Course Catalog

It's coming! The transition to UAD 3.6 and the redesigned Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) represent the most significant change to residential appraisal reporting in decades. Effective November 2, 2026, all appraisers completing GSE lending assignments must use the new forms. Join us to be ready! Featuring guest subject matter experts, live demonstrations, and practical tools you can a ...

Season 2 of our popular artificial intelligence webinar series is here!Season 1 introduced appraisers to GenAI. Season 2 puts it to work. Join us for hands-on, workflow-driven sessions covering report drafting, advanced prompt engineering and template building, data privacy and confidentiality, market analysis and comp screening, complex property analysis, model validation and QC checks, and more ...

After a diagnostic quiz on the six financial functions of one and a brief review, the course begins with a thorough treatment of discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. Topics include identifying components of a DCF, projecting cash flows, analyzing leases, solving for value in a variety of common situations, and supporting the discount rate. The effects of debt financing, including cash equivalence ...

This required 7-hour continuing education course, copyrighted by The Appraisal Foundation, focuses on USPAP requirements for ethical behavior and competent performance by appraisers. The course will help you gain competency in USPAP, and it will help those subject to state licensing or certification and continuing education requirements imposed by professional organizations, client groups, or empl ...

This required 7-hour continuing education course, copyrighted by The Appraisal Foundation, focuses on USPAP requirements for ethical behavior and competent performance by appraisers. The course will help you gain competency in USPAP, and it will help those subject to state licensing or certification and continuing education requirements imposed by professional organizations, client groups, or empl ...

Program DescriptionThe new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) includes an income approach section that may present specific “problem” areas in the reporting of 2-to-4-unit properties. Specifically, the practitioner may be confused given the different manner in which property characteristics and market area characteristics are defined, described, and analyzed.Analyzing and Reporting the In ...

Analyzing Defects, Damages, and Deficiencies in the New URAR is a three-hour program that provides a comprehensive review of the defects, damages, and deficiencies sections of the new URAR. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of how to identify, analyze, and document various property issues that can impact the value and marketability of residential properties. The program covers the de ...

The new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) challenges appraisers to deliver a report in a confident manner to clients with a credible analysis that meets the minimum reporting requirements of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). Unlike the existing 1004 report form, the new URAR places more emphasis on supporting and reporting a thorough market analysis for the subject property. I ...

The new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) challenges appraisers to deliver a report in a confident manner to clients with a credible analysis that meets the minimum reporting requirements of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs). The new URAR requires that support for adjustments be included directly in the appraisal report, so residential practitioners need to understand the expec ...

Program DescriptionThe new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) includes an income approach section that may present specific “problem” areas in the reporting of 2-to-4-unit properties. Specifically, the practitioner may be confused given the different manner in which property characteristics and market area characteristics are defined, described, and analyzed.Analyzing and Reporting the In ...

Analyzing Defects, Damages, and Deficiencies in the New URAR is a three-hour program that provides a comprehensive review of the defects, damages, and deficiencies sections of the new URAR. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of how to identify, analyze, and document various property issues that can impact the value and marketability of residential properties. The program covers the de ...

This important course provides information about standards and ethics requirements for valuers in general and, more specifically, for valuers who belong to the Appraisal Institute. Through discussion questions and examples, you'll identify behavior and actions that illustrate violations of the Code of Professional Ethics, and you'll learn how referrals can be made. You'll get an introduction to th ...

The real estate appraisal profession is at a technological crossroads. This 7-hour, beginner-level course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to leveraging generative AI, specifically designed for real estate appraisers. Focusing on a powerful Large Language Model (LLM), ChatGPT, this training moves beyond theory to offer immediately applicable skills.Participants will learn how to set up ...

The real estate appraisal profession is at a technological crossroads. This 7-hour, beginner-level course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to leveraging generative AI, specifically designed for real estate appraisers. Focusing on a powerful Large Language Model (LLM), ChatGPT, this training moves beyond theory to offer immediately applicable skills.Participants will learn how to set up ...

The real estate appraisal profession is at a technological crossroads. This 7-hour, beginner-level course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to leveraging generative AI, specifically designed for real estate appraisers. Focusing on a powerful Large Language Model (LLM), ChatGPT, this training moves beyond theory to offer immediately applicable skills.Participants will learn how to set up ...

The real estate appraisal profession is at a technological crossroads. This 7-hour, beginner-level course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to leveraging generative AI, specifically designed for real estate appraisers. Focusing on a powerful Large Language Model (LLM), ChatGPT, this training moves beyond theory to offer immediately applicable skills.Participants will learn how to set up ...

This course synthesizes the three approaches to value, examines their applications, and helps you apply basic and advanced valuation techniques. Case studies teach you how to address common but complex appraisal issues, including a leased fee not at market rent, a proposed property, a property in a market not at equilibrium, and a subdivision. The course emphasizes the need to test the reasonablen ...

This presentation provides an overview of the valuation of specialized commercial properties, with a focus on automobile dealerships and fuel service properties. The first section examines automobile dealership valuation, emphasizing the importance of determining the property's highest and best use, understanding how dealership acquisitions are typically structured, recognizing the allocation of v ...

This hands-on course introduces real estate appraisers to artificial intelligence tools & techniques that can immediately improve their daily workflows. Through live demonstrations & guided exercises, participants will learn to use AI assistants for report narrative drafting, market research, photo analysis and data organization — all within the bounds of USPAP compliance and professional ethics.

This hands-on course introduces real estate appraisers to artificial intelligence tools & techniques that can immediately improve their daily workflows. Through live demonstrations & guided exercises, participants will learn to use AI assistants for report narrative drafting, market research, photo analysis and data organization — all within the bounds of USPAP compliance and professional ethics.

This required 7-hour continuing education course, copyrighted by The Appraisal Foundation, focuses on USPAP requirements for ethical behavior and competent performance by appraisers. The course will help you gain competency in USPAP, and it will help those subject to state licensing or certification and continuing education requirements imposed by professional organizations, client groups, or empl ...

59th Annual Litigation Seminar November 5, 2026Sheraton Cerritos 8:30 – Opening RemarksRyan Hargrove, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS – 2026 SCCAI PresidentMatthew VanEck, MAI– Seminar ChairpersonJason Borras – Seminar Co-Chair 8:35 AM - When the IRS Calls: Defending Estate & Gift Tax Appraisals Under AuditEric Garfield, MAI, CCIM - Cushman & WakefieldAaron J. Gigliotti - Lurie, Zepeda, Schmalz, Hogan & Mart ...

Program DescriptionThe new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) includes an income approach section that may present specific “problem” areas in the reporting of 2-to-4-unit properties. Specifically, the practitioner may be confused given the different manner in which property characteristics and market area characteristics are defined, described, and analyzed.Analyzing and Reporting the In ...

Program DescriptionThe new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) includes an income approach section that may present specific “problem” areas in the reporting of 2-to-4-unit properties. Specifically, the practitioner may be confused given the different manner in which property characteristics and market area characteristics are defined, described, and analyzed.Analyzing and Reporting the In ...