The 23rd New England Appraisers Expo, presented by MBREA and the MA/RI Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, will be the most exciting expo ever. The Expo takes place October 21st at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel. Registration is now open and seats are certain to sell out early. The price for this expo is $145 for members; $205 for non members and the price includes lunch. Add $25 for registrations received after October 14th. The Residential & Commercial programs have been approved in MA for 7-hours of CE credit. Applications have been submitted to CT, NH, RI and VT for up to 7 hours of continuing education credit. Note for MA appraisers: the Residential Program is approved for residential credit and the Commercial Program is approved for non-residential credit. Commercial Program Agenda: * 7:30 a.m. - Registration and continental breakfast with the vendors. * 8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - Steven Elliott, MRA, SRA - We kick off the morning with remarks about the appraisal profession from our own Steven Elliott, chair of the Appraisal Foundation's board of trustees. Elliott brings an unique perspective to the expo as a practicing appraiser who has a national perspective on the state of the profession. * 9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - Karl "Chip" Case, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Wellesley College - For the last 25 years, Dr. Case's research has focused on real estate markets and prices. He has authored a number of studies that attempt to isolate the causes and consequences of boom and bust real estate cycles and their relationship to economic performance. Case is also a founding partner of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measures for the US residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate both nationally as well as in 20 metropolitan regions. * 10:20 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Break * 10:45 a.m. - Noon - Green Building Appraisal Overview - We have assembled a panel of experts on green building and green building valuation. Moderated by Bruce Wiley, MAI, the panel will feature Sandra Adomatis, SRA and Dan Winters, senior fellow at the U.S. Green Building Council. Together they will provide you with a green building primer that will equip you with a foundation to build both a residential and commercial green building real property competency. * 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - The State of Multi-Family Housing - Three experts will focus their attention on the development, financing and investment sales of multi-family housing. Richard High, president, John M. Corcoran & Co., Tim O'Donnell, Fantini & Gorga and Simon Butler, executive vice president, CBRE/New England will be joined by moderator Steven Kaye, MAI, CRE, senior vice president, CBRE/New England for a timely presentation. * 2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Break * 2:50 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Commercial Green Buildings - Dan Winters, U.S. Green Building Council will lead off the final session with a presentation on sources of data and resources for commercial green buildings. Brian Swett of the City of Boston, will overview the Boston Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance that is being phased in over the next few years. Bruce Wiley, MAI, will share information about the PV Value, a tool used to value rooftop solar panels on industrial and commercial structures. Residential Program Agenda Same schedule as commercial program till 1:15 * 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Valuation of Residential Green Buildings - Sandra Adomatis, SRA, a leading expert on the valuation of green residences will discuss a variety of topics including: 1. What is a high performance house? 2. Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum- more detailed presentation 3. HERS rating system 4. FNMA guidelines 5. PV Valueâ„¢ - Tool for valuing solar panels on houses 6. Mini-Case Study: High-performance home - photos, features, value implications. * 2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. - Break * 2:50 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Appraising in the Current Lending Environment - Moderated by Rich Goulet, MRA, an assembly of experts will provide you with an overview of current market trends. The presenters include: Tim Warren, The Warren Group; Debra Taylor, LINK; Richard Goulet, MRA; Greg Farber, Leader Bank; and Steven Spangle, MRA, SRA. For more information or to register visit http://www.ma-appraisalinstitute.org/pages.asp?id=134&parentID=73