The Connecticut Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and The Land Trust Alliance have joined forces to provide an opportunity for appraisers interested in improving their ability to perform “Yellow Book” appraisals. The course entitled “Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions: Practical Application,” will be offered May 5th and May 6th at the Courtyard by Marriott in Orange, Conn.
This course contains a review of the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, 6th edition, which includes critical instruction to those involved in federal land acquisition valuation assignments. The instructor is Vincent Dowling, MAI, SRA. Dowling has educated and entertained appraisers for many years. The course walks you through case studies which demonstrate practical procedures and solutions. The class is suited for experienced appraisers who write or review federal land acquisition appraisals or appraisers interested in expanding their client base to include federal and state agencies and organizations
The Land Trust Alliance is composed of 950 land trust members. Land trusts are nonprofit organizations focused on conserving land via acquisition and the use of conservation easements. Over 40 years, its member land trusts have protected more than 61 million acres of land.
The Land Trust Alliance is devoted to strengthening land conservation efforts. The Land Trust Alliance describes itself in part as “the voice of the land trust community. As the national leader in policy, standards, education and training, we work passionately to support land trusts so they can save and secure more lands now and for future generations.”
As part of its educational outreach The Land Trust Alliance will provide a $300 stipend for New England (CT, MA, RI, NH, VT, ME) licensed appraisers who are interested in conducting appraisals for land conservation projects. The stipend will be applied as a discount on their registration fee. Interested appraisers may email Jen Plowden (jplowden@lta.org) before registering with a brief description of your interest in using the skills acquired during this training to further the work of land conservation. She will provide a discount code to use at the time of registration. You must secure a discount code to use prior to registration. We will be unable to provide a discount after you have registered, so please be sure to email first if you are interested in this stipend. The number of available stipends is limited. Prior to consideration of the stipend the cost is $385 for AI members and $435 for non-members.
Bonus: Luncheon networking opportunity on Monday, May 5th to hear from land conservation professionals and learn more about how to get involved in this work and expand/diversify your services.
Additional course information/registration - https://www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/search/uniform-appraisal-standards-for-federal-land-acquisitions-practical-applications/524544
If you have any questions, please contact the Connecticut Chapter of the Appraisal Institute at ConnecticutChapter@appraisalinstitute.org.
Arnold Grant, MAI, owner of Arnold J. Grant Associates, Inc. and Jacqueline Beauchaine is the executive director CT Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Hartford, Conn.