The Appraisal Foundation USPAP Update for Instructors and Regulators
$175 per person

Appraising Conservation Easements (Day 1 of 2)
$295 per person

This 16-hour seminar will explore the valuation of a portion of the bundle of rights (e.g., development rights). This is a complex appraisal problem that involves dividing the value of the fee simple interests between the various ownership rights. (Remember the "bundle of rights" theory?) Conservation easements are a unique tool that enable the participants to preserve open space, control development and offer the landowner and the public a variety of perceived benefits. These types of property transfers are used to restrict use of agricultural land and recreational and timberland to the benefit of wildlife, habitats, scenic views and other perceived public benefits. Federal, state and local governments already have or are developing programs to adopt this method of land control. Hundreds of land trust organizations are also involved in acquiring this kind of partial interest in a diversity of land types throughout the United States. This seminar will provide information and guidelines to enable an appraiser to better participate in the process of valuing conservation easements.

This two-day course provides an overview of specialized types of litigation, other than eminent domain, in which the valuation of real estate frequently is an issue. Examples of topics covered include environmental contamination, ad valorem tax assessments, construction defects, bankruptcies, fraud and misrepresentation cases, income and estate tax disputes and divorces. Participants will gain an understanding of the terminology and concepts involved in providing litigation-valuation services in specialty areas and will learn about the many opportunities available for expanding their practices in litigation valuation. Through problem-solving activities, participants will apply new concepts and address how to best handle valuation and reporting issues in a professional legal setting.

This seminar will introduce participants to the variety of detrimental conditions that exist and explore the wide range of impact they can have on property value. Participants will discuss strategies to calculate the damages caused by the detrimental condition, develop an analysis of the detrimental condition based upon fundamental appraisal methodologies, recognize specialized techniques for collecting market data, draw properly supported conclusions and see relationships to ethics and standards when estimating the effects of detrimental conditions.

Do you have the thinking skills necessary for effective and convincing report writing? In this thought-provoking multidiscipline seminar, you will discover how to eliminate the most common writing errors and write a more logical, organized and persuasive appraisal report, using critical thinking, logic and sound reasoning.

Tools for Instructor Excellence (Day 1 of 2)

Appraising Conservation Easements (Day 2 of 2)

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Tools for Instructor Excellence (Day 2 of 2)

National USPAP Course (Day 1 of 2)
$295 per person

Learn how the latest requirements of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) affect your appraisal business. Developed by the sponsoring appraisal organizations of The Appraisal Foundation, this course covers basic rules for ethical behavior and competent performance and is designed to comply with USPAP requirements for state-certified appraisers. The course highlights the role of an appraiser and the implied impartiality often associated with this role.

National USPAP Course (Day 2 of 2)