May
17
Fri
2019
New Jersey Appraiser Law & Regulations @ Adelphia Restaurant
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

NJ Appraiser Law, Regulations N.J.S.A. 45:14F-1, et seq. Real Estate Appraisers Act This course is required by NJ regulations every two years. Students will learn about the law itself, the regulations that pertain to the law including specific areas noted in the regulation. Provide general information about the law and regulations Provide some information about national licensing Understand how NJ State Appraisal Board works. Explore misunderstood areas of Laws and Regulations Discuss commonly found errors and issues (appraisals) Provide references sources and information for licensees.

Pennsylvania Appraisal Statutes, Regulations & Board Policies @ Adelphia Restaurant
May 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

This program is intended to review, inform & assist appraisers who practice in the state of Pennsylvania about the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act, Chapter 26 of the Rules & Regulations, Act 48 Penalties Imposed Against Appraisers and Recently Completed Disciplinary Actions.

Jun
4
Tue
2019
7-Hour National USPAP Update Course – 2018/19 @ Adelphia Restaurant
Jun 4 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

This one-day update course, copyrighted by The Appraisal Foundation, focuses on recent changes to USPAP requirements for ethical behavior and competent performance by appraisers. The course, which clarifies several commonly misunderstood aspects of USPAP, will aid participants in all areas of appraisal practice seeking updated competency in USPAP, including those subject to state licensing or certification and continuing education requirements imposed by professional organizations, client groups, or employers.

NOTE: Appraisers must successfully complete the 7-hour USPAP Update Course every two years to meet the USPAP continuing education requirement.

Jun
10
Mon
2019
Client Requested Evaluations @ Golden Nugget
Jun 10 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

NOTE: This is 1 of 4 courses being offered on June 10th & 11th.

 


 

Seminar Objectives

This program will focus on developing and communicating credible and supportable evaluation appraisal services. The program will focus on minimum requirements outlined in the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. This is the core document that practitioners must adhere to when providing this appraisal service. This program will expand specifics within that document to a related publication, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

The program will span the entire process from what is an evaluation, guidelines for requesting an evaluation, who can prepare evaluations, to the development and reporting requirements outlined in the Guidelines. The program will assist practitioners on how the appraiser can provide an evaluation and comply with the current edition of USPAP. Appraiser compliance with all relevant guidelines and standards is primary to providing credible assignment results.

Handout: Brief syllabus & student handout


 

Outline

10 minutes  

  • Introduction
  • Overview of the program that will define an evaluation appraisal service, its purpose, and when a client may request this appraisal service.

15 minutes  

Inform the audience that the basis of an evaluation service rests in the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines that were issued on December 2, 2010. This is the core document that appraisers need to follow when completing evaluations. The discussion will extend to aspects of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

15 minutes  

Discuss the parameters that clients are to follow when requesting an evaluation. These parameters span real property assignments for residential and non-residential lender-client value related questions.

10 minutes  

The Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines expound upon who can prepare evaluations and the responsibility of both the appraiser and the client. Clarity of the appraiser’s role is essential for the appraisal community to fulfill and meet the needs of lenders in performing evaluations.

10 minutes    Break

20 minutes  

Overview of the development requirements outlined in the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. These requirements span both the lender and the appraiser. This section will address the specific areas within the development requirements outlined in the Guidelines. The areas pertinent to appraisers include: possibility of a property inspection (actual or third party source); effective date of value; base line property description; and valuation methods.

5 minutes   

The Guidelines require support for adjustments among which overtly cited are economic and market conditions. What is meant by market support will be addressed. The Guidelines also stress avoiding using any unsupported assumptions.

20 minutes   

Overview of the reporting requirements outlined in the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. These requirements are specific to the appraiser. Address the specific areas within the reporting requirements outlined in the Guidelines. These areas include many areas which are also addressed in the minimum requirements outlined in USPAP for all appraisals. They include property inspection, location, description, actual physical condition, use and zoning, methods and techniques, analysis, and sources of information and supplemental information.

5 minutes     

Reference and stress that a Restricted Appraisal Report as presented in USPAP is not appropriate for communicating an evaluation. The format may be modified to meet the  minimum requirements outlined in the Guidelines.

