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May Meeting: Assessing the Citywide Reassessment

The May Chapter Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, 300 W 2nd St, Essington, Pa 19029 (610-521-4705).  Please note the special venue! The Board of Directors will meet at 5:00 pm; all ASA members are welcome. The general meeting starts at 6:30. The guest speakers, both from the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Property Assessment. will be Deputy Administrator Michael Piper, CPE, and Deputy Director Kevin Keene.

citywidereassessmentMichael Piper will revisit "Assessment Issues and Property Taxes" in light of the recent citywide reassessment in Philadelphia. Mr. Piper, who earned his MBA at Temple University, is a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers, and the Assessors Association of Pennsylvania, where he has served as President of the Southeast Chapter, and as Chairman of the Editorial Board of the AAP Journal. A Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator since 1995, he has worked at the Office of Property Assessment and former Board of Revision of Taxes for over 20 years.

Kevin Keene will examine the "Methodology of Citywide Reassessment," describing in lay terms the nuts and bolts of Mass Appraisal. Mr. Keene, who took his B.A. at Clark University in Worcester, MA, has worked at the Office of Property Assessment since 1991. As the Residential Administrator for the past two years, he is responsible for the statistical models used to estimate market values. He created the Mass Appraisal system now in use and has directed five major reevaluations for the City.
 
Both speakers will take questions after their talks, which are sure to be of interest to members professionally, as appraisers, and personally, as citizen taxpayers.

Please register early for this educational and productive evening which qualifies for 2 hours credit toward ASA reaccreditation.

Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests. 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. Please RSVP by Monday, May 5, to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

NOTE: Appraisers attending this Meeting may also be interested in the 2-Hr. Pennsylvania Appraisal Law Course sponsored by the ASA Philadelphia Chapter and held on the same day, in the same location, before the Meeting from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.

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.