California Appraisal Continuing Education & License Renewal

Prices starting at $399

WHY IT’S FOR YOU

• You are single or multi-licensed; one price gets you all your education for two years (including USPAP).
• You can use a searchable digital library of professional resources anytime you have a question.
• You want access to a support network of other appraisers and instructors.
• Choose how you learn: self-paced online courses, Pro-Series webinars, or our NEW Livestream classes.
• Maximize your learning with one set price; includes access to additional courses beyond state requirements.

MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES

• Two-years of UNLIMITED access to 49+ hours of mandatory and elective courses you can take any time for California renewal and/or your professional career development
• USPAP update course and PDF book: $224.99 value
• Free access to monthly Pro-Series webinars: $1,726 value
• Become a Certified Luxury Home Appraiser (CLHA (TC)) for free: $650 value
• Exclusive access to a resource library of professional development tools within your dashboard
• A members-only community of appraisers and instructors from around the country
• Exclusive member discounts from select industry partners
• Completion certificates for California and other licensed states: $160 value per state
• Excellent customer service & support via phone and email, 7 days a week
• 2 payment options - $399 annually or $774 biennially. Two-year commitment required.
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OPTIONS FOR INCLUDED COURSES*

• 2020-2021 7-hour National USPAP Course (7 hrs)
• The FHA Handbook 4000.1 (7 hrs)
• Residential Construction and the Appraiser (7 hrs)
• Residential Report Writing: More than Forms (7 hrs)
• Land and Site Valuation (7 hrs)
• The Sales Comparison Approach (7 hrs)
• Laws and Regulations for California Appraisers (4 hrs)
• Supporting Your Adjustments (3 hrs)

*Example above illustrates 49+ hours of recommended continuing education courses to get you started. Choose from our extensive library of courses to add these or additional ones, any time.

*This is an auto-renew membership. Two-year minimum commitment is required at the time of initial purchase.  Additional renewal terms are for two-years each.

Get up to speed on the latest edition of USPAP with The Appraisal Foundation’s official online course. This course will cover all the revisions in the 2020-2021 version of the National USPAP Update course plus it will help you apply the requirements of USPAP in situations that occur during your day-to-day work.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Gain fluency and mastery in USPAP concepts and applications
• Go in-depth on the issues that affect your daily appraisal practice
• Learn through the use of peer-polls, quizzes, course video and downloadable aids

Familiarize yourself with the requirements of the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook, or Handbook 4000.1,  the “go-to” handbook for appraisers and lenders. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Walk through revisions to FHA appraisal requirements and protocols 
• Get a better grasp of FHA structure 
• Learn how to stay updated on future FHA requirements 
• Pocket useful tips and insights to FHA updates and requirements. 

This course covers primarily residential construction and is intended for real property appraisers, real estate agents, and anyone else who wants to understand more about how houses are constructed. 

• Relate basics of property inspection for appraisers 
• Identify and summarize various roofing framing systems, types, and coverings
• Recognize trends in new home construction 

Understanding the content requirements and procedures associated with a residential appraisal report is critical. This course will guide you through different report forms and acquaint you with other valuable reporting options. 
 
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Learn how to distinguish appraising from reporting
• Review USPAP minimum standards for written report content 
• Gain insights into reporting form options for manufactured homes, small income properties, cooperatives, and condos
• Learn the basics of narrative reports

Uncover the unique factors that appraisers must take into consideration in land and site valuations. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Gain an understanding on how to compute the area of simple lots and calculate adjustments based on paired data analysis
• Discover the physical, governmental, legal, economic, and social forces that impact valuation of land and site 
• Learn how to calculate site value using Extraction Method, Allocation Method, Subdivision Development Method, Land Residual Method, and Ground Rent Capitalization Method

As one of the three primary methods used to value real property, the sales comparison approach is a critical tool in the appraiser’s toolkit. Dive deeper into the sales comparison approach, expanding on concepts learned in the Basic Appraisal Principles and Procedures courses. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Uncover key components of the sales comparison approach with through course examples, case studies and practice problems 
• Examine the cost approach for residential properties and income-producing properties

Get familiar with the state laws and federals laws that require your understanding and compliance as a California appraiser.
 
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Gain in-depth knowledge on the nuts-and-bolts of the state and federal laws and regulations 
• Explore the histories and functions of terminology, certification agencies, licensing requirements and standard practice procedures

Whether your sales and rental data is plentiful or scarce, this course will uncover methods to strengthen your appraisal quality through supporting your adjustments. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Examine the appropriate methodologies to develop and support adjustments using the Sales Comparison approach
• Learn the proper sequence of adjustments 
• Discover the numerous methods of developing gross living area, bedroom, and bathroom adjustments 
• Improve your income capitalization skills to develop and support adjustments 
• Get insights on developing market-based adjustments for changing market conditions over time, builder upgrades, sales concessions, basements finishes, outbuildings, accessory dwelling units, and view amenities
• Audio and video included in course

Appraisal fraud is one of the fastest growing financial crimes in the real estate industry. This course will take you through the integral steps you need to take to avoid mortgage fraud as an appraiser. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Get an in-depth look at mortgage and valuation fraud and the various fraud schemes common today 
• Examine the appraiser’s role in various types of real estate and mortgage-related swindles 
• Learn the steps you can take to limit your liability and decrease the likelihood of becoming ensnared in a mortgage fraud scheme

Gain a greater understanding of the lending and foreclosure processes leading to properties becoming real estate owned (REO), and the roles and responsibilities of valuation professionals in this process. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore the development of the traditional approaches for residential appraisals, with emphasis on the challenges associated with REO and foreclosure properties 
• Examine an appropriate scope of work for an REO appraisal
• Gain insights on the concepts of cost to repair and cost to cure, along with data sources to support cost estimates

This course will examine the general topic of factory-built housing and then focus on manufactured housing, specifically HUD Code homes. The course will introduce MH Advantage® which is Fannie Mae’s program to help ease the nation’s affordable housing shortage by providing financing on modern, high-quality manufactured homes. The course includes case studies dealing with comparable selection and adjustment support, and will cover also common deficiencies found in manufactured home appraisals.

Reinforce your knowledge of the principles of the income capitalization approach. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Learn economic principles and definitions pertinent to the valuation of income-producing properties 
• Identify how to utilize income capitalization techniques, including direct capitalization and income multipliers
• Practice examples using the HP 12C financial calculator
• Gain insights through income and expense operating statement illustrations

Equip yourself with the tools and insights needed to manage your liability as an appraiser. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Examine practical ways you can protect yourself in your everyday practice 
• Learn common appraisal malpractice issues and investigate available remedies 
• Boost your knowledge of legal definitions, categories of penalties, third-party liability, competency, environmental issues, fraud and more

This course is intended to assist appraisers in understanding the need for and requirements to develop a limited scope appraisal for use in certain types of residential lending and servicing.  The discussion of several different types of limited scope appraisals involves the development and reporting of the appraisal in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).  

Course highlights: 

• Compare and contrast the most common alternative valuation products
• Recognize when an approach may be omitted from a limited scope appraisal assignment 
• Be able to comply with USPAP STANDARD 2 requirements for written appraisal reports
• Apply the concepts learned in the course to the review of a limited scope appraisal assignment and report