Pennsylvania Appraisal Continuing Education & License Renewal

Prices starting at $399

 WHY IT’S FOR YOU 

• You are licensed in Pennsylvania and/or multiple states and need to renew your license/receive additional credit for multiple states
• You want the option to take courses in multiple formats: Instructor-led classroom, instructor-led webinar, instructor-led livestream or self-paced online, at the package savings
• You want access to the largest classroom and online course library including the monthly Pro Series webinars at no additional charge
• You want access to professional development classes, tools, discounts and MORE (includes professional certifications)

WHAT’S INCLUDED 

• Choose from entire Pennsylvania CE Library of Mandatory and Elective Courses Required for Renewal (fulfills requirement)
• Includes USPAP Course and USPAP Book or PDF - $75 value - FREE
• Customer Phone and Email Support 7 Days a Week
• Completion Certificates in Pennsylvania and in Every State Licensed - Multi-State Credit - $100 value/state - FREE
• Monthly Pro Series Webinars - an annual $863 value - FREE
• CLHA Luxury Home Appraiser Certification - Application, Courses, Exam, Certificate - $650 value - FREE
• Appraisal Professional Development Content Library - FREE
• Online Appraisal Community - FREE
• Industy Partner Discounts - FREE
• 2 Years UNLIMITED Access
• 2 Payment Options - $399 Annually or $774 Biennially
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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

The need for appraisal reviews has increased in recent years for a variety of reasons: more pressure on lenders to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of appraisals, state laws requiring AMCs obtain appraisal reviews on certain percentages of appraisal reports received, more lawsuits, follow up steps related to bank-acquired properties following foreclosures, and many other reasons. However, the industry continues to have few review designations and there is no appraisal review license issued.
This course is designed to provide training to current appraisers who are interested in mastering the nuances and pitfalls that come with appraisal review, specifically reviewing residential appraisal reports, mainly for lending uses. The course begins with looking at the why, what, and how of appraisal review. After those basics, the Review Standards themselves and Rules are examined, with a strong focus on example scenarios, sure to bring out good discussions in a classroom environment. Additionally, these units tie together the associated components of the Development and Reporting Standards, rather than simply examining Development in one chapter and then Reporting in the next; this approach ensures that there is an immediate understanding of the practical implications on the report itself. The next chapter focuses on the flexibility of a review’s scope, common forms as they relate to the scope of work, and distinguishing between statements that infer a value opinion and those that do not. What do we actually measure the appraisal report against? This is the question we answer in the next three chapters, looking at the Standards for appraisals, unacceptable practices and common errors, and typical client and user expectations. While report and scenario examples are used throughout the report, longer report examples are discussed in the final chapter, along with revisiting ethics.

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.

In today’s lawsuit-saturated world, it is critical for appraisers to understand the use of disclosures and disclaimers. This course will show you how to leverage disclosures and disclaimers in your everyday appraisal practice. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

•  Gain confidence in key terminology, requirements and issues associated with disclosures and disclaimers 
• Examine disclosure requirements related to scope of work and assignment conditions 
• Uncover issues with disclosures and disclaimers when appraising environmentally-affected properties, certain property conditions and other special situations

Designed to increase professionalism for appraisers in Pennsylvania, this course fulfills the mandatory two-hour PA appraisal law requirement for continuing education for PA certified real estate appraisers. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Go in-depth on the laws and regulations that pertain to appraisers in the Commonwealth 
• Learn the powers and duties of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

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 USPAP Update for Non-Residential Real Property 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

Leverage your sales comparison approach and income approach knowledge to capitalize on limited-service hotel appraisals. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Gain a solid foundation in the hotel market and the factors that influence supply and demand 
• Use the sales comparison approach to uncover how some adjustments are unique or adapted to hotels 
• Use the income approach to understand the estimation of income, expenses and capital expenditures specific to limited-service hotels 
• Learn how to apply the income approach to both stabilized and un-stabilized limited-service hotels as well as those requiring renovation

Grow your knowledge of the assisted living market and explore the factors that influence supply and demand. Designed specifically for commercial appraisers. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Address how adjustments are unique to assisted living or adapted to assisted living using the Sales Comparison Approach 
• Familiarize yourself with the estimation of income, expenses, and capital expenditures specific to assisted living facilities using the Income Approach 
• Learn how to apply the Income Approach to both stabilized and un-stabilized assisted living facilities

Improve your understanding of the income approach by exploring several case studies that focus on existing improved commercial real estate. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Review terminology and application of the income approach
• Practice using the capitalization process to convert the net operating income into an estimate of market value

Designed to increase professionalism for appraisers in Pennsylvania, this course fulfills the mandatory two-hour PA appraisal law requirement for continuing education for PA certified real estate appraisers. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Go in-depth on the laws and regulations that pertain to appraisers in the Commonwealth 
• Learn the powers and duties of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

This package has been created for the commercial appraiser. It contains commercial appraisal topics and the 2016-2017 7-hour USPAP class.

Explore the different types of appraisal techniques and creative methods needed to appraise complex and non-conforming properties. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Examine several different appraisal techniques and learn how creativity (e.g., use of non-traditional appraisal techniques) can be employed to solve appraisal problems
• Review complex residential properties (i.e. 1- to 4-unit residential properties); learn how the techniques also apply to the appraisal of non-residential properties 
• Course designed for novice and experienced appraisers

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.

This course covers several aspects of appraising proposed construction or renovations of a luxury home. It is expected that students taking this course are already familiar with the cost approach to value and the fundamentals of appraising new construction properties. Learn the key elements for successful completion of these appraisal assignments and the special issues involved with appraising proposed custom luxury homes. Examples and illustrations are included to enhance the learning experience. 
• Recognize the essential components and the different types of construction drawings. 
• Understand the most common luxury home site valuation methods: sales comparison, extraction, and allocation. 
• Comprehend the main considerations and common errors in calculating the cost new of luxury home improvements.

Designed to increase professionalism for appraisers in Pennsylvania, this course fulfills the mandatory two-hour PA appraisal law requirement for continuing education for PA certified real estate appraisers. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Go in-depth on the laws and regulations that pertain to appraisers in the Commonwealth 
• Learn the powers and duties of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Gain the skills and insights needed for effective appraisal litigation. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Explore opportunities available in litigation support assignments 
• Discover what’s needed to provide a work product and testimony 
• Examine the structure of a civil trial, the rules of evidence, USPAP requirements, and the mechanics of a civil trial

Accelerate your knowledge of appraising small apartment complexes in this course that’s geared toward 5- and 20-unit apartments. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Identify the unique attributes of apartment complexes and their associated three markets: apartment properties that are bought and sold, vacant sites, and the associated rental market 
• Review contemporary statistical analysis techniques and traditional methods of valuation 
• Dive into a real world case study to apply the concepts learned

Improve your understanding of the income approach by exploring several case studies that focus on existing improved commercial real estate. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Review terminology and application of the income approach
• Practice using the capitalization process to convert the net operating income into an estimate of market value

Designed to increase professionalism for appraisers in Pennsylvania, this course fulfills the mandatory two-hour PA appraisal law requirement for continuing education for PA certified real estate appraisers. 

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS 

• Go in-depth on the laws and regulations that pertain to appraisers in the Commonwealth 
• Learn the powers and duties of the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers