ASA can assist chapters and other professional groups to meet the continuing education needs of their membership. ASA can provide ASA trained instructors, student manuals, handouts and other materials for each seminar. For more details or to schedule a seminar, contact the education department at (800) 272-8258, ext. 123.

Please note: Students may be eligible for real estate appraisal credit hours for certain seminars. Please contact your local regulatory agency or ASA's education department to confirm that credit will be awarded in your state.

Current Schedule

USPAP (15 Hour)

January 18-19, 2008
Houston Chapter
Contact: Mark Sandler, ASA (713) 623-6996 or
Paul Wishnow, ASA (713) 666-2222

February 8-9, 2008
Western North Carolina Chapter (Charlotte)
Contact: Nicholas Mermigas, ASA (704) 954-1748

May 3-4, 2008
South Florida Atlantic Chapter (Ft. Lauderdale)
Contact: Mike Pratt, ASA (561) 355-4021

Asset Differences Among Disciplines (ALL301)
This special seminar is designed to address many issues associated with understanding the differences and overlaps between real property, machinery and equipment, inventory, technical specialties, business valuation and personal property. It covers common uses of definitions and alternative potential, databases for research, methods of arriving at value, residual forecasting, highest and best use standards, litigation support and much more.
(7 hours)

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis (RP301)
This seminar will enable the participant to design, develop and apply discounted cash flow models in the appraisal of various types of income-producing real estate assets. It is suited for the novice appraiser with little or no experience in the use of microcomputers, as well as for the advanced, computer-wise participant with little or no experience in the appraisal of real estate. For the experienced appraiser, it will serve as an excellent review of yield capitalization, as well as many of the nuances involved in rate selection and tests of reasonableness.
(7 hours)

Writing the Real Property Report (RP303)
This important seminar is designed for all levels of real property appraisers. It is a how-to, hands-on program that the practitioner can take back and use immediately. Topics include a grammar skills refresher, acceptable and unacceptable report statements, proper model comments, upgrading of addendums and using correct reconciliation statements.
(7 hours)

Wetlands-The Elusive Value (RP304)
This seminar is designed to introduce appraisers, developers, real estate intermediaries, investors, bankers and attorneys to the benefits, advantages, disadvantages, pitfalls and valuation procedures of properties with delineated wetland areas. The attendee will learn how to identify wetlands by understanding the various types, field indicators and sources for locating wetlands. The wetlands dilemma and impact on property value will be explored from the permitting process through mitigation and mitigation banking to legal, social and economic considerations-all leading to valuing wetlands using the three approaches to value.
(7 hours)

Capitalization Procedures (RP305)
This seminar is designed to benefit appraisers, developers, real estate intermediaries, investors, bankers, accountants and attorneys. It makes use of a reference manual, case studies and hands-on applications. Identification of income-producing properties, fundamentals of capitalization and the related economic principles are discussed. Attendees are guided through income and expense analysis and the development of a net operating income. Attendees are also introduced to the time-value relationship of money (six functions of a dollar) and its significance relative to positive and negative cash flows, past and present deposits, property appreciation or depreciation, equity buildup, mortgage constant and sinking fund.
(7 hours)

Legal Environment of Appraisal (ALL302)
This seminar provides an overview of the issues of valuation in the legal environment. It covers such areas as the appraiser as an expert witness, state court systems, legal concepts, legal evidence, probate matters, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code Section 20.2032 relative to estate tax regulations and the IRS rules determining the value of donated property and IRS form 8283.

It is imperative that appraisers be aware of and understand what might be expected of them in providing an appraisal for a particular purpose and in supporting that appraisal with expert witness testimony.
(7 hours)
This seminar must be taught by the seminar developer.

Valuations Using Six Functions of a Dollar (RP307)
This practical seminar answers the question of why appraisers should study an analysis of cash flow by reflecting on standards 1 and 4 of USPAP: "In developing a real property appraisal, an appraiser must be aware of, understand and correctly employ those recognized methods and techniques that are necessary to produce a credible appraisal"; and "In performing real estate or real property consulting services, an appraiser must be aware of, understand and correctly employ those recognized methods and techniques that are necessary to produce a credible result." The seminar highlights those two USPAP standards by discussing three classes of properties; expected appraiser knowledge in consulting; differing views of the buyer, seller and lender; definitions and conventions; specific considerations; tools for analysis; development of a solution table; and the discussion of the solution table interactions.
(7 hours)

The Zoning Factor in Highest and Best Use Analysis (RP308)
This seminar is intended to review the fundamental application and use of zoning, developing practices and standards, as well as site and location requirements for different types of land use. It is intended to be an overview of the planning and development process for appraisers and other real estate professionals. Real estate professionals, in order to stay on the cutting edge of the business, must monitor trends in the residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors of the economy. It is important to continually investigate trends that appear in the marketplace and relate them to your area of concern. This seminar will help you do this!
(7 hours)

Demand-Side Factors: The Missing Approach (RP310)
This is a much-needed seminar developed for all real estate appraisers, investors, developers, lenders, attorneys and CPAs. Most real estate appraising and investing concerns itself only with supply-side factors. Currently, no appraisal organization offers instruction on understanding real estate demand. This unique seminar presents usable instruction for understanding the demand-side of the real estate equation. How to calculate the demand for all types of real estate is covered, including how to use the most recognized techniques currently employed by real estate professionals in calculating the demand for office, retail and industrial space; residential subdivisions; as well as multifamily units. In other words, "If you build it, they will come." Participants will be introduced to the available techniques for determining whether the new construction of a supermarket, office building, mall or any other type of real estate should or should not go forward. Also covered is how to determine what type of tenant is needed in an existing center and what type of businesses are in demand in the community. Overall, the seminar will cover how to understand the current, future, national and local economic trends and how to predict the most likely location of the next real estate boom or bust!
(7 hours)

Appraisers as Expert Witnesses (ALL303)
Become the best expert witness you can be! This seminar is a "must" for every appraiser in today's litigation-minded society. These seven hours will offer you clear information on many important topics, such as characteristics and components of the legal process, facts and opinions, rules of procedure, objective of the legal process, function of the expert, appraisal areas requiring expert testimony, the appraiser as a litigation team member, developing as an expert, applying the rules as an expert and so much more. Succeed as an expert appraiser witness and increase your impact and income! Begin right now with this hard-hitting ASA seminar.
(7 hours)