Many appraisers who are looking for ways to expand their portfolio of services have found that offering expert witness and litigation services can be both rewarding and lucrative. "An Appraiser as an Expert Witness" begins by differentiating the different types of witnesses used in litigat...

Private property rights in the United States give an owner the power to designate to whom property will pass upon his or her death. That means owners can effectively translate their work into tangible real and personal property assets as an estate to be enjoyed and controlled by others in the future...

This is the 7-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Update Course, as developed by The Appraisal Foundation. The course focuses on changes to USPAP for 2018 and 2019, and on appraisal issues that affect daily appraisal practice. It is unique in that the course is...

Real estate developers face an increasingly complex world. The political, environmental and financing contexts in which they must operate are changing rapidly. Gone are days when developers could unilaterally build what they wanted where they wanted without consulting others. Entrepreneurial develop...

The Pennsylvania Mandated Law for Appraisers course fulfills the mandatory law continuing education requirement for appraisers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It examines the Pennsylvania Appraisers Certification Act in detail, and covers important issues such as violations, complaints, and dis...

Five-hour appraisal re-certification that covers the following topics: 1) the financial crisis and its impact on appraisal, 2) the review process and the reviewer, 3) defining who's in charge of the appraisal assignment, 4) appraiser roles and responsibilities, 5) concerns of intended users and revi...

Topics to be covered include: Real estate legal descriptions Real estate property rights and estates Real estate ownership Real estate conveyancing and recording Real estate contracts Real estate land use and development The PA Licensing and Registration Act The Rules and Regulations of the PA Stat...