore has a different definition of success than the "Vending Machine Models," that are typical in the AMC world. TAA is sustained primarely by utilizing a similar model as groups like The Mercury Nework, or Appraisal Port. The difference is that TAA does not charge the appraiser the small and reasonable per order fee as these organizations do. TAA utilizes a similar small per order fee on the lender or the client side instead. The Appraisal Alliance also has a distinct advantage with our single source or "One stop shop," model that provides access to a much broader and varied base of clientele that makes this type of business model extremely viable. It also benifets both appraisers and clients because, it requires an active partnership approach between TAA staff and the appraisers and clients alike.


To join our team or get more information: Info@theappraisalalliance.com Or Give Us A Call At: (800) 606-4610

*** All TAA Appraiser candidtates are thoroughly screened and agree to the TAA quarterly screening process (Ask for details)***