Government Training

Raise and develop the skills of your government staff with Appraisal Institute’s high-quality training programs developed by experienced appraisal professionals. We offer a large selection of training programs to understand valuation, the appraisal process, compliance, and standards in real estate appraisal industry. Our on-site delivery is convenient, cost-effective, flexible, and taught by top-notch professional and designated real estate appraisers.

Government agency staff who review appraisals under these standards will find this updated, comprehensive seminar invaluable! Federal land acquisition programs have unique appraisal needs and this program acquaints participants with these needs and provides practical procedures and solutions to ensure appraisal reports fulfill them.

This four-day course will introduce you to real property concepts and characteristics, legal considerations, influences on real estate values, types of value, economic principles, market area analysis, highest and best use, and ethical considerations. The course will provide a solid foundation in basic appraisal principles no matter what appraisal specialty you pursue.

In this four-day course, you will apply the principles and concepts you learned in Basic Appraisal Principles. The course will take you step-by-step through the valuation process including identification of the problem, collecting and analyzing data, reaching a final opinion of value, and communicating the appraisal. You will learn about the three approaches to reaching an opinion of value—income capitalization, cost, and sales comparison—and apply them in true-to-life case studies and problems.

Packages Available

• Appraiser Trainee
• Licensed Residential
• Certified Residential
• Certified General

Other On-site Courses of Interest to Government Staff:

• General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use
• General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach
• Condemnation Appraising: Principles & Applications
• Valuation of Conservation Easements
• National USPAP 7-Hour Update

Other On-site Seminars of Interest to Government Staff:

• Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions
• Appraisal Review-General
• Introduction to Valuing Commercial Green Buildings
• Analyzing the Effects of Environmental Contamination on Real Property

Other Online or Webinar Recording Programs of Interest to Government Staff:

• Overview of Real Estate Appraisal Principles
• Basic Appraisal Principles
• Basic Appraisal Procedures
• General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach
• Appraisal Challenges: Declining Markets and Sales Concessions

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Publications for Government Training

• The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal
• Appraising Residential Properties
• The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13th Edition
• Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition
• Appraising the Appraisal: The Art of Appraisal Review