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Supporting Adjustments and Reporting the Sales Comparison Approach in the New URAR

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Spreadsheet Sales Comparison
Date
October 26, 2026
Time
1:30PM - 4:30PM (EST)
Location
MSU Federal Credit Union
49 Abbott Road
East Lansing, MI 48824
Instructor
Maureen B. Sweeney, SRA, AI-RRS
Class Time
3 hours
Classroom

Course Description

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 ...

Who Should Enroll

This program is intended for residential appraisers and reviewers of residential appraisal reports.

AI CE Points

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15
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Course Objectives

After completing the program, participants will be able to:

  • Illustrate the completion of the sales comparison approach in the URAR.
  • Identify the proper sequence of adjustments and the typical elements of comparison in the sales comparison approach.
  • Explain and demonstrate the comparable selection.
  • List the methods for supporting adjustments and opinions.
  • Understand how to provide a meaningful reconciliation of various accepted methods and techniques to support an adjustment.
  • Apply and explain the comparable weighting.

Prerequisites

The following program is highly suggested but not required: The Appraiser’s Guide to the New URAR. Students who have not completed this 7-hour course and/or are not familiar with basic methodology may be left behind. 

 

Course Materials & Recommended Books

None

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    Michael J. Acquaro-Mignogna, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, is the 2026 president of the Appraisal Institute. He will serve his one-year term as president in 2026, and as immediate past president in 2027. He will also serve on the Appraisal Institute’s Executive Committee and on its policy-setting Board of Directors through 2027.

    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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