10 minutes   

Define what is meant by a competitive sale and introduce the ten elements of comparison in any comparison analysis.

Sales Comparison Approach Review

10 minutes   

Summarize the five (5) transactional and five (5) property specific elements of comparison, the order of presentation and which is done sequentially and/or cumulatively in the analysis.

10 minutes   

Exchange of ideas about how to develop adjustments will be encouraged as well as discussion of pier tested and industry expected techniques. Examples of these adjustments are presented.

10 minutes   

Discuss the other transactional adjustment elements of: (1) condition of sale; (2) expenditure upon acquisition, and (3) market conditions. Review core concepts and provide examples if such adjustments are necessary.

10 minutes

Present the rationale for the property specific adjustments and that these adjustments may be done cumulatively. Examine the use and presentation of physical characteristic subsets.

10 minutes

Review strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative analyses. Introduce the  concept of weighting a sale and which sale or sales should be given primary emphasis in a final correlation of the data.

10 minute      Break

Income Capitalization Approach Review

10 minutes

Discuss and review the various components within a pro-forma operating statement.

20 minutes   

Overview of the concept of a pro-forma and the capitalization process. Emphasize the need for market support for each component of a pro-forma by identifying a property’s strengths and weaknesses to command rent, address vacancy and expenses, and capitalizing net income.

15 minutes  

Succinctly connect the rationale for a property’s strengths and weaknesses to direct capitalization, development of an overall rate or multiplier or range of these elements.

5 minutes   

Emphasize the need to reconcile throughout the development of the Income Capitalization Approach.

10 minutes    Question & answer period

 

Challenges Within An Appraisal @ Golden Nugget
Jun 10 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

NOTE: This is 1 of 4 courses being offered on June 10th & 11th.

 


 

Seminar Objectives

This program will assist the attendees in gaining a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the real estate, either man-made or naturally occurring. Valuation nuances will be addressed, especially when the Subject and/or the competitive sales involve limited utility features. USPAP establishes minimum requirements for an appraisal and the practitioner’s need for competency will be stressed. The program will offer insight into recognizing, understanding, and evaluating physical characteristics and legal controls that impact many assignments. It will be stressed that a practitioner should seek to exceed the minimum requirements thereby better serving their clients and intended users.

The program will review industry approved and peer tested methods and techniques when encountering unique features. Knowing what to look for when inspecting a property or reviewing third party data such as zoning maps and MLS fact sheets will enhance the use of tools available to the appraiser to answer a client’s question. The goal is for attendees to gain insight into property nuances. Better understanding should result in a better analysis that leads to supportable conclusion(s) and opinion(s). This will be accomplished by:

  • Recognizing the measurement utility which ultimately impacts value.
  • Recognizing that appraisals are not simply to justify a deal on the table.
  • The practitioner must possess and is responsible for evaluating his/her own competency.
  • Identify and summarize different types of limited utility features that may be encountered.
  • Stress that market evidence is required to support opinions and conclusions.
  • Suggest techniques to evaluate the critical issues noted in a property.
  • Discuss the differences between excess and surplus land.
  • Recognize the need for a well documented and supported highest and best use.
  • Briefly discuss how critical issues are addressed in all three approaches to value.
  • Stress the need for reconciliation throughout the appraisal.

To be credible, an appraisal should be well documented using applicable market data relevant to the client’s appraisal question. Data needs to be factual. The skill to identify critical features rests with the appraiser and education and experience are core underpinnings of competency. Today, there are various software programs available to assist the appraiser but they do not replace the need for well thought out analysis. The depth of support often lie in the extent of the critical issue within the property being valued. Every appraisal may be challenging and it’s the appraiser’s responsibility to be ready for the challenge. Critical features impact the real estate’s use and appeal in the market to varying degrees. It is the valuers task to identify such features and evaluate how, if at all, they impact value.

This program will challenge both new as well as seasoned practitioners. It will be a guide to a meaningful understanding of features that impact real property rights and value. Concepts discussed will be consistent with the intent of Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. This educational program will assist the certified, licensed, and registered appraiser to gain a better understanding of how the typical buyer develops a price to be paid.

