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education sessions August 10 (Wednesday)
Education (No Expo) - All day seminars
August 11 (Thursday) Education and Expo
- Sessions in AM and PM
August 12 (Friday) Education and Expo - Sessions in AM and
PM
August 13 (Saturday) - 7 hour National USPAP Update
(No Expo)
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August 10 (Wednesday)
Two all day
seminars (7 hours credit) Lunch included. No Expo.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Choose one seminar) Registration 8AM
to 8:30AM
- Profitable Appraising - How to Maximize
Profits In Your Appraisal Business - Karen Mann, SRA, ASA
- What will the appraisal industry be like
in the future? How can your firm succeed? Adapting to change is critical
to the success of your appraisal business. This seminar will give you
many ideas to help your business survive and profit in the years ahead.
- Need new ideas for marketing your
appraisal services?
- Do you have any collection problems?
- Would you like to increase your billings
by getting more work done in less time? Want to decrease your liability
exposure?
- Looking for new markets for your appraisal
services?
- Tired of the "trial and error"
method of trying to increase profits? There is a better way.
- This seminar will give you practical, real
world tips you can use today to increase your profits. No
pie-in-the-sky academic theories. The instructor is a practicing fee
appraiser.
- California Architectural Styles for
Appraisers
- Mark Wilson, BA, MA, author, teacher, consultant
- This seminar focuses on the practical
valuation aspects of California historic architectural styles. No
other seminar or books cover this subject in detail. The
instructor uses over 100 color slides of both exterior and interior
features of historic properties to let you really see what he is talking
about.
- You will learn the answers to such
questions as:
- What’s the difference between Queen
Anne and Italiante?
- How interior floor plans have changed
over the years
- How to modernization affects value
- Affects on value of architectural
style - both commercial and residential properties
- What is zig-zag Art Deco?
- Are all homes with columns called
Colonials?
- How do you recognize a Craftsman?
- What’s the difference between a
cottage, a bungalow, and a villa?
- Why are county records sometimes
incorrect on old homes?
- How can you quickly and easily get
information on historic homes?
- How does the architect of record
affect value?
August 11 (Thursday)
Education and
Expo
7 hours credit each day. Lunch and Expo
included
Two
sessions in AM (Choose one), Two sessions in PM (Choose one)
8:30 AM to 5 PM 8:30 AM to 5 PM (Choose one seminar)
Registration 7:30 AM to 8:30AM
AM Sessions (4 hours)
Choose One |
PM Sessions (3 hours)
Choose One |
The future of
Appraising 2005
Moderator - George Opelka, ACI
Speaker - Bill Rayburn, MAI
Appraisers are nervous about the future.
- Where will we be in 5 years and in 10
years?
- What will lenders want in the future?
- Will we all be doing drivebys and AVMs?
Bill Rayburn George Opelka
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Site issues - legal
descriptions, easements, etc.
Moderator - John Urubek, MAI
Speaker - Corina Rollins
You will learn:
- How to read a legal description
- How easements and encroachments affect
value
- Where do title companies get their
information?
- Types of ownership - from Native
Americans to condos
John Urubek
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Residential Problem Solving
Moderator - Bruce Hahn, SRA, ASA
Panelists - Alison Teeman, Corina Rollins,
Sandy Mangion-Burdette from Fannie Mae
Bring your tough problems to this session!
You will get practical tips from expert appraisers on solving such
problems as:
- Properties with "no comps"
- "In-law" units
- The biggest house in the neighborhood
- Weird houses
Bruce
Hahn Alison
Teeman
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Using technology in the field
Moderator - Rick Betts, MAI, SRA, ASA
Panelists - Matt Johnson, Talmon Murphy
Appraisal technology is changing fast. You will learn new technologies you
can use today and what’s coming in the future.
- Using a laser measuring device
- Connecting to the MLS in the field
- Is it time to buy a tablet computer?
- What to buy, and not to buy
- Sketching and form filling on the road
Talmon Murphy
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August 12 (Friday)
Education and Expo
7 hours credit each day. Lunch and Expo
included
Two
sessions in AM (Choose one), Two sessions in PM (Choose one)
8:30 AM to 5 PM 8:30 AM to 5 PM (Choose one seminar)
Registration 7:30 AM to 8:30AM
AM Sessions (4 hours)
Choose One |
PM Sessions (3 hours)
Choose One |
Residential hot topics 2005
Moderator - Karen Mann, SRA, ASA
Panelists - Brad Ellis, IFA, Sara Swarzentraub, SRA, Richard Powers, MAI,
SRA
Residential appraisal has slowed down. How can you keep making money? What
about trainees?
- How to get more appraisal business
- Dealing with lender pressure
- Options for trainees
- Handling "stupid"
underwriter requests
Karen Mann Brad Ellis Dick Powers
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Fannie Mae’s new appraisal forms
Moderator - John Hillas, SRA
Speaker - Sandy Mangion-Burdette from Fannie Mae
Fannie’s 11 new appraisal forms will be
mandatory soon. Hear about them directly from Fannie Mae.
- How all the new forms are similar but
also different.
- The new URAR form - what’s changed
- Driveby form - what’s changed
- Update form
- Review forms
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Mortgage fraud - what appraisers need to know
Moderator - Lindsay McMenamin, attorney
Speakers - Kathy Coon, SRA and Rachel Dollar, attorney
Every mortgage scam needs appraisals. How do you keep out of trouble? What
should you do if you think there is a scam?
- How to check out a client
- Properties most likely to be in a scam
- Risky practices
Rachel Dollar Kathy Coon
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Ask the computer experts
Moderator - Wayne Pugh, MAI, CRE
Panelists - Tim Mann, Marv Downey, Bruce Hahn, SRA, ASA
Our panel of computer experts (aka geeks) will answer your tough computer
questions.
- Spam blocking
- Protecting your computer from spyware
- What’s the best desktop or laptop?
- Are PDFs secure?
Wayne
Marv
Bruce
Pugh
Downey Hahn
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August 13 (Saturday) - 7 hour National USPAP Update class Lunch
included. No Expo.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM,
Instructor - Bradley Ellis, IFA 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Registration 8AM to 8:30AM
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