We were moving full steam ahead for a return to the Four Points Hotel for the 2021 New England Appraisers Expo when the surge in COVID’s delta variant threw us a curve-ball. The escalating number of cases coupled with member feedback caused us to throw the engine into reverse sending us back to the virtual world.

The 2021 Expo will live-stream over three mornings giving you the opportunity to earn up to 10-hours of appraisal continuing education. Registration is required for either the seven-hour Commercial Expo or the seven-hour Residential Expo before you can sign up for the additional three-hours of programming. Here’s what the schedule looks like.

October 18, 2021: Everyone starts their Expo experience on October 18, with four-hours of dynamic speakers – economist Christopher Foote, congressman Jake Auchincloss, and appraiser/data scientist George Dell.

October 19, 2021: Commercial Expo attendees tune in the morning of October 19 for three-hours of top-notch education, including a panel of commercial appraisal review professionals. Also on tap is Donald Bouchard discussing what’s happening with retail malls.

October 27, 2021: Residential Expo attendees get together virtually for a couple of presentations about emerging technologies followed by a return of George Dell with ideas on how to better utilize modern analytical methods and techniques. This is three-hours of CE credit.

A big thank you to Ken Dicks, John Drew, Brad Hevenor, and Lianne Andreucci for their expertise in identifying topics and recruiting speakers to the Expo.

To learn more about the Expo and to register for the Expo visit: https://www.mbrea.org/content.asp?contentid=207.

Steve Sousa is MBREA’s executive vice president, Boston, Mass.