A rudimentary understanding of appraisal theory is expected. The topics and general discussion within this program will facilitate attendees in gaining a better understanding of when and how critical features impact use of real estate and ultimately the prices paid. A better understanding should lead to reasonable and credible opinions. A better understanding benefits both the practitioner and their clients while strengthening the industry and protecting the general public. Educational awareness is enhanced by an active presentation format which involves attendee participation and the use of straight forward examples. A safe environment will be fostered to encourage questions, test accepted procedures and find alternatives when needed.

Handout: Brief syllabus & student handout


 

Outline

5 minutes

  • Introduction
  • Overview of the program

10 minutes

  • Examples of strengths and weakness encountered
  • Challenges in improved and land valuation assignments
  • Types of limited utility areas

15 minutes

  • Appraisal principles
  • Assumptions and Conditions
  • Components of a market

10 minutes

  • Benefits and offsets of critical issues
  • Markets for limited utility land

10 minutes

  • Physical characteristics of the underlying land
  • Overview of legal controls

10 minutes    Break

5 minutes

  • Strengths enhance value while weaknesses may detract from value
  • Prices paid reflect all component parts.
  • The task: identify and quantify contributory values within the whole.

15 minutes

  • Competency is essential in all valuation assignments
  • Definition of wetlands and terms commonly used to describe wetlands
  • Factors contributing to wetland formations

10 minutes

  • Detention ponds are man made while creeks and tributaries are natural occurrences.
  • Guidelines to determine wetlands
  • What is a 404 Permit and who issues them?

10 minutes

  • Types of wetlands
  • Tidal and non-tidal wetlands

10 minutes

  • Flood plains and FEMA maps
  • Overview of hydric soils – major and minor inclusions

10 minutes    Break

15 minutes

  • Example using Arcview software – technology to define physical characteristics
  • Availability of GIS information in county assessment offices
  • Using it to help define the physical real estate.

10 minutes

  • Use of Extraordinary assumptions and/or Hypothetical conditions

10 minutes

  • Surplus land and excess land

15 minutes

  • How to allocate a sale price to quantify strengths and weaknesses
  • Understanding the concept of utility and how it is related to value.
  • Examples when estimating utility and density potential

10 minutes

  • Summation of concepts discussed in the program

Question and Answers

Jun
11
Tue
2019
Foundations of Valuation: An Inferred Market Study @ Golden Nugget
Jun 11 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

NOTE:  This is 1 of 4 courses being offered on June 10th & 11th.

 


 

Seminar Objectives

The program focuses on developing a sound market analysis that supports the highest and best use conclusion. It is accomplished by an inferred demand market study that is used when valuing commonly traded properties in a stable market where sales and rentals occur routinely. This program is relevant for both residential and general appraisers. All appraisers are expected to gather, research and analyze market information using peer tested and industry approved methods and techniques. An inferred market study is applicable for many types of residential and non-residential properties in various communities throughout New Jersey.

Market analysis precedes and supports the highest and best use conclusion(s) which extend into the three approaches to value and the reconciliation. This short program will help attendees prepare and communicate more effectively findings upon which analyses are based by understanding what areas should be researched, data to gather, and analysis to undertake regardless of the appraisal report’s communication format.

This program will offer techniques to rate and evaluate the property’s appeal in the market. The process is capsulize in a six step process. The concept of market analysis is required in all assignments and is a Scope of Work decisions. It supports the highest and best use which is overtly required by Standard Rule 1-3. The current edition of USPAP focused on the responsibility of an appraiser to analyze property productivity factors. Checking a box is no longer adequate.

This educational program will be a review for season practitioners and an introduction to appraisers how to use peer tested and industry accepted techniques and procedures. The goal is achieved using interactive discussions interspersed with examples to practice and better understand core concepts. An appraiser should strive to exceed minimum standards outlined in USPAP.

The program will challenge both new and seasoned practitioners. It will offer guidance in generating meaningful market analysis that support the highest and best use conclusion. The goal is to enhance the practitioner’s skill level to prepare well documented and supported appraisal services.

The audience is expected to consist of new and experienced field and review appraisers as well as users of appraisal services. Attendees are expected to be familiar with USPAP and general appraisal theory. This allows key topics to be explored in greater detail. The program is flexibly designed to enhance communication styles and generate meaningful discussion about key appraisal issues which should strengthen the industry and protects the general public.

