AI Joins 29 Groups to Promote Real Estate Careers

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I’m proud to share that AI has taken another important step in helping to secure the future of the valuation profession!

AI Joins 29 Groups to Promote Real Estate Careers

The Appraisal Institute on July 13 joined 29 real estate industry organizations, representing more than 10 million jobs, in announcing a ground-breaking collaboration to highlight the diverse career paths within the real estate sector.

The first initiative of this collaboration is a new all-inclusive website entitled Careers Building Communities, which allows students, educators, career changers and other stakeholders to navigate through the scores of career paths across all sectors of real estate.

Learn more about this important initiative.

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USPAP Optimization

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stillThe Appraisal Institute’s latest video features Paula K. Konikoff, JD, MAI, AI-GRS, chair of AI’s Professional Standards and Guidance Committee, discussing ways in which the Uniform Standards of Professional Practice has become more rules-based and created unintended consequences.

 In the video, Konikoff explains that USPAP’s hard-and-fast requirements can make the appraisal process needlessly cumbersome, can result in unnecessary cost and can make an appraisal report less effective for its intended use. [Read more…]

Deadline Nears for Online Registration

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If you’re planning to attend AI’s 2018 Annual Conference, July 30-Aug. 1, in Nashville, Tennessee, you have just over a week – until July 8 –  to register online. I hope to see you there!

Deadline Nears for Online Registration 

Time is running out to register for the Appraisal Institute’s 2018 Annual Conference at the lowest available rate.

And due to high demand, rooms at the host hotel (JW Marriott) are sold out. But you can find a list of nearby hotels with great rates on the website.

Alison Levine, a best-selling author and mountain climber focused on leading teams in extreme environments, and Don Gossman, SRA, an appraiser and author who worked with the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office to help break up a mortgage fraud ring, will be the keynote speakers at the Annual Conference.

 Besides informative speakers, you’ll find extensive opportunities for networking, education sessions (with the chance to earn Appraisal Institute and state continuing education credit), an awards ceremony, vendor exhibits and plenty of opportunities to explore Nashville.

Learn more about the AI Annual Conference and register before the midnight CDT July 8 deadline. Or watch the video.

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