Owner and lead appraisal supervisor, David Thomason, is certified to teach the following continuing education courses. If you are interested in having him come out to your office please email us at orders@cmaappraisals.com

Ask an Appraiser-2 hours

Appraisers and appraisals are an integral part of many real estate transactions. Often agents and brokers do not understand what the appraiser’s job is in their transactions. Additionally, often there is a lack of communication between all of the parties including the buyers and sellers. Several appraisers will give overviews of what their job is and how they must perform it. Time will be provided for students to ask questions and get clarification about some of the more difficult concepts including how dwellings are measured and what type of report has been
ordered and is being completed
 
CMA vs. Appraisals-3 hours
The correlation between the agent’s CMA and the Appraisal is a part of the transaction that is misunderstood. This course will provide licensees with the tools to prepare a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) that best serves their clients. It will point out the similarities and differences between CMAs and appraisals.
 
CMAs and Unique Properties-3 hours
Most agents have some experience with estimating the price of a property. When the properties have unique features or located in unique areas, estimating market price is more difficult. This course will assist real estate license holders in learning about paired sales analysis, cost estimating, and other methods for arriving at price. It will also help license holders become comfortable with the overall process, making adjustments, and where to go for more information on adjustments. The course will provide where to find information that can be used in day-to-day scenarios, to better assist their clients.
How Big is the House; Understanding Square Footage-2 hours
When marketing a house, the consumers and license holders want to provide the best information possible. There are several methods to calculate square footage. If there is a guest house, how is that accounted for? This course will explore three methods for calculating size of improvements. Recently, Fannie Mae has stated that real property appraisers should use ANSI standards which causes additional confusion. This course will identify the differences between each of the methods and how this may affect marketing a property. Consumers and license holders need to understand each position. This course will provide explanations and possible solutions for dealing with this confusion.
 
Let’s Talk About Appraisals-3 hours
Many facets of the appraisal process are changing. Both appraisers and agents/brokers have to adjust to the requirements of lenders and regulators. Whether its desk top appraisals, waivers (both lender waiver and waiver of the right to terminate), measuring standards, fees and turnaround times, everyone needs to adjust. This course will help these professionals understand the changes and how they affect each other when serving consumers in real estate transactions.
 
Trying To Make It Through the Appraisal-2 hours
Today’s market has put a strain on interactions between different real estate professionals. One of the most tense is the relationship between the agents/brokers and the appraisers. All of these parties need to understand the other party’s position. To help the consumers, agents and appraisers need to work together. Each party has a specific job. This course will provide information and knowledge to make the transaction proceed more smoothly through the appraisal function.
Register Here

Hey guys! On June 13th 10 am-12pm I’ll be teaching a 2 hour CE course, Lets Talk About Appraisals. If you are a member of CTXMLS (Four Rivers Realtors) the course if free to sign up for! I hope to see you there.