Center
for Real Estate Education
Appraisal
Continuing Education Seminars:
UNIFORM
STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL PRACTICE (USPAP)
7 Hours
of Continuing Education,  
Appraisers
must have 28 hours of continuing education. Seven (7) continuing
education hours must be on the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice (USPAP). This course meets the Appraisal
Foundation requirement. New! Class will
cover the 2008
changes.
STATISTICS,
MODELING, & FINANCE
14/15 Hours Continuing
Education,   
Statistics,
Modeling, and Finance provides both the theory and practice
of statistics, real estate finance, and valuation modeling
for today's appraiser. The first half of the class outlines
terminology and basic statistics principles, including
practical applications in statistical analysis. The last
half presents an explanation of real estate markets, terms
of financing, and real-world examples of how financing
affects the value of real property.
MARKET
ANALYSIS & HIGHEST AND BEST USE
14/15 Hours Continuing Education,   
Identifying and analyzing
market forces affecting the buyers' and sellers' behavior is
key to understanding and reporting values. This Appraisal Foundation
approved course is designed to give students the tools needed
to properly collect and analyze market data. In addition, the
theory of Highest and Best Use is reviewed. The two-step analysis
along with the four tests for Highest and Best Use are covered
in detail.
THE
FHA AND VA APPRAISER: THRIVING AND SURVIVING
7 Hours
Continuing Education,  
Expand
your business opportunities or simply update your knowledge
and skills! Prospective as well as current FHA Roster Appraisers
will benefit from this detailed review of FHA property and
appraisal requirements. Future as well as practicing VA Fee
Panel Appraisers can ensure that their present practices
in performing valuation services meet the expectation of
VA protocol. The FHA and VA Appraiser: Thriving and surviving
addresses the requirements both for becoming an FHA Roster
Appraiser (including essential information to prepare for
the new simplified FHA appraiser exam) and a VA Fee Panel
Appraiser. Includes updated information on the HOPE Program.
This is an approved Appraisal Foundation course.
MARKET
CONDITIONS ADDENDUM TO THE APPRAISAL REPORT
No credit; form required by Freddie Mac and Fannie
Mae
Recently,
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released a new form entitled Market
Conditions Addendum to the Appraisal Report (Fannie Mae #1004MC-Freddie
Mac #71) to be used
to reflect current market conditions. Its use will be required
for all appraisals of 1-4
family units made for Fanne Mae or Freddie Mac as of April 1, 2009.
This 3-hour course provides guidelines on how to fill out this
form.
Online Course
A
URAR FORM REVIEW
7 Hours Continuing Education, 
This Appraisal Foundation
approved course will instruct students in detail on how to fill
out the new
Uniform
Residential
Appraisal Report (URAR). Students
will be taken through each section of the URAR where they identify
and complete the required fields. Students are given the guidelines
and direction to create URAR reports which are in compliance
with USPAP. Can be done at your own pace.
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