Real-World Adjustments

Real-World Adjustments, 2-Hours

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Instructor:  Josh Walitt, SRA, AI-RRS

$85        AI 

$95        Full 

Livestream/Synchronous Continuing Education:  2-Hours.  Please note this class is only approved for Florida and Appraisal Institute continuing education credit.

Seminar Description:  This course is designed to reinforce methods and techniques for deriving adjustment estimates for the sales comparison approach. The material is appropriate for trainees, new appraisers, and veteran appraisers needing review of concepts and real-world illustrations of carrying out recognized methods and techniques. Although many examples and illustrations relate to residential properties, the concepts apply to the sales comparison approach in general. 

 Adjustments are explored for elements including market conditions, garages, square  footage, location, condition, and others. Methods employed include paired sales, paired groups, paired resales, graphs and trending, and regression. Content also discusses market indexes and guidance on expectations for addressing market condition changes.

• Discuss the reason for researching and applying adjustments

• Identify paired sales

• Analyze and explain paired sales

• Identify paired groupings of sales

• Analyze and explain paired groupings of sales Identify paired resales

• Analyze and explain paired resales

• Identify components and apply conclusions of a regression model using available data sources

• Calculate market condition changes by analyzing sales data

• Calculate physical characteristic contributory values by analyzing sales data

Instructor: Joshua Walitt, SRA, AI-RRS

Class Schedule:

Login and Roll Call:  11:30 – 12:00 PM ET

Class Instruction:  12:00 – 2:00 PM ET

Please note: This class will be held by live stream /synchronous interactive classroom technology via Zoom.  Students are required to have a computer, webcam and microphone.  It is the student’s responsibility to have the required equipment to participate and receive continuing education credit.

Live stream/Synchronous Classroom Guidelines:

• Students must have a computer, webcam and microphone capabilities to participate and receive continuing education credit.

• The instructor must be able to physically see and interact with all students and students must be able to interact with the instructor.

• A copy of your driver’s license must be emailed to the Chapter Office as verification after you have registered and prior to the start date.

• You will receive a separate email from the chapter office with log-in access information.  Please contact the chapter office if you have any questions regarding the participation guidelines.

• Class materials will be emailed to you prior to the class.

State CE Credit: This is a live stream/synchronous class and is only approved for Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board and Appraisal Institute continuing education credit.  For other states, you should determine current education approval and requirements.