1045 You Don't Have To Wait To Retire
No, this is not an episode revealing how to become rich and hang up the old clipboard and tape measure for golf and travel. Instead, Dustin takes a few minutes to ask why we do what we do. Are we working hard now for a payoff tomorrow. The theme of today's show is to start enjoying life today.
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The Great Appraiser Exodus: Who Will Value America’s Homes When the Veterans Retire?
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BLS outlook (nationwide openings) — The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2025 Occupational Outlook Handbook projects about 6,900 openings per year for property appraisers and assessors through 2033, with ~4% job growth. BLS notes many openings will come from replacements as workers retire or leave the labor force. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Aging workforce signals retirements — A July 25, 2025 Bisnow report says the profession is “growing fragile,” citing NAR data that the median appraiser is ~60 years old and ~80% are over 50, underscoring a near-term retirement wave and pressure to attract new entrants. Bisnow
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Size of the workforce (context for retirements) — An April 14, 2025 Appraisal Buzz analysis of ASC data estimates ~66,715 unique active appraisers (with 91,290 active licenses) across the U.S. Knowing the baseline helps size the impact as older cohorts retire. Appraisal Buzz
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Education provider summarizing openings — A June 1, 2025 McKissock article (citing BLS) reiterates ~4% growth and emphasizes steady demand for new appraisers despite market swings—i.e., continued openings, much of it due to replacement of retirees. McKissock Learning
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Trade press on near-retirement behavior — Valuation Review (Aug. 18, 2025) reports experts expect appraisers near retirement to scale back mortgage-lending work as the industry transitions to the new UAD—another indicator of retirement-driven turnover that will require backfilling. valuationreview.com
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