Handout: Brief syllabus & student handout


 

Outline

10 minutes

  • Introduction
  • Overview of the program

20 minutes

Brief review of why market analysis is necessary and how it supports the highest and best use conclusion and its findings and conclusions are used in all three approaches to value and the reconciliation. Stress the requirements in the current edition of USPAP with a focus on Standard Rule 1-3(b) which requires the appraiser to analyze the relevant, legal, physical and economic factors as necessary to support the highest and best use conclusion.

10 minutes

Review the factors that create value and the components necessary for an actual market.

10 minutes

Discuss techniques used to measure demand and quantify supply. This program will focus on an inferred demand analysis.

10 minutes    Break

20 minutes   

Define what is meant by an inferred demand study and give a brief introduction into how its findings and conclusions are used in all three approaches to value and the reconciliation. This technique relies on projections based on the historical past and current market environment.

20 minutes   

Review the six step process, a procedure that describes the Subject, evaluate its probable use and users, quantify supply and demand factors, evaluate their interaction, and conclude an opinion about subject capture. Discuss Step 1 in greater detail.

10 minutes  

Introduce an example estimating utility. Physical characteristics and legal controls are addressed and a density template is provided to organize the analysis.

10 minutes    Break

15 minutes

Concept of rating grids is introduced and an example is provided. This tool can be used to recognize accrued depreciation and super-adequacies, evaluate buyer/user preferences, and consider risk.

5 minutes  

Step 2 discusses how a market area is determined.

20 minutes  

  • Step 3 addresses the issue of evaluating demand. Elements of demand are identified and should be addressed in the appraisal report.
  • Step 4 seeks to identify and evaluate current supply. Areas that comprise supply are identified and could be alternatives to the Subject. Strengths and weaknesses for both the Subject and competitive properties should be addressed in the appraisal.
  • Step 5 brings supply and demand factors together. It seeks to identify if an over supply or imbalance exists.

15 minutes   

Step 6 brings the process together. It concludes how the Subject is perceived in its market and evaluates its potential for market capture. It will be emphasized that findings and conclusions developed in a sound market analysis are the underpinning of the highest and best use conclusion, used in all three approaches to value and the appraisal’s reconciliation.

5 minutes      Question & answer period.

Preparing A Fundemental Demand Analysis: Complex Property Assignments @ Golden Nugget
Jun 11 @ 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

NOTE:  This is 1 of 4 courses being offered on June 10th & 11th.


 

Seminar Objectives

The program focuses on developing a sound market and marketability analysis that supports highest and best use conclusions. This is accomplished by building upon an inferred demand analysis that is used for commonly traded properties in a stable market where sales and rentals occur routinely. However, this program will focus on a fundamental demand analysis that is property specific. It is used when valuing complex properties in volatile markets. The nuances of the complex properties analyzed in the income capitalization approach involve a discounted cash flow model. Appraisers operating in this arena are expected to research, gather and analyze market information using peer tested and industry approved methods and techniques. A fundamental analysis is applicable for complex, nonresidential properties found in communities throughout the country and especially in New Jersey.

Marketability analysis is property specific and supports the concluded highest and best use. This program will help attendees prepare and communicate more effectively by understanding areas to research, data to gather, analysis to undertake, and presentation techniques to communicate findings.

This program will show how to quantify and support a concluded property’s maximumly productive use and how its economic characteristics may vary over time which should be simulated in the DCF model. Markets change over time. This factor must be recognized and the DCF model and should not be simply a projection of the past but a forecast of the future.

Techniques to rate and evaluate the property’s appeal in the market will be provided. The process is capsulized in the six step process. The concept of marketability analysis builds upon a market analysis and collectively this information and analysis is the underpinning of the highest and best use. The work necessary to generate a credible appraisal which hinges on a highest and best use is a Scope of Work decision and overtly required by Standard Rule 1-3(b). The current edition of USPAP focused on the responsibility of an appraiser to expound on the analysis. Presenting the four tests and concluding a highest and best use without further analysis is no longer adequate.

