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2008 USPAP Update Course!!
We ALL need a 2008 7-Hour USPAP Update. Well, here it is!!
May 31, 2008
8 AM to 5 PM
$188 INCLUDES BOOKS!
Call Harper College at 847-925-6300
Ask for Course LRE 0003-001
***Call on Tuesday, so we know how many books to order***
April 24, 2008:
Reminder:
A PRINCIPLES CLASS is starting April 29 at the Chicago Association of
Realtors! AND Residential Report Writing starts at Harper College May
12!
Call me for details: 847 352 2950
April 1, 2008:
Appraisal Principles is beginning April 29, 2008, at the Chicago Assn of Realtors. Call for details! 847-352-2950.
April 1, 2008:
The last AMP Review was great fun. Call for details about our next state appraisal exam review.
March 27, 2008:
The Appraisal Review is tomorrow!
We have plenty of room. Come one, come all! See details to the right!
March 22, 2008:
My appraisal review class is scheduled for Friday, March 28. See the note to the right.
March 11, 2008:
Our wonderful cat Fluffy has just passed away. She was suffering, so this was a blessing. She will always remain in our hearts.
February 28, 2008:
1) Truman College kinda forgot to renew
their appraisal course licenses. If anyone was going to attend the
class starting March 4, those courses are canceled. If you would like
to take appraisal courses, please call me at: 847 352 2950, or e-mail
me at: sam@samthetutor.com. I can give you direction. :-)
2) My appraisal review class is scheduled for Friday, March 28. See the note to the right.
February 15, 2008:
Our prayers are with the families of the students of NIU. May peace be with them.
January 29, 2008:
***The Chicago Association of Realtors is
offering the first of three appraisal courses you need to become an
Associate Appraiser in Illinois. Please call 312 803 4900 and ask
for the school. The name of the course is Appraisal Principles, and it
starts February 19. Or go to www.chicagorealtor.com and look up the school. NOW is a good time to start a new career.***
January 25, 2008:
Let's learn some basic appraisal terms! Watch the pirate. :-)
January 19, 2008:
Unemployed? Underemployed?
Harper College is offering the Principles course starting January 23, 2008! Sign up now by calling Mary Lanus at
847 925 6000. Or ask for Continuimg Education.
January 7, 2008:
Did licensing kill the Appraisal Profession?
January 1, 2008:
Happy New Year!
To ring in the new year, how about a
Principles of Appraisal Course? This is the first course you take, to
become an Associate Appraiser.
Harper College is offering the Principles course starting January 23, 2008! Sign up now by calling Mary Lanus at 847 925 6000.
Grats to Lane Tech, my old alma mater, on
landing new software that will tie all of their school's computers
together with their instructors! See the article HERE for more details!
By the way, Lane has more PhD alums than ANY other high school in the country. :-)
December 21, 2007:
Happy Holidays!!
December 5, 2007:
Who needs a residential report writing course before the year's end?
Harper College
has one starting Monday, December 10, 2007! Call Mary Lanus NOW at 847
925 6000 if you need this valuable course for your residential
certification!!
December 3, 2007:
The Chicago Assn of Realtors is holding
another Appraisal Principles course starting this Saturday, Dec 8,
2007! Call 312 803 4900 to sign up! :-)
Please let interested friends and relatives know!
November 23, 2007:
The Chicago Assn of Realtors is holding an Appraisal Principles course starting this Tuesday, November 27, 2007. Call 312 803 4900 to sign up!
November 22, 2007:
HAPPY Thanksgiving!!
November 16, 2007:
Congrats to everyone who passed their Illinois experience audit for certified appraiser! Click HERE to see the list. Link courtesy of ICAP.
November 1, 2007:
Need a Residential Sales and Income Course
before the 2008 deadine?? This used to be Non-Residential Methods.
