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Georgia MLS Training Institute is proud to announce that we've expanded our course catalog to include in-class continuing education for appraisers. Students who prefer to learn in a classroom environment now have 7-hour options to choose from. This new selection of in-class courses includes up-to-date and relevant topics in today's market! Plus, you can satisfy your yearly requirement in just two days!
We also offer a wide variety of GREC-approved online courses that can be completed from the comfort of your home or office. These professionally developed courses contain information that is essential for you to maintain a successful appraisal career. Learning at your own pace has never been so affordable and convenient!
A total of 14 hours of continuing education credit is required for each yearly renewal period. Effective 2003, the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) and the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (GREAB) require that appraisers complete a 7-hour national USPAP course, or its equivalent, every two years.
Georgia MLS Training Institute offers distance education that's affordable and convenient!
- Learn online from your home or office computer.
- Work at your own pace, according to your schedule, within a six-month deadline.
Click "Enroll Online" to purchase a course now.
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| This course focuses on the changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) for 2012-2013 as set forth by the Appraisal Standards Board of The Appraisal Foundation. Also included are appraisal issues that affect daily appraisal practice, and common USPAP violations. This course is a required update for all appraisers and must be taken every two years. USPAP Manual provided in eBook (PDF) format. The 2012-2013 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course will expire on December 31, 2013. The Appraisal Foundation will release a new version of USPAP (2014-2015) on January 1, 2014. In order to receive credit for the 2012-2013 version, you must complete the course within your enrollment period and no later than December 31, 2013.
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Gain an understanding of the scope of work and the complexities involved in appraising mixed-use, unusual, income-producing and one-of-a kind properties. Examine various challenging assignment case studies.
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Explore valuable appraisal reporting practices beginning with a review of select Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) reporting obligations, through completion of the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) form as well as compliance requirements for the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD). Review key reporting areas necessary for completing a Broker Price Opinion (BPO) and other appraisal and evaluation forms. Learn the art of effective communication through concise narrative commentary for various appraisal situations.
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With the recent real estate crisis, foreclosures have become a hot topic. Learn how predatory lending and fraud schemes have led to a more volatile housing market; and the necessary background information to understand why foreclosures have become more prevalent in most markets. Gain an understanding of the steps appraisers take when determining a value range for foreclosed properties by analyzing comparables and market data. Learn the difference between “As Is”, “Repaired” and other approaches to value often used when appraising foreclosed or short sale properties. Become familiar with the appraisal report forms used when dealing with foreclosed properties, new legislation developed in response to the real estate crisis, and current concerns for appraisers.
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Covers math calculations involved in property measurement, commissions, return on investments, capitalization, loans, property cost and price. The course presents easy-to-remember formulas and numerous practice problems.
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Covers the basics of a tax-free exchange of residential investment property. Topics covered include requirements of a tax free exchange, types of exchanges and the methods for transferring title when an exchange takes place.
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Examines the various aspects of environmental issues and their impact on real estate. Begin by reviewing Federal environmental protection laws, to gain an understanding of how these laws can impact a property. Then, look at both man-made and natural hazards that can inflict a property, and create a stigma. The latest trends in environmentally conscience building construction with the incorporation of energy efficiency will be explored, and the real estate potential of brownfield redevelopment. Intra-national migration trends will be covered along with a discussion of the greenhouse effect and its potential to impact the future of real estate.
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Afraid that training apprentices will take too much time and cost too much money? Are you unsure of how to establish a training program and worried about liability? This course will show you how to train the adult learner efficiently. You‘ll leave with a hands-on, step-by-step training program that will reduce your liability by establishing sound appraisal practices.
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Get the answers to questions about finance without having to ask a loan officer!
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All the various forms of residential real estate financing, including conventional, FHA, VA Loans, loan assumptions, purchase money mortgages, alternative financing are explained in this course. Lessons are also included on legislation relating to financing.
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Presents methods and principles for pricing property. Covers pricing compared to appraisal, basic concepts of pricing property, principles of value, approaches to pricing property and application of the market data and replacement cost methods.
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The course will instruct students in detail how to fill out the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR). This course provides the student with the guidelines and direction to create URAR reports which are in compliance with USPAP.
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Provides an introductory understanding of fundamental concepts of appraising. Focuses on the valuation of vacant land parcels and the development of the cost approach. Develops your skills by creating a current cost estimate using market extraction, interview techniques, and information provided by professional cost data sources. Covers the origin of the appraisal assignment to a final value estimate using various cost approach applications.
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Covers the relationship between market analysis and highest and best use. Learn how to find the information you need to make a highest and best use decision and how to interpret the information you find. Provides information on how to read and map a market area for a subject property and discover the essential links between market analysis, highest and best use analysis, and the three approaches to value (cost, sales comparison, and income capitalization).
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This course demonstrates practical writing exercises necessary to produce convincing appraisal reports in daily practice. Participants will practice writing effective narrative comments for form appraisal reports and learn how to explain valuation procedures and conclusions to users of reports. The techniques applied in this course are useful in real-life situations.
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