This educational program will benefit both seasoned practitioners as well as new appraisers on peer tested and industry accepted techniques and procedures when undertaking a market analysis that leads to a highest and best use conclusion. The program’s goal is achieved through interactive discussions with interspersed examples to practice and better understand core concepts. Meeting USPAP’s minimum requirements as well as expectations of regular uses of this service will be stressed. The program will offer guidance in generating meaningful market and marketability analyses with the focus on complex properties in volatile markets that are often encumbered by leases of varying durations. The goal is a well documented and supported analysis. To achieve this end, attendees are expected to be familiar with USPAP and general appraisal theory with an emphasis on the different types of market studies. This will allow key topics to be explored in greater detail. The program is flexibly designed to enhance communication styles and generate meaningful and well documented appraisals. This strengthens the industry and protects the general public.

A well written appraisal has many layers that are brought together by the six step process. It is critical that the appraiser understand industry approved methods, techniques and standards and provide a meaningful analysis to answer a client’s question and serve its intended users. This promotes and maintains a high level of public trust in appraisal practice.

 

Handout: Brief syllabus & student handout


 

Outline

10 minutes  

  • Introduction
  • Overview of the program

10 minutes

Brief review of a market analysis that is necessary and needed in all appraisals. It is the underpinning that provides support for a highest and best use conclusion.

10 minutes  

Address the difference between market studies which often employ an inferred analysis and marketability studies which build upon an inferred study but is property specific. Stress that the findings and conclusions in both studies are used in all three approaches to value and the reconciliation. Stress that in the current edition of USPAP, Standard Rule 1- 3(b) requires the appraiser to provide the analysis for a highest and best use conclusion when undertaking a market value assignment.

10 minutes  

Review the factors that create value and the components necessary for an actual market.

10 minutes

Provide a brief introduction of techniques used to measure demand. This program builds on an inferred demand study but focuses on a fundamental demand analysis.

10 minutes    Break

20 minutes

Define what is meant by a fundamental demand analysis, where, when and why it should be undertaken. Introduction to how its findings and conclusions are used in all three approaches to value and the reconciliation. Inferred studies rely on historic and current occurrences whereas, the fundamental study adds the dimension of forecasting based on anticipated market environments. A three tiered analysis will be introduced – pessimistic, most probable and optimistic.

20 minutes

Review the six step process that provides a rational procedure to describe and analyze the Subject, forecast demand supply factors, understand their interaction and forecast subject capture. The goal is to identify the Subject’s probable use, users and timing.

10 minutes

Step 1 assesses the property’s physical characteristics, legal controls and locational attributes. While such elements are addressed earlier in the appraisal, it is in Step 1 that such factors are analyzed in an effort to conclude if they lead to or detract from the Subject’s appeal to probable buyers and users. This sets the stage for accrued depreciation in the Cost Approach, considered among the ten elements of comparison in the Sales Comparison Approach, and reconciling and forecasting revenue, expenses and risk in the Income Capitalization Approach.

10 minutes    Break

15 minutes  

The presentation of Subject elements will be discussed and how the use of rating charts and comparison tables helps bring the information together and allows the reader/user to view the analysis and its conclusion on a integrated basis. The use of a density chart template will be introduced to organize the analysis.

15 minutes  

Examples of rating grids should be designed by the analyst. Its purpose helps emphasize accrued depreciation and super-adequacies, recognize and evaluate buyer/user preferences, and consider risk.

10 minutes

Concepts of market standard and competitive differential will be introduced, defined and discussed. When undertaking a fundamental analysis it is essential for the analyst to understand current relationships but also anticipate future changes and how a future change may impact the Subject and its ultimate market capture.

10 minutes

Step 2 delineates the market area and its competitive market area. In an inferred study, generalities are identified and considered. In a fundamental analysis, the generalities are  built upon by recognizing the unique features of the Subject but also the stationary reality of its geographic location.

10 minutes    Break

10 minutes

Step 2 will address the importance of defining and understanding a property’s market area because location is important to buyers and users. Factors affecting market area boundaries will be presented and discussed. Understanding the market area leads to recognizing the competitive supply which competes with the Subject for buyers and users. The density chart template helps to organize the analysis.

