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Analyzing Defects, Damages, and Deficiencies in the New URAR

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Date
November 5, 2026
Time
8:30AM - 11:30AM (EST)
Location
Holiday Inn Express/Suites - Greentree
875 Greentree Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Instructor
Mark V. Smeltzer, Sr., MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, AI-RRS
Class Time
3.0
Classroom

Course Description

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 ...

Who Should Enroll

This course is for residential appraisers who want to build their skill set at identifying and reporting defects, damages, and deficiencies as they pertain to the new UAD 3.6 form.  

This course is also valuable for commercial appraisers who perform construction defect or diminution in value assignments of residential properties.

AI CE Points

Attend:
15
pts

Course Objectives

  • Understand how USPAP and GSE requirements relate to reporting and analyzing defects, damages, and deficiencies (3Ds).
  • Review the new URAR certifications related to the 3Ds.
  • Understand how and where to input the 3Ds in the new URAR.
  • Understand how the new URAR dynamically changes in response to the 3Ds.
  • Effectively report and analyze defects in the new URAR.
  • Effectively report and analyze damages in the new URAR.
  • Effectively report and analyze deficiencies in the new URAR.
  • Reconcile an opinion of repair cost.
  • Gain awareness of legal and ethical scenarios.
  • Effectively report and analyze the 3Ds in terms of functional obsolescence and real property rights.

Prerequisites

Participants are encouraged to have taken the seven-hour Appraiser's Guide to the New URAR course before this course.

Course Materials & Recommended Books

Important Preclass Download Assignment: For the best learning experience, it is imperative that you download the materials prior to class and come prepared to take notes. You can either print the handbook or bring a laptop with materials saved where they are ready to be accessed. 

This class is fast-paced, and class time will not be spent waiting for students who did not download materials prior to class. 

The electronic files may be obtained by logging on to the Appraisal Institute website at https://ai.appraisalinstitute.org/eweb (click on the three horizontal lines to the left of the AI logo and selecting “My AI Account” from the drop-down menu).

Additional Course Offerings

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    After studying piano for nearly two decades and graduating from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in music, a position at a mortgage brokerage firm led to an introduction to the appraisal profession, including the Appraisal Institute. Mignogna began his work as a residential appraiser in 1986 and as a commercial appraiser in 1987, leading up to the founding of his firm, Mid-Atlantic Valuation Group, Inc. Licensed as a Certified General Appraiser in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, Mignogna has given expert witness testimony to many state and U.S. courts throughout the region.

    Mignogna served as 2013 President of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He also served on the National Board of Directors from 2017 through 2023, where he served as Chair of the Professional Liability Insurance Program Committee and Audit Committee.

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