Tennessee 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: online courses, Pro-Series webinars, or our NEW Livestream classes. Membership fulfills 100% of your educaitonal requirements.
• Our LiveStream classes are state-approved classroom equivalent; LiveStream courses fulfill your in-person requirements.
• Maximize your learning with one set price; includes access to additional courses beyond state requirements.

MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES

• Two-years of UNLIMITED access to 28+ hours of mandatory and elective courses you can take any time for Tennessee renewal and/or your professional career development
• USPAP update course and PDF book: $224.99 value
• Free access to monthly Pro-Series webinars: $288 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 Tennessee and other licensed states: $100 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*

• Livestream: 2022-2023 7-hour National USPAP Course (7 hrs) NO EXAM (classroom equivalent)
• Livestream: The FHA Handbook 4000.1 (7 hrs) (classroom equivalent)
• Online: Residential Construction and the Appraiser (7 hrs)
• Online: That's a Violation (4 hrs)
• Online: Market Disturbances-Appraisals in Atypical Markets and Cycles (3 hrs)

*Example above illustrates 28+ hours of recommended continuing education courses (14 hours livestream, 14 hours online) 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. 

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

Market analysis is a fundamental cornerstone in completing a credible appraisal.  This course is intended to assist appraisers in understanding the need for and requirements to develop a sound market analysis in residential appraisal assignments. 
Special emphasis will be given in researching and analyzing markets in atypical scenarios and cycles such as areas impacted by environmental disturbances such as hurricanes and fires and economic turbulences such as real estate bubbles, bursts and pandemics.
The course begins with a brief discussion as to why a market analysis is an integral part of the appraisal process and is followed by numerous case studies showing research, analysis and reporting strategies.
Course Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Determine whether a current event indicates an increasing or declining market or a possible housing bubble or bust.
• Identify various methods for researching, analyzing, and presenting market supply and demand factors.
• Apply market studies to support conclusions for the three approaches to value.
• List various resources residential appraisers can utilize for market analysis.

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.