15 minutes

Step 3 focuses on demand. Elements of demand are identified for various property types.  These are factors that should be addressed in the appraisal report. They include the Subject’s direct competition and significant characteristics present or absent in the Subject when compared to its competing properties.

10 minutes

The concept of segmentation will be introduced and stressed. These are demand characteristics. The goal is to quantify and forecast demand. The density chart template helps to organize the analysis.

10 minutes  

Step 4 seeks to quantify, evaluate and forecast supply. Areas that comprise supply will be addressed as well as the significant characteristics noted in the Subject and observed in properties it directly competes with for buyers and users. It will be stressed that the existing supply provides alternatives to the Subject and that both strengths and weaknesses should be addressed in the appraisal.

5 minutes  

A county’s planning department often publishes annual reports which are a good source of what has occurred and what is in the pipe line.

10 minutes    Break

10 minutes  

Step 5 quantifies the relationship between supply and demand. It calculates residual demand. The term will be defined and discussed to a level where all attendees understand it. The goal is to evaluate both the existing situation between supply and demand as well as forecast anticipated changes. The density chart template helps to organize the analysis.

10 minutes

While the future is unknown, those analysts undertaking multi-year discounted cash flows must anticipate the future and not solely project the past into the future. This responsibility will be discussed and stressed. While change is inevitable, the analyst must employ recognized techniques and methods that are peer tested and approved. This includes the six step process.

10 minutes

There is a need to recognize when the market is not in balance or there is potential for imbalance in the near term or over the forecasted holding period. While equilibrium is the ideal, disequilibrium is more often encountered. How to deal with such periods will be discussed.

20 minutes   

Step 6 brings the process together. It concludes with how the Subject is perceived in its market and what is its expectation of market capture both currently and forecasted over a holding period. It will be stressed that the findings and conclusions developed in a sound  market and/or marketability analysis support a highest and best use and this conclusion sets the stage for the three approaches to value and the appraisal’s reconciliation.

10 minutes    Question & answer period.

 

Sep
19
Thu
2019
23rd Annual September Symposium @ Adelphia Restaurant & Conference Center Ballroom
Sep 19 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm

Registration and breakfast begin at 8 am; Seminar runs 8:30 – 4:30 (7 CE hrs)

Early Bird Special available!     Register before 8/31 and SAVE $$

[Click here for printable details and registration form.]

 

8:30 – 12:30 pm
Raise Your Appraiser IQ  Presented by Ted Whitmer, MAI, AI-GRS

12:30 – 1:30 pm  Lunch

1:30 – 4:30 pm
State of the Industry Report featuring the WOMEN of the industry!

Presented by
Michele Guest, RE LINC Real Estate Group (residential);
Anne Klein, Newman Knight Frank (office)
Monica Walsh, Vantage Real Estate Services (retail);
Cindy Weiner, The Flynn Company (industrial)

State of the Industry Special Report
Presented by Gerard Velazquez, Cumberland Co. Improvement Authority

 


 

Raise Your Appraiser IQThis is designed for residential & commercial real estate appraisers to provide better tools of analysis & communication of the analysis to comply with USPAP, client and industry standards. This includes discussions on logic, careful thinking, how to distinguish facts, opinions, conclusions & analysis. We’ll discuss logic, careful thinking, how to distinguish facts, opinions, conclusions, and analysis. We’ll also discuss the difference between “proof” & “support” as well as the difference between “correlation” & “causation.” Exercises will help the appraiser better flow and link facts-> analysis -> to determination of correlation and causation -> then to conclusions and opinions. The seminar will highlight “pairing sales” and regression analysis along with alternative support methods. At the conclusion, you’ll be proficient at not only including the required facts and data needed in a report, but also the evidence of analysis & conclusions with support needed to satisfy regulatory & client requirements.

State of the Industry Report:  This gives a practical look at forces driving real estate performance. This includes how you can identify & analyze market forces, use creativity, insight, & market-supported info to determine the impact on property values. Our panel will focus on the Office, Retail, Industrial and Residential Markets.   Then, Mr. Velazquez will speak on real estate development in Cumberland County. This will be a good snapshot to what is going on throughout the area in regards to redevelopment zones throughout the state. He will discuss working on building an arts district, central business district, food technology hub, and redeveloping areas of agriculture & other opportunity zones.