Harper College is running this course starting November 7. Act now, or
you might be bound by the new qualification!! Call Mary Lanus at 847
925 6000. Act now! :-)
October 30, 2007:
Thanks to
everyone who made the AMP Review and the informal get-together such
successes! I couldn't do these things without you! :-)
The next review will be in March. Keep your eyes on this site for more details.
October 20, 2007:
How about another informal
get-together? We haven't had one in a while! Sunday, October 28, 2007
at 2 PM (until we get tired and leave!). Cannot make 2 PM? Come a
little later; someone will be there. (Maybe call first?) At the Corner
Bakery in Schaumburg, in Streets of Woodfield. Be there, or be a
rectangle.
October 5:
Appraisal
Principles is starting Saturday, October 13, 2007. Call the Chicago
Assn of Realtors at 312 803 4900 for details! This class will be at the
South location (76th and Pulaski). We need a couple more folks to run
this class! :-)
September 28, 2007:
****Late USPAP Update Course Added!!
Call the Chicago Assn of Realtors at:
312 803 4900 and ask for the school.
The class is being held at 200 S Michigan Ave, Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007
from 8:30 to 4 PM.
Call and reserve a spot. If they don't get enough interest, this course will cancel.****
August 20, 2007:
Check out Harper College's Appraisal CE courses. Need CE before the
September 30 deadline? Call Mary Lanus at: 847 925 2686! Don't forget
to ask about veterans' benefits.
August 20, 2007:
Harper College is offering an
Appraisal Principles course starting Monday, August 27! Let
your friends know! This is one of the three courses you need to become
an appraiser. Call Mary Lanus now at: 847 925 2686 for details. Don't
forget to ask about veterans' benefits!
August 20, 2007:
Mortgage Fraud Link at the FBI Website!
August 1, 2007:
Thanks to everyone who attended the last AMP Appraisal Review. It was a smashing success.
The next review will be Friday, October 26, 2007. Call now to book a spot!
July 6, 2007:
The next AMP Appraisal
Review will be July 26, 2007. There won't be another until later in the
year, so act NOW if you want a review. :-)
Appraisal CE at CAR:
Click Here!!
All of CAR's CE courses are good, but it would be nice if you would take your CE from me. :-)
Appraisal CE at
Harper College!
E-mail Amy at:
avogelge@harpercollege.edu
to register.
August 27 USPAP Update
August 29 URAR Form
Sept 5 Condo Form
Sept 10 Multi-Family Form
Sept 12 USPAP Update
Sept 17 URAR Form
Sept 19 Condo Form
Sept 24 Multi-Family Form
Sept 26 USPAP Update
All CE courses are approved for 7 hours of Appraisal CE credit.
See you in class!
June 16, 2007:
Thanks to the folks who
came to the get-together!
There were about ten people, and a
fun time was had by all!
June 1, 2007:
Let's have a get-together!
Saturday June 16, 2007,
1-4 PM
Corner Bakery
Schaumburg, Illinois.
Network, grouse, talk USPAP (fun!)
and have a good time.
May 22, 2007:
The AMP Review scheduled for May 25 is cancelled. The next review will be Thursday, June 28, 2007.
April 26:
Unbelievable!
April 23:
1) Congratulations to Brian Weaver, the new Director of Appraisal in Illinois! Kudos!
2) Appraisal CE Classes will start running at Harper College very soon. An announcement with dates will be posted here shortly!
3) The Review class this Friday (April 27, 2007) is cancelled. The next review will be: Friday, May 25, 2007.
April 17, 2007:
If you are interested in the April Review class, please sign up by Friday, April 20, or the class might be cancelled.
April 17, 2007:
My prayers are with the victims and the families of the Virginia Tech Massacre.
April 3, 2007:
Who needs Certification Classes?
YOU DO!
And Harper College has two
residential cert classes
starting soon:
Residential Sales/Income Approach
(LRE 1143; RES 143)
Monday, April 9. 6:30
AND
Residential Report Writing
(LRE 1144; Res 144)
Monday, May 7, 6:30
Register NOW for these
important classes!
