Trending Topics Series
Bringing you expert voices on relevant issues appraisers care about
Join us each month as we gather experts to share their knowledge and answer your pressing questions in our Trending Topics webinar series.
This exciting series is designed to empower the appraisal community and curious professionals in related industries, offering diverse perspectives on the topics that matter most to appraisers right now. Trending Topic live webinars are FREE for all members! Recordings are available to the public for a limited time, while Appraisal Institute members can watch and rewatch at any time.
Appraiser's LinkedIn Playbook
Your next client is already looking for you on LinkedIn.
Attorneys searching for expert witnesses. Lenders building referral lists. Commercial clients deciding who to call. They're all on LinkedIn, and they're choosing appraisers who show up with clarity and credibility.
Richard Bliss, who has trained over 6,000 professionals on LinkedIn strategy, joins Appraisal Institute Director of Education Maureen Mahoney to show you how to build a presence that attracts the right opportunities.
You'll learn:
Feb. 19
11am CST
Attorneys searching for expert witnesses. Lenders building referral lists. Commercial clients deciding who to call. They're all on LinkedIn, and they're choosing appraisers who show up with clarity and credibility.
Richard Bliss, who has trained over 6,000 professionals on LinkedIn strategy, joins Appraisal Institute Director of Education Maureen Mahoney to show you how to build a presence that attracts the right opportunities.
You'll learn:
- Why LinkedIn's algorithm rewards professional expertise and how to work with it
- The "Give Before You Ask" approach to building referral relationships
- How to share insights that position you as the expert without crossing ethical lines
- A simple weekly rhythm that takes about 15 minutes
Feb. 19
11am CST
Catch up on Recent Topics
Crypto & Real Estate: Tokenization, Valuation, and the Role of Independent Appraisers
As blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies continue to disrupt traditional finance, real estate is emerging as a frontier for innovation through tokenization. This panel explores how property assets are being fractionalized and traded on blockchain platforms, the legal and regulatory implications, and how valuation professionals fit into this rapidly evolving landscape.
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Crypto & Real Estate: Tokenization, Valuation, and the Role of Independent Appraisers
As blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies continue to disrupt traditional finance, real estate is emerging as a frontier for innovation through tokenization
Transforming Workflow Efficiency: A Showcase of Approved UAD 3.6 Tools
In this one-hour session, two vendors, SFREP and AIVR, will showcase key platform features to help appraisers understand available tools and navigate upcoming requirements.
Commercial Real Estate in Transition: Market Insights and Valuation Perspectives
An in-depth discussion on current commercial real estate market dynamics and their implications for valuation, featuring experts from the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC).
Appraiser Liability Trends: Litigation Risks for Commercial and Residential Appraisers
Appraisal Institute and Liability Insurance Administrators (LIA) join for an informative webinar exploring key risk management strategies for today’s appraisal professionals. LIA, the only AI-endorsed Errors & Omissions program since 1991, is the nation’s largest provider dedicated to appraisers. Learn how their E&O, General Liability, and Cyber Liability Insurance products can help protect your business in an evolving landscape.
Handling Reconsideration of Value Requests: Best Practices from the Field
Webinar featuring Fannie Mae and practicing appraisers as they clarify how Reconsideration of Value (ROV) requests work in practice, what lenders expect, and how appraisers can respond while upholding professional standards.
AI on AI: Redefining the Future of Appraisal
AI on AI, a groundbreaking seminar series designed to help real estate appraisers explore and integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into their practice.
Understanding FEMA’s 50% Rule: What Appraisers and Assessors Need to Know
The Appraisal Institute and IAAO cohost a webinar on FEMA’s 50 Percent Rule, highlighting its impact on property valuation and rebuilding in Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Environmental Risk Updates for Appraisers
Environmental and sustainability issues are increasingly shaping real estate valuation, and this webinar offers key updates on emerging environmental risks for appraisers.
Appraising the Profession: Chief Appraisers on Trends, Performance & the Road Ahead
A candid conversation with two leading chief appraisers—one in commercial real estate and one in residential—as they share what they’re seeing across the profession today. Gain insight into the trends shaping the valuation landscape.
The State of Appraisal: Key Trends & Industry Insights
Uncover trends shaping the appraisal profession as illuminated by the Appraisal Foundation’s most recent survey of appraisers and research on changes in the Appraisal Subcommittee National Registry. Learn what the data says.