Ted Whitmer, MAI AI-GRS, CRE, CCIM,is an appraiser, attorney, instructor, asset manager and consultant. He holds the MAI and AI-GRS designations from the Appraisal Institute and has taught many courses and seminars for the organization. He is a CRE and CCIM member of the National Association of Realtors, a licensed broker and general certified appraiser. He is also a member of the Real Estate Counseling Group of America. Education includes South Texas College of Law with a degree (J.D.) from the University of Houston Law Center, an M.B.A. (Finance) from Texas A& M University and a B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University. Mr. Whitmer taught full time at Stephen F. Austin State University in the Finance Department, as an adjunct at Texas A&M University (graduate course in real estate appraisal) and as an adjunct at the University of Houston and San Jacinto Jr. College. Recent lectures were at the Southern California Legal Conference, the State of Texas Bank Examiners, Appraisal Review Board training, the Association of Appraisal Districts, Oil & Gas Tax Symposium and CLE Eminent Domain Conferences in Austin & Houston. He was a founding director and Chairman of the Board of Brazos Valley Bank, NA. Current employment includes representing appraisers in the disciplinary process with the Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board (previously served on the TALCB as vice-chair), lecturing and consulting all related to real estate appraisal. Mr. Whitmer has authored many seminars and the Comprehensive Appraisal Workshop, which is a review for the comprehensive exam for the MAI designation.

Michele Guest is the Broker of Record at RE LINC Real Estate Group, a boutique real estate brokerage in Mullica Hill. She has 18 years of experience in the real estate industry.

Anne Klein is an Executive Managing Director at Newmark Knight Frank. She is a 33-year veteran, and consistent top producer, of the commercial real estate industry. Based in South Jersey, she provides tenants and owners with a wide range of services including workplace strategy, labor pool analysis, state incentive shopping and acquisitions/dispositions. In addition to representing tenants in the U.S. and throughout the world, Ms. Klein has extensive experience representing local and institutional owners to market their properties, increasing the value through successful leasing and sales.

Monica Walsh is an Executive Vice President at Vantage Real Estate Services.  With a career founded in marketing, social networking and customer service, Monica brings her formal education to the foreground. A firm grasp of the commercial real estate industry allows Monica to continually expose details often missed by her contemporaries. She brings a strategic yet personable approach that delivers exceptional outcomes and builds real business advantages for her clients, from acquisition, financing and real estate portfolio management to leasing & investment sales. She builds long-lasting partnerships by providing an unparalleled level of market intelligence while ensuring every interaction offers comprehensive industry insight. Her strengths are in servicing small- to medium-size start-ups, established businesses, national tenants, big box retailers, land developers, non-profits & charitable organizations, with a personal liking to fitness, health, wellness & educational institutions.

Cindy Weiner is a Vice President with the Flynn Company. Since joining The Flynn Company, a full-service real estate company that also manages over 24 million SF in the Delaware Valley, Cindy has maintained a high occupancy rate in most of the projects she has been associated with through marketing and tenant retention. Formerly an Asset Manager with The Linpro Company, Cindy’s 30+ years of expertise has involved the leasing and management of various high-profile projects as well as lease and purchase negotiations between owners, buyers and tenants. Due to Cindy’s experience in both Landlord and Tenant Representation, she can realistically advise clients in all facets of a real estate transaction to get the highest and best value.

Gerard Velazquez is the President/CEO of the Cumberland County Improvement Authority. Under his leadership, the CCIA has become a vital part of the community and is uniquely qualified to serve municipalities and area businesses. As its President/CEO, Mr. Velázquez leads the CCIA’s development and redevelopment initiatives, as well as some aspects of its landfill operations. He also handles day-to-day operations including finances, personnel and all ongoing projects. Mr. Velázquez champions Cumberland County’s overall overall economic development strategy and is currently coordinating more than $100 million in project construction.  In his former position with Triad Associates, he led relocation & acquisition initiatives. As a result of his efforts, more than 750 businesses & residents were successfully relocated to the 75 individual properties the company acquired; all completed without the use of eminent domain. Mr. Velázquez also served as Executive Director of the highly successful Federal Empowerment Zone in Cumberland County. His comprehensive knowledge of community revitalization and redevelopment includes: public/private financing structures; mezzanine financing; community engagement; stakeholder management; financial analysis; project design, coordination and implementation; and identifying and securing funding.

