Webinar: Residential Design Module One – What Makes a Good House Good

Approved for 2 hours C.E. Cost $30. This two-hour webinar explains the basic elements of design and how they are applied (or misapplied) to residential architecture. This webinar deals with the reasons and rationale behind buyer motivation and demonstrates how demographic issues and market segmentation are related to what buyers want. Schedule and registration.

 

Webinar: Residential Design Module Two – Structure and Style

Approved for 2 hours C.E. Cost $30. This two-hour webinar provides a historical overview of the evolution of American Residential Architecture from both a structural and stylistic perspective. There are specific events and reasons behind the development of residential design in our country. This webinar explains those events and reasons in a manner that adds depth and meaning to your understanding of why houses look the way they do. Schedule and registration.

 

Webinar: Residential Design Module Three – Floor Plan Analysis

Approved for 3 hours C.E. Cost $45. This three-hour webinar concentrates on interior design. Numerous designs are used to illustrate the relationship between floor plans and today’s lifestyles. A series of class exercises will enable you to better differentiate between functional and dysfunctional floor plans in terms that relate to the expectations of different market segments. Schedule and registration.

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Avoiding UAD Callbacks and “Stips” 

In late 2011, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac implemented the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD). This resulted in a number of major changes in the way appraisers communicate and deliver their appraisal reports. During 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac implemented a number of changes to UAD requirements for appraisers, and beginning in 2013 will enforce UAD requirements much more aggressively. Module One is designed to help appraisers comply with UAD requirements in an efficient and USPAP-compliant manner. Module Two of the series focuses on Condition and Quality rating system, parts of which are somewhat misunderstood by appraisers and their clients.

 

Module One

Approved for 3 hours CE; Cost $45

Key points:

• Differentiating between condition and quality
• Identifying how to treat adjustments for remodeling and updating
• Determining when the “holistic” approach to property ratings applies and when it does not apply
• Recognizing the ramifications of the C5, C6 and Q6 ratings to avoid callbacks and stipulations from clients
• Understanding applicable assignment conditions by engaging in a series of illustrations and reporting examples, as well as guideline, liability and USPAP alerts regarding key Quality and Condition issues to assure compliance with applicable assignment conditions

 

Module Two

Approved for 2 hours CE; Cost $30

Key points:

• Recognizing a lender’s responsibilities related to the appraisal data and integrity of that data
• Identifying the nuances of specific UAD required standardized responses and their accompanying instructions to avoid callbacks and stipulations from clients
• Understanding applicable assignment conditions by engaging in a series of illustrations and reporting examples, as well as guideline, liability and USPAP alerts regarding key UAD data fields