After CoesterVMS announced its flat-fee payment model, it was enough to re-spark the heated appraisal fee debate. Erik Richard, chief executive officer of Landmark Network Inc., sounded off on the issue and the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board created a rule, unrelated to the flat-fee debate, that seems to turn a blind eye to the federal law presumptions. The tenacious Valuation Review readers did not sit idly on the sidelines. Shortly after all the fee news broke, readers took to the comment section of Valuation Review and shared their thoughts.