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The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) – Philadelphia Chapter #35 is proud to announce a $1,000 donation to the American Society of Appraisers Educational Foundation. This contribution supports the Foundation’s mission to advance education and professionalism in the appraisal industry.

Topic: Current Topics in Machinery & Equipment Appraisals The Philadelphia ASA thanks Rob Herb and Walter O’Connell for their informative presentations at the March 16, 2022 General Meeting in Plymouth Meeting. If you have questions about financing medical equipment and…

The Philadelphia ASA thanks Dr. Mudambi for his fascinating presentation at their January 19, 2022 breakfast meeting on “Recent Trends in Globalization, Knowledge-based Intangibles, and Populism - Implications for Local Communities” Ram Mudambi is the Frank M. Speakman Professor of Strategy at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. Previously he served on [...]

Philadelphia ASA Business Valuation Panel Discussion At the November 17, 2021 General meeting, held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Plymouth Meeting at 6:30pm, the Philadelphia ASA was delighted to host three Philadelphia business appraisers for a panel discussion on current topics in Business Valuation. The panelists included Steven Juska, Sean O'Rielly and John Barton, all [...]

The American Society of Appraisers Philadelphia Chapter was pleased to present their 2021 ASA Business Valuation Virtual Conference on Thursday, September 23, 2021. The conference ran from 8:00am to 4:15pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) with presentations from a wide variety of presenters. We thank all of our guest speakers and presenters for participating. Range of Presentation Topics and Agenda The conference [...]

The Philadelphia ASA thanks Adrian Ponson from CoStar for his informative presentation at the Philadelphia ASA general meeting on September 22, 2021 at 6pm. Adrian Ponson Adrian is a Philadelphia native with over a decade of experience using market research to help commercial real estate investors formulate strategies, raise funds, and close deals. As CoStar’s [...]

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers thanks Derrick Pitts for his interesting presentation. At the Spring May 26, 2021 General Meeting, Derrick Pitts spoke about current trends in Space Exploration and the race for Mars in an hour long virtual presentation. The Philadelphia ASA highly recommend that you check out the Franklin [...]

On April 26th, ASA testified before the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and The Homeless to address factors leading to the devaluation of homes in minority communities. The testimony pointed out two key drivers of devaluation: The overreliance on the Sales Comparison approach and unconscious bias. While there is much work to [...]