The 2014 New England Appraisers Expo will take place on October 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. Make sure you register today while seats are available. With only a few days to go before the Expo, registrations have been pouring in. Register at www.mbrea.org The cost is $170 for Mass./R.I. Chapter Appraisal Institute (AI)and Mass. Board of Real Estate Appraisers (MBREA) members and $230 for non-members. The 2014 New England Appraisers Expo will open with both residential and commercial appraisers in a combined session. Combined Opening Session 7:30 am: registration & continental breakfast with the vendors 8:30 am - 9:20 am: Paul Willen, senior economist and policy advisor, research department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 9:30 am -- 10:20 am: James Park, executive director, Appraisal Subcommittee 10:20 am - 10:45 am: Break 10:45 am - noon: State Regulator Panel Panelists: * Jonathan Avery, MAI, MRA, moderator * Wendyann Boston, Maine * Michael Giannelli, Massachusetts * Doug Martin, New Hampshire * Amy McClellan, Vermont * Jamie Moore, Rhode Island Residential Program 1:15 - 2:45 pm: Appraisers and the Law Panelists: * Susan Mitchell, RA, moderator * Jennifer Markowsi, Esq., Peabody & Arnold * John Brenan, director of appraisal issues, The Appraisal Foundation * Ken Magnuson, Landy Insurance 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Break 3:00 - 4:30 pm: Appraisers and Real Estate Law: Panelists: * John Beauchaine, MRA, Moderator * Kathleen O'Donnell, Esq. * John Brenan, director of appraisal issues, The Appraisal Foundation * Anthony Federico, RA Commercial Program 1:15 pm - 2:45pm: Functional Obsolescence Issues Panelists: * Donald Bouchard, MAI, CRE, Lincoln Property Co. - moderator * Martha O'Mara, Phd. CRE, Corporate Portfolio Analytics - speaker * Steven Clancy, industrial broker, CBRE - New England - speaker 2:45 - 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm: Convenience Stores, Overview, Trends and Valuation Presenter: Kenneth Currier, MAI, principal, Atlantic Valuation Services The residential & commercial programs have been approved in Mass., N.H. and R.I. for 7-hours and Maine for 6-hours of continuing education credit and submitted to Conn. and Vermont for up to 7-hours of continuing education credit. NOTE: Mass./R.I. Chapter AI members, who do not belong to MBREA, should obtain a discount code from the Mass./R.I. Chapter office to use when registering to get member pricing. For more information call the MBREA at 617-830-4530 or register online at mbrea.org.