March 5, 2007:
Are your workfiles USPAP-compliant? Are your appraisals?I can review your practices and make recommendations.Consider it a "pre-investigation" review.
What is going on in theState of Illinois?When will we have anew Director? Hmmm?
Thanks to the folks who came to the February Review!
The next Review is set for March 30. Call now to reserve your spot.
January 29, 2007:
Thanks to all who came to my little get-together. A fun time was had by all!
January 19, 2007:
Let's have a little get-together! Saturday, January 27, 2007, at the Corner Bakery in Schaumburg, from 4 PM to 7 PM? No RSVP needed. All are invited. TANSTAAFL rules!
January 19, 2007:
The January 5th Review was a rousing success! I have already had feedback from two participants who passed their state exams (one for the Associate License, and one for the Certified Residential). There is still room for the January 26 review!
December 19, 2006:
Some of my students are
trying to set up a review class for January 5, 2007. They almost have
enough to make it run. IF you are interested, give me a call and sign
up! The next scheduled review will be January 26, 2007.
**Thanks to ALL of the
students who just completed the Residential Certification classes at
Harper College. You were a joy to learn with.**
November 24:
My dear dog Chewy just passed away.
Here are his pictures:
November 21:
As long as the client has
direct access to the appraiser, pressure will be placed on the
appraiser. The appraiser will feel pressure to comply with client
requests for higher values, and the appraisal process will be
circumvented and corrupted.
A neutral agency (The
Appraisal Foundation?) is needed, through which appraisal orders may be
placed. This agency would order the appraisal and act as a liason with
the appraiser, thus removing unethical pressure from the appraiser's
shoulders.
Until this happens, Appraisal Fraud will be pandemic. And at the heart of ALL mortgage fraud, there is appraisal fraud.
See the Demos article echoing these concerns.
November 20:
The November 17 Review was a smashing success! Thanks to all who came!
The next review will be: Friday, January 26, 2007.
Please enroll now by calling Sam,
to lock up your spot!
There will be NO review in
December! So call now for the January
Review!
October 24 :
The AMP Review class originally
scheduled for October 27 has been cancelled. The next review will be:
Friday, November 17, 2006. See information on the right side of this
website.
October 9 , 2006:
The last informal meeting was:
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
4 PM to 7:30 PM
at The Corner Bakery in
Schaumburg, Illinois.
Come and network, schmooze, etc!
A great time was had by all!
Plan to attend next time. Keep your eyes on this site for details!
October 9, 2006:
The strike that is set for October 9, 2006 (Monday) at Harper College will NOT affect appraisal classes.
Sept 19, 2006:
Harper College just got TWO new residential certification classes approved!
**Residential Report Writing** and
**Residential Sales Comparison
Approach and Income Approach**. These newly licensed classes will count
towards certification beyond 1/1/2008!
Check out the Harper College website to register now.
MIT's OpenCourseware program: 1,400 free courses offered via Distance Learning!
I I want one!!
Harper College, the Chicago Association of Realtors, and Truman College
have the newly licensed appraisal pre-licensing courses up and running!
These classes will grandfather through the 1/1/2008 qualification
changes for certification. Wherever you take your classes, make sure
that your school can make the same claim, or you might be taking those
classes over again. Read this!
Harper College is in
the process of getting approval for newly-licensed Residential Report
Writing and Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approach classes.
Stay tuned for an announcement when these certification classes get
their new licenses.
***The LAST INFORMAL MEETING was SATURDAY, August 12, 2006, from 4 PM until roughly 7 PM, at the Corner Bakery Cafe in Schaumburg. A good time was had by all! Many business cards were exchanged!****
I highly recommend REEA, for anyone interested in adult education and training.
Appraisal Fraud is on the Rise! Thanks to ICAP for the heads-up. Read about it here!
***I
have advocated removing direct contact between client and appraiser for
years. It's good to see someone else championing this cause as well.***
