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Chapters offer education programs and events, and provide you the opportunity to gain leadership skills and give back to your community. Attend networking and social events with your local chapter.
Annual Conference 2026
Join us as we return to the stage after a brief hiatus, bringing together valuation professionals in the vibrant and musically enriched city of Nashville. This year’s conference theme celebrates harmony, innovation, and revitalized connections within the appraisal community.
Learn through hands-on demos of today’s most relevant valuation tools and technology, network with hundreds of appraisers from across the country, gain insights from industry leaders shaping the future of appraisal, participate in interactive sessions, quizzes, and competiti!ons, explore business strategies to strengthen your practice, and earn continuing education credit while advancing your expertise.
Join us April 14-15!
Learn through hands-on demos of today’s most relevant valuation tools and technology, network with hundreds of appraisers from across the country, gain insights from industry leaders shaping the future of appraisal, participate in interactive sessions, quizzes, and competiti!ons, explore business strategies to strengthen your practice, and earn continuing education credit while advancing your expertise.
Join us April 14-15!
University Valuation Case Challenge
The University Valuation Case Challenge is a national real estate appraisal competition held during the 2026 Appraisal Institute Annual Conference. Sixteen teams from leading undergraduate real estate programs compete to analyze a real property and present their opinions on its highest and best use, covering design, construction, financing, and valuation.
Each team includes four undergraduate students and a faculty advisor. Presentations are judged by senior executives from top commercial real estate firms, offering students a chance to showcase their skills to major employers. Finalists from the semi-final round advance to the final presentations.
April 14 - 15, 2026 | Nashville, TN
Each team includes four undergraduate students and a faculty advisor. Presentations are judged by senior executives from top commercial real estate firms, offering students a chance to showcase their skills to major employers. Finalists from the semi-final round advance to the final presentations.
April 14 - 15, 2026 | Nashville, TN
2026 Chapter Leadership Program (CLP)
Chapter Leadership Program, October 22-23
Location: Hyatt Centric Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL.
More information to come.
Leadership Development and Advisory Council
The Leadership Development and Advisory Council (LDAC) is a group of dedicated appraisers who come together once a year in Washington, D.C., to formulate solutions to challenges faced by the appraisal profession.
LDAC fosters creative thought from talented real estate appraisal professionals and generates future leaders of the Appraisal Institute. LDAC also establishes an appraiser presence in Congress demonstrating that the Appraisal Institute recognizes the importance of active involvement in the political process.
LDAC 2026 Information Coming Soon
LDAC fosters creative thought from talented real estate appraisal professionals and generates future leaders of the Appraisal Institute. LDAC also establishes an appraiser presence in Congress demonstrating that the Appraisal Institute recognizes the importance of active involvement in the political process.
LDAC 2026 Information Coming Soon
Expand Your Professional World
When you attend in-person events, you can:
- Share best practices.
- Stay apprised of changes in the profession.
- Gain strategies for current challenges.
- Learn ways to expand your practice.
- Connect with future employers, or employees.
- Take advantage of leadership opportunities.
- Give back to your local community.
Unlock the potential to build stronger professional relationships and grow your practice.