According to a recent announcement from the Appraisal Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board, the move to reduce requirements for appraiser certification is intended to
ease labor shortages in the industry.
Not exact matches
It is the result of massive migration in the post-World War II period, which in turn has had a variety of causes: economic and political pressures in the countries from which the migrants came,
labor shortages and an
easing of immigration barriers in the countries to which they moved, and in the latter countries probably also an
easing of the prejudices that had in the past resulted in high barriers (though arguably this new tolerance could turn out to be a temporary phenomenon).
There is no
shortage of major problems on the horizon: a $ 2 billion city budget deficit, more than 100 municipal
labor unions clamoring for raises, the need to maintain public safety while
easing up on stop and frisk.
«Builders will need to focus more on homes geared for moderate incomes, partner with the government on initiatives to transform distressed urban neighborhoods and overcome
labor shortages through a combination of workforce development training and pressure to
ease artificial restrictions on the supply of
labor,» added Kirchner.
Faced with
labor shortages in the appraisal field, the Appraisal Foundation is
easing the qualifications necessary for people to work as a certified appraiser.