Category Archives: Real Estate

2-Hr. Pennsylvania Appraisal Law Course

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers will sponsor a two-hour Pennsylvania Appraisers/Assessors Law Certification Course on Thursday, May 9, 2013 from 4:00-6:00 pm at the The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, 300 W 2nd St, Essington, Pa 19029 (610-521-4705).  Please note the special venue! The instructor will be Robert J. Luciani, ASA.

The class covers required topics of the Pennsylvania2hr pa certification course Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act and the Assessors Certification Law, and the Regulations of the Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.  It emphasizes changes to the laws made during the past two years, and offers a refresher on the provisions most relevant to everyday practice.

The Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers requires biennial recertification for State Licensed Appraisers and Assessors, with all certificates expiring on June 30 of odd-numbered years (6/30/13).  This class meets the specific requirement for two (2) appraisal re-certification hours on the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act.​

Please register early for this mandatory class which qualifies for two hours of Continuing Education Credit for Pennsylvania Licensed Appraisers and Assessors.

Tuition for the class is $40 per person, which includes all course materials, and may be paid by check or online. To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35 and mail, including your name, phone number and email address, to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello, 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.  RSVP by email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

NOTE: Appraisers taking this class may also be interested in attending the May Meeting of the ASA Philadelphia Chapter​ on the same ​day, in the same location, starting right after the class at 6:30 pm.

4-Hr. Class: Adjusting Comparable Sales For Seller Concessions

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers will sponsor a four-hour Pennsylvania Appraisers/Assessors Class on Adjusting Comparable Sales for Seller Concessions on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 9:00 am-2:00 pm at The Willow Inn, 210 North York Rd, Willow Grove, PA 19090 (Telephone: 215-659-9980). The instructor will be Robert J. Luciani, ASA.

The class covers the content of the Appraisal Foundation’s APB Valuation Advisory #2: “Adjusting Comparable Sales 4hrclasscomparablesFor Seller Concessions.”  The Advisory provides guidance on generally accepted methods and techniques of seller concession. The course will define sales concessions and financing concessions, explain how to verify concessions and when to adjust for them, review the methodology for calculating concessions, discuss concessions for non-residential comparables and how to deal with them when using the Cost Approach or the Income Approach.

The Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers requires biennial recertification for State Licensed Appraisers and Assessors, with all certificates expiring on June 30 of odd-numbered years (6/30/13). Please register early for this mandatory class which qualifies for four hours of Continuing Education Credit for Pennsylvania Licensed Appraisers and Assessors.

Tuition for the class is $85 per person, which includes course materials, Continental Breakfast and a Buffet Lunch, and and may be paid by check or online. To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35 and mail, including your name, phone number and email address, to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello, 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462.  RSVP by email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

January Meeting: Appraisal Review for Fraud

The January Meeting of the Northern New Jersey ASA Chapter will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:00 pm  at Pal’s Cabin in West Orange, NJ. The Executive Meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm followed by Dinner at 7:00. The guest speaker is Gary Snowdon, ASA, Principal Appraiser at the Albany, NY firm of Snowdon Valuation, who will talk about “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Appraisal Review for Fraud.”
garysnowdonGary Snowdon, who received his B.A. in Education from William Paterson University and earned a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from Rockefeller College, SUNY Albany, has over 20 years experience appraising commercial and industrial real estate.  He specializes in complex commercial, industrial, and vacant land appraisals in the Hudson Valley, Capital, Saratoga, and Adirondack regions for finance, litigation support, estates, eminent domain, conservation, and other purposes.
Mr. Snowdon has served as an Appraisal Consultant to the NYS Department of Transportation and as a Regional Advisor to the NYS Secretary of State.  A NYS Certified Appraisal Instructor, he has developed and taught courses and seminars for ASA, the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers and the Appraisal Institute. He has also contributed to books and journals on real estate topics and writes The Snowdon Report.
The program qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit. Dinner is $30 person. Please RSVP to Chapter Secretary Donna Ray Thompson via Evite, phone (908-317-5547), or email, and mail your check payable to “ASA Northern New Jersey Chapter 73” to her at PO Box 246, Westfield, NJ 07091 by Monday, January 14.