Meet the Inaugural Class of Inductees into MBREA's Appraisal Hall of Fame On June 17th, the MBREA inducted the inaugural class into the Appraisal Hall of Fame. Click here to learn more about the 12 distinguished inductees and what they did to merit recognition.
Upgrading to Certified Residential Licensed appraisers who are interested in upgrading to certified residential will be happy to note that Massachusetts adopted an AQB interpretation concerning the number of hours of qualifying education required to qualify for the exam. in order to upgrade from licensed appraiser to certified residential in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, a licensed appraiser needs to complete 50 hours of qualifying education. The specific courses are:
Statistics, Modeling & Finance
Advanced Residential Applications & Case Studies
Other real estate appraisal qualifying courses of 20 hours.
The MBREA is offering the coursework necessary to meet this requirement as follows:
Statistics, Modeling & Finance -- Third Quarter 2009
Advanced Residential Applications & Case Studies -- Third Quarter 2009
Mastering Unique and Complex Property Appraisal (20 hours) -- Third Quarter 2009
We encourage you to take advantage of our reduced pricing for education with a course registration fees now 20% lower. Register online by clicking here. We are checking with other states to see if they adopted the AQB interpretation. If you are licensed outside MA, NH or RI, we suggest you contact the state board in your state for information. Please review the AQB established college level education requirements for certified residential and certified general classifications.
MBREA has proudly served real estate valuation professionals since 1934. The association promotes professional development through education and networking and our active public policy initiatives serve to foster a strong and vibrant appraisal profession. Our members embrace nationally recognized Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. They are proud of the quality of work they perform. We encourage you to search here to find a member of MBREA for your next appraisal assignment.
NEWS:
MBREA Office Hours
The MBREA office will be closed from July 3, 2009 until July 13, 2009.
Classes scheduled for July 8 and July 9 will be held as scheduled and you may register for them online.
MBREA Reduces The Cost of Classroom Education In response to the tough economic times being experienced by appraisers, the MBREA implemented a 20% cut in the member and non-member registration fees for all our classroom education. Take a few minutes to check out the various primary and continuing education classes and sign up today to save. Please note, any primary education class may be used for continuing education credit without having to take an exam.
MBREA has proudly served real estate valuation professionals since 1934. The association promotes professional development through education and networking and our active public policy initiatives serve to foster a strong and vibrant appraisal profession. Our members embrace nationally recognized Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. They are proud of the quality of work they perform. We encourage you to search here to find a member of MBREA for your next appraisal assignment.