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    EASTERN BRANCH MEETING - The Appraisal of Fire Damaged or Destroyed Properties for Insurance Purposes

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    February 19, 2025
    Date
    February 19, 2025
    Time
    12:00PM - 2:00PM (PST)
    Sponsor
    Southern California Chapter
    Location
    Virtual Classroom
    Virtual Classroom
    Instructor
    Charles Baker, SRA, AI-RRS
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    The urban fires which swept through much of Los Angeles recently have resulted in significant losses of life and property.  Economic loss estimates are in the range of $135 to $150 billion but could easily go higher.  It is estimated that around 10,000 structures have been destroyed.  In the wake of these fires there will be a huge need for timely, accurate, and professionally prepared real estate appraisals for insurance purposes.  The Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will present a two-hour webinar addressing this topic.  The webinar will provide participants with vital information on the appraisal process, addressing important questions including:

    Who will order the appraisals and how can appraisers contact the parties that will be ordering these appraisals?

    Will the parties ordering the appraisals operate from an “approved vendor list?”  If so, how can appraisers get on these lists?

    What types of appraisals or other documents will be ordered?  Will FNMA/Freddie Mac forms be used for the appraisals, or will clients have their own forms they want appraisers to use?

    What will be the typical turn times and fees for these appraisals?

    What will be the review process for these appraisals?

    What other information should appraisers be aware of in preparing appraisals of properties for insurance purposes?

    The webinar leader, Charles Baker, SRA, AI-RRS is uniquely prepared to offer guidance on this issue as he has extensive experience in appraising fire damaged/destroyed properties for insurance purposes.  Charles is a past president of the Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, the largest chapter in the Institute.  Charles was a discussion leader at LDAC, the Leadership Development program of the Appraisal Institute.  He is skilled at presenting appraisal-related seminars and briefings to a wide range of audiences.  This seminar will provide timely, relevant information in an accessible format at no cost to attendees

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    The urban fires which swept through much of Los Angeles recently have resulted in significant losses of life and property.  Economic loss estimates are in the range of $135 to $150 billion but could easily go higher.  It is estimated that around 10,000 structures have been destroyed.  In the wake of these fires there will be a huge need for timely, accurate, and professionally prepared real estate appraisals for insurance purposes.  The Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute will present a two-hour webinar addressing this topic.  The webinar will provide participants with vital information on the appraisal process, addressing important questions including:

    Who will order the appraisals and how can appraisers contact the parties that will be ordering these appraisals?

    Will the parties ordering the appraisals operate from an “approved vendor list?”  If so, how can appraisers get on these lists?

    What types of appraisals or other documents will be ordered?  Will FNMA/Freddie Mac forms be used for the appraisals, or will clients have their own forms they want appraisers to use?

    What will be the typical turn times and fees for these appraisals?

    What will be the review process for these appraisals?

    What other information should appraisers be aware of in preparing appraisals of properties for insurance purposes?

    The webinar leader, Charles Baker, SRA, AI-RRS is uniquely prepared to offer guidance on this issue as he has extensive experience in appraising fire damaged/destroyed properties for insurance purposes.  Charles is a past president of the Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, the largest chapter in the Institute.  Charles was a discussion leader at LDAC, the Leadership Development program of the Appraisal Institute.  He is skilled at presenting appraisal-related seminars and briefings to a wide range of audiences.  This seminar will provide timely, relevant information in an accessible format at no cost to attendees.

    SPEAKER BIO: Established in 1988 by Charles Baker, SRA, AI-RRS, AppraisalPros provides appraisal, review, litigation support and consulting services on residential property throughout the Southern California area, including Catalina Island. Clients include domestic and international financial institutions, law firms, consulting firms, developers, employee relocation companies, condo boards, real estate firms and individuals.

    He has appraised the homes of countless celebrities and who's-who in finance, design, business, entertainment, legal, sports, health care hoteliers with over $25 billion in aggregate residential valuations since 2002. Recent assignments include the Playboy Mansion; Sarbonne Estate by ARYA; the Rappaport Estate in Malibu; the David Geffen estate in Malibu; the Paramour in Sliver Lake; Chateau Des Fleurs in Bel Air; Pacific Palisades Estate by ARYA; Somma Estate by Ty Cueva; Hacienda de la Paz in Rolling Hills; La Villa Contenta in Malibu; the Danny Thomas Estate, the Harold Lloyd Estate and the Burton Green Estate in Beverly Hills; the Dugally Estate Resort and Mapleton Resort in Holmby Hills; three of the most famous Greene & Greene houses in Pasadena (Blacker, Robinson and Culbertson); the largest houses in Hidden Hills and Balboa Island; 30+ burnouts after the Woolsey fire; over 40 houses and condos on Catalina Island. 

    Architectural experience includes homes by the masters Greene & Greene, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright Jr, Wallace Neff, Sylvanus Marston, Garrett Van Pelt, Edgar Maybury, Myron Hunt, Elmer Gray, Ricardo Legoretto, Gerard Colcord, Paul Williams, A. Quincy Jones, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, Raphael Sorianoi, Rudolf Schindler, Gregory Ain, John Finton, Ron Firestone, Charles Hefner, and others. 

    In the 1990's and early 2000's Mr. Baker served as Senior Review Appraiser for three national mortgage quality management companies and conducted thousands of field and desk review appraisals. He has testified in LA Superior Court and received commendation from the trial judge and attorneys.