Florida Appraisal Continuing Education & License Renewal

Payment plans starting at $399/year

 

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: Pro-Series webinars, online courses, classroom courses, or our livestream live webinar classes.
• Maximize your learning with one set price; includes access to additional courses beyond state requirements.

MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES

• Two-years of UNLIMITED access to 30+ hours of mandatory and elective courses you can take any time for Florida renewal and/or your professional career development
• USPAP book and reference manual or PDF: $100 value
• Free access to monthly Pro-Series webinars: $576 value
• Become a Certified Luxury and/or Green Home Appraiser (application, courses, exam, & certificate)$1,225 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 - Includes 14-Day Trial & 20% off ANOW Business Management Software
• Completion certificates for Florida and other licensed states: $100 value per state
• Automatic report of course completions to Florida/other states you're licensed in.
• 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*

• 2022-2023 7-hour National USPAP Course (7 hrs)
• Green Building Concepts for Appraisers (7 hrs)
• Residential Property Inspection for Appraisers (7 hrs)
• Supporting Your Adjustments: Methods for Residential Appraisers (3 hrs)
• Valuation of Residential Solar (3 hrs)
• Florida Appraisal Laws and Regulations (3 hrs)

*Example above illustrates 30+ 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.

This is the 7-Hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Update Course, as developed by The Appraisal Foundation (Foundation). The course focuses on how to use the USPAP publication to help solve appraisal issues that affect daily appraisal practice. 

This course will give you an understanding of green residential construction methods as they apply to appraisal assignments. The course focuses on the most relevant principles, methods and products, providing a foundation for your knowledge of green construction and valuation.

Designed for both new and experienced appraisers, this course will equip you with a thorough knowledge of how to inspect a residential property. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore site and exterior of improvements 
• Gain tips on interior inspection 
• Improve your measuring skills 
• Get insights on how to report the inspection
• Audio and video included in course

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

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are becoming more common on residential properties throughout the country. This course will teach you the fundamentals of these systems, their component parts, and how they operate. We will discuss the valuation of owned solar PV systems with special emphasis on the cost and income approaches.  We will also address solar PV appraisal requirements and guidelines from the GSEs, HUD, and VA.

Learn the requirements and qualifications The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board (FREAB) has in place that all Florida appraisers must comply with as long as they maintain a Florida appraisal license. 
 
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Gain an understanding of the structure and operation of FREAB’s experience and continuing education requirements for the various appraisal licensing categories. 
• Uncover the purpose of the Florida Appraisal Board 
• Get up-to-speed on the violations and the penalties or disciplinary actions that may result from violating professional standards

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. 

The VA loan guaranty program plays a vital role in making housing affordable for veterans and their families, and VA panel appraisers are an important part of this program. This course is intended for both current VA panel appraisers and appraisers who are considering applying to be on the VA panel. The course examines the appraisal-related aspects of the VA loan guaranty program and the appraiser’s obligations when performing a VA appraisal. 

With disciplinary cases against appraisers on the rise, this course will walk you through violations and offer ideas on how to avoid them in your appraisals. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Walk through violations prosecuted by state appraisal enforcement agencies and their associated sanctions  
• Go in-depth with the applicability of USPAP and examples of significant willful violations and minor errors that affect the credibility of assignment results 
• Review The Appraisal Foundation’s Voluntary Disciplinary Action Matrix and apply it to real-life case studies

Diversify your appraisal skills with an introduction to expert witness testimony.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
•Learn the difference between a factual and expert witness and the rules that apply to both
•Understand the facts you may be asked to present in divorce cases, bankruptcy cases, foreclosure cases, and Ad Valorem assessment appeals and estate appraisals
•Get comfortable with how deposition and courtroom proceedings work