 

Seven CE hours approved by Appraisal Inst.; pending w/NJ, DE & NY Boards of RE Appraisers. Reciprocal CE given in PA & w/the NJ Tax Board (appraisal CEUs). AM session approved by MD for 4 CE hrs. We enforce attendance requirements mandated by regulatory agencies; 100% attendance is mandatory. A $15 admin fee applies to all cancellations; A $40 cancellation/refund fee for all cancellations received within 2 weeks of the event.  No refunds for cancellations received less than 1 week prior to the event. No refunds for no-shows.  If you have a disability & require accommodations, advise w/registration. Confirmation & directions will be emailed a few days prior to class.   

 


This program was developed & organized by SNJAI with the intent of addressing topics of current local interest solely for educational & informational purposes. The Appraisal Institute national organization was not involved in developing or organizing the Program.Content, including but not limited to any written materials and presenter comments, and does not represent the viewpoint of the Appraisal Institute. The Appraisal Institute has not peer-reviewed or approved the content of the Program and does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the content of the Program. The content is subject to court decisions and local, state and federal laws and regulations and any such revisions of such laws and regulations.This is presented with the understanding that the Appraisal Institute is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice or services. Nothing in the Program is to be construed as the offering of such advice or services. If expert advice or services are required, attendees and readers are responsible for obtaining such advice or services from appropriate professionals.

Oct
3
Thu
2019
Solving Land Valuation Puzzles @ NJ Dept. Of Transportation, Training Room A
Oct 3 @ 8:15 am – 4:15 pm

Classroom Hours:  7

Learn how to solve a variety of land valuation and feasibility problems using less commonly used land valuation techniques in this one-day seminar. Interactive case studies and discussion topics cover highest and best use considerations, land residual analysis, contamination, impacts of tax increment financing on feasibility, condemnation, subdivision analysis, unit of comparison selection, and alternatives when inadequate land sales exist. Problem identification, assignment conditions, scope of work decisions, and standards of practice are reviewed in each problem and solutions are discussed. Lively class discussion and interaction will result as problems are explored.

Registration begins @ 8am, class starts @ 8:15am.  Lunch is not included; a cafeteria is on site. All classes instructed by Susanne Curran, MAI, AI-GRS

We enforce attendance requirements mandated by state regulatory agencies; 100% attendance is mandatory. A $25 cancellation fee applies to all orders. No refunds for no-shows; no refunds for cancellations made within 7 days of the event. We reserve the right to cancel/reschedule class.  Directions will be emailed prior to class.

To pay by check, click here for mail-in registration form.

Questions? Email Lisamayweiss@hotmail.com, fax 856.415.1952 or call 856.415.0281

Oct
8
Tue
2019
New Jersey Appraiser Law & Regulations @ Jimmy's American Grill
Oct 8 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Instructor: Mary Fox, MAI (2 CE hours) 12 – 2 pm (Registration at 11:45am)

Includes lunch served during class.

Please note your lunch choice when registering: Chopped sirloin of beef, Rigatoni alla vodka, or fish & chips

NJ Appraiser Law, Regulations N.J.S.A. 45:14F-1, et seq. Real Estate Appraisers Act This course is required by NJ regulations every two years. Students will learn about the law itself, the regulations that pertain to the law including specific areas noted in the regulation.

  • Provide general information about the law and regulations
  • Understand how NJ State Appraisal Board works
  • Discuss commonly found errors and issues (appraisals)
  • Provide some information about national licensing
  • Explore misunderstood areas of Laws and Regulations
  • Provide references sources and information for licensees

Register for any class must be done 7 days prior; email lisamayweiss@hotmail.com or call 856-415-0281 for availability after.

Any & all cancellations are subject to an admin fee. No credit/refunds for cancellations made on or after 7 days prior to class. No credit/refunds for no-shows. Our cancellation policy is clearly stated on your confirmation email. Directions to the facility will be emailed.