Past Classes

Recent Seminars

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Material below is for reference.

Notes From Recent Seminars

2019

December 9, 2019 

State of the Real Estate Division & how the state looks at Hybrid appraisals

November 16, 2019 – USPAP Scheduled Update

AQB Approved 2020/2021 7-hour USPAP Update

October 14, 2019 – Question from the floor – Bring your best appraisal related questions

September 7, 2019 – Valuation Resources for Solar Photovoltaic Systems

June 10, 2019 – CYBER SECURITY LAW, WIRE FRAUD & BEST PRACTICES | APPRAISER WORKFILES – WHAT DOES USPAP REQUIRE?

April 8, 2019 – Boulder County Board of Appeals; Intro to Blueprint Reading

February 11, 2019 – Colorado Water Rights for Appraisers & Brokers

2018

December Class – Banker-Appraiser Task Force Review of Appraisal Issues
in the Mortgage Lending Process

VA Back to Basics

Judgement Day – Using Judgement in Appraisal Practice / Reporting

FHFA Appraisal Industry Workshop

2017

From August 2017 – Topic Recognizing Manufactured & Modular Homes

2015

From August  – December 2015 – Not Available

From June 2015 – Lisa Desmaris, SRA, “An early look at energy efficiency and contributory value”

From April 2015 – Lee Ormiston & Rich Belfiore. “Overview of the Fannie Mae selling guide (Part B)”

From February 2015 – Lee Ormiston & Rich Belfiore, moderated by Tom Perlinger. “Overview of the Fannie Mae selling guide (Part A)

2014

From December 2014 – Director Marcia Waters, Director of the Department of Real Estate – State of Colorado and Tom Perlinger, Certified General Appraiser

From October 2014 – Brian Kinkade, Lead Broker, Kinkade Team at the Brokers Guild. “Real-Time Market Condition Updates and Trends”

From August 2014 – Bruce Jordan, Director of Jordan Real Estate College. “Contracts & Title: Importance to Appraiser and Brokers”

From June 2014 – Ron Tipton, ACI, CRI, President of Comfort Home Inspections. “The Home Inspection and the Real Estate Appraisal”

From April 2014 – Peter T. Christensen, Esq., Chief legal counsel for LIA Administrators & Insurance Services. “Liability Issues for Appraisers Performing Litigation and Other Non-Lending Work ”

From February 2014 – Ryan Windsor, Metrolist Instructor. “Matrix – Accessing what you want”

2013

From December 2013 – Director Marcia Waters, Director of the Department of Real Estate – State of Colorado and Tom Perlinger, Certified General Appraiser

From October 2013 – Lou Garone AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, Compliance Investigation Team Lead with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies – “Appraisal Litigation Techniques”

From August 2013 – John Fausett, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, Compliance Investigation Team Lead with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies – “Valuation Consideration for Solar Photovoltaic”

From June 2013 – Jordan Beezley, Investigations Manger at DORA and Diana Chilcutt, Senior Real Property Appraiser with the City and County of Denver “Regulatory Environment of Colorado’s Appraiser Community” and “Residential appeal process which is a legal right to all taxpayers”

From April 2013 – Dawn Mitzner, Esq. and Valerie Garcia, Esq. Local attorneys with Law firm KennedyChilds with the presentation on “Real Estate Appraiser Liability Issues”

From February 2013 – Ken Wright, P. E., Chief Engineer of Wright Water Engineers, a world-renowned expert on water rights, also a Colorado Certified General Appraiser

2012

From December 2012 – Director Marcia Waters, Director of the Department of Real Estate – State of Colorado

From October 2012 – Mortgage Fraud -Michael Richardson, President with Prevent Mortgage Fraud

From August 2012 – R. John Fausett, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, Compliance Investigator with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

From June 2012 – R. John Fausett, AQB Certified USPAP Instructor, Compliance Investigator with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

From April 2012 – Loss Prevention with LIA Administrators & Insurance – Peter Christensen

No video or handouts available

From February 2012 – Dennis Badger with AQB – Values, Activities and Deficiencies

2011

From December 2011 – Regulatory Update – Marcia Waters

From October 2011 – Preview of USPAP Changes 2012-2013 – Harold Ovsiowitz and Lee Ormiston

From August 2011 – FHA Appraisal Policies and Protocol – Andrew Eckel

PDF of power point presentation

NOTE: This is the full 7 hour PDF NOT the abbreviated 2 hour presentation.

From June 2011 – Uniform Appraisal Data Set, USPAP & Appraisers – Lee Ormiston

From April 2011 – The Ins and Outs of investigations – Chris Stanley

From February 2011 – The Good, Bad and the Ugly of AMC’s – Scot Rose

2010

From December 2010 – DORA update – Marcia Waters

From October 2010 – Navigating the Complexities of the Marshall & Swift Res Cost Handbook – Harold Ovsiowitz & John Fausett

From August 2010 – Regression Analysis – Mark Leine

From June 2010 – Topic Conservation Easements – Harold Ovsiowitz