Opportunities in IRS Appraisals
What does the sunsetting of TCJA mean for appraiser? With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) set to expire at the end of 2025, prepare by learning how to solidify your IRS appraisals and minimize issues upon review.
Expert Witness Insights: Best Practices for Appraisers
Explore common pitfalls appraisers face in litigation and learn strategies for avoiding them. Our experts provide valuable insights into the challenges and best practices of working as an expert witness in litigation.
Appraising in the Aftermath: Property Appraisal Practices
Explore the effects of property damage and market fluctuations, longer-term impacts, including potential changes in zoning laws, challenges with issuing builder permits, and concerns around mortgage lending in uninsurable regions. Knowledge enables you to deliver accurate, comprehensive reports in complex situations.
The Lexicon of Appraisal: Common Terms, Multiple Roles
Terms like “market value,” “fair value,” and “value in use” have nuanced definitions, and the appropriate usage of the term may be dependent on the specifics of your assignment. Our appraisal and litigation experts will help you explore your options and discuss how you can decide the appropriate information to include in your report.
The Fine Print of Appraisals: Decoding Extraordinary Assumptions, Hypothetical Conditions, and Jurisdictional Exceptions
This webinar will explore the implications, disclosures, and limitations associated with extraordinary assumptions, hypothetical conditions, and jurisdictional exceptions, so that you can better understand the usage of these modifiers and ensure your appraisals are valid, reliable, and defensible in a legal or regulatory context.
The NAR Settlement: What appraisers need to know and watch for
On August 17, 2024, REALTOR® MLSs (multiple listing services) will be required to make practice changes in accordance with the National Association of Realtor (NAR) settlement
An introduction to appraising religious properties
Most commercial appraisers take on a special use appraisal at some point in their career and with faith-based organizations reevaluating their real estate investments amid a changing landscape, it may be time to dip your toe in the water and learn some of the key elements of appraising religious properties.
Beyond USPAP Confidentiality: What the Sunsetting of TCJA Could Mean for Appraisersbest Practices for Appraisers in a High-Tech World
Appraisers are familiar with the importance of keeping client information private in accordance with confidentiality requirements of USPAP. However, in an age of ever-advancing technology and security breach threats, keeping that data private and secure can be a challenge. Our panelists will discuss best practices to protect your data, and in doing so, your practice.
The Look Ahead: Interest rate changes, industry trends, and the outlook for valuation practice in 2025
Look ahead to get ahead. Industry experts are here to discuss the economic trends that matter for valuation services and to help you grasp what opportunities and challenges potential changes will bring for appraisers in the new year.
ABCs of HBU: Mastering Highest and Best Use (HBU) Analysis - Applications and Challenges
Unpack when and how to apply highest and best use analysis in the context of eminent domain, expropriation, and upzoning and middle housing. We’ll discuss best practices, supporting your analysis, overcoming data collection challenges, and more.
New Minimum AVM Quality Control Standards
New quality control standards released for automated valuation models (AVM) are designed to make sure AVMs “ensure a high level of confidence in the estimates produced by AVMs,” “protect against the manipulation of data,” and “seek to avoid conflicts of interest,” among other things. Appraisers with extensive AVM knowledge are breaking down what changes for AVMs mean for the average appraiser.
A Discussion on External Obsolescence
Examining both economic and locational obsolescence, our panelists aim to help you understand what to consider when determining the presence and significance of the two forms of external obsolescence. Then, they will provide tips for estimating the impact of the temporary or permanent depreciation on property value and justifying those conclusions in your appraisal report.
The Overturning of the Chevron Deference: Impacts on real estate valuation practices
If federal regulations become easier to challenge in court, there could be far-reaching implications, including to the rules and laws that govern the appraisal practice. Join us to explore these potential impacts and how you might best prepare.
Get Ready for the New Dynamic URAR: A Sneak Peek at the Next Chapter in Appraisal Reporting
Big changes are on the horizon! The new dynamic Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) is set to reshape how appraisers work starting late 2025/early 2026. This exclusive webinar offers an inside look at what to expect and, more importantly, how to prepare now to stay ahead of the curve.
Reconsidering How You Deal with ROVs
Lenders will have to implement new reconsideration of value (ROV) processes and policies by August 29, 2024, in alignment with new HUD and GSE guidance. Join us as we discuss what these changes mean for appraisers.