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Appraisal Institute Education

General Appraiser Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use | Program Details

The essential relationships between market analysis, highest and best use, the three approaches to value, and the final value opinion are covered in this AQB-approved course. You’ll recognize that market analysis is integral to highest and best use, and that highest and best use is integral to market value. You’ll also learn how to produce credible results in appraisal to develop opinions of market value. Finally, by the end of the course, you’ll be able to answer these three significant questions:

  • What information is needed to test for highest and best use?
  • Where is this information found?
  • How is this information applied?
AICP members may be able to earn Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for this activity. Visit www.planning.org/cm for a list of approved offerings.


Note. Currently, members seeking the MAI designation are required only to pass General Appraiser Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use. This course replaced Highest & Best Use and General Market Analysis (course 520). Starting January 2010, members seeking the MAI designation will be required to pass the exams for two courses: General Appraiser Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use (for Level I education OR be general certified), AND Advanced Market Analysis (for Level II advanced MAI education).

Program Overview
Table of Contents and Overview [PDF]
Course Schedule [PDF]
Student Memo [PDF]

Recommended Text
The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 4th ed.
Market Analysis for Real Estate: Concepts and Applications in Valuation and Highest and Best Use
The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13th ed.

Ordering Information
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Tuition
Please contact the sponsoring chapter for information on fees applicable to chapter programs.

Required Equipment

  • HP12C calculator user's manual
  • You must be familiar with calculator operation when the course begins. Answers to problems in course material are shown using the HP12C. Do not come to class expecting to be taught how to use a financial calculator.
  • Free Review—Using a Financial Calculator; Symbols and Formulas, Capitalization Selection Tree, and Sample Problems; and Financial Calculator Practice Exercises
  • For additional help with the HP12C calculator, take our online seminar, Using Your HP12C Financial Calculator.

  • Appraisal Institute Credit Hours
    30 hours (including 2-hour exam)

    Prerequisites
    Successful completion of Basic Appraisal Principles and Basic Appraisal Procedures is required.

    Students must sign a waiver at the beginning of the course stating that they have the prerequisites. If they do not, they will not hold the Appraisal Institute responsible and will not expect to receive special attention during the course.

    Additional recommended coursework:

  • General Appraiser Income Approach/Part I

    Who Should Enroll
    Beginning appraisers seeking general appraiser state certification and experienced appraisers who wish to develop and enhance their market analysis skills, property tax assessors, housing and land use specialists within government agencies, lenders and investors, and review appraisers.

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  • Class Schedule & Locations

    12/07/2009 - 12/10/2009
    Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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    Sponsor: South Florida
    Contact: Judy Curtis, (954) 229-0499
    Instructor: Parli, Richard L., MAI & Dunham, Robert W., MAI, SRA
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    02/15/2010 - 02/18/2010
    Location: Houston, TX
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    Sponsor: Houston
    Contact: Ginger Coleman, (713) 668-1757
    Instructor: Kirby, Thomas R., MAI, SRA & Wright, Larry T., MAI, SRA
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    02/19/2010 - 02/27/2010
    Location: Piscataway, NJ
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    Sponsor: Metro New Jersey
    Contact: Debra Miller, (732) 494-4716
    Instructor: Scribner, Ph.D., David, MAI, SRA & Hedden, Michael P., MAI
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    02/24/2010 - 02/27/2010
    Location: Tigard, OR
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    Sponsor: Greater Oregon
    Contact: Vicki Champ, (503) 316-1979
    Instructor: Larrabee, Matthew, MAI & Pending, Instructor
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    03/01/2010 - 03/04/2010
    Location: Atlanta, GA
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    Sponsor: Atlanta Area
    Contact: Suzanne Brockway, (770) 803-0024
    Instructor: Dunham, Robert W., MAI, SRA & Vernor, PhD, James D., MAI


    04/19/2010 - 04/22/2010
    Location: Plano, TX
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    Sponsor: North Texas
    Contact: Ruth Kelton, (972) 233-2244
    Instructor: Amorin, Jim, MAI, SRA & Massey, Jay M., MAI, SRA


    04/27/2010 - 04/30/2010
    Location: Indianapolis, IN
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    Sponsor: Hoosier State
    Contact: Shannon O'Keefe, (317) 815-1340
    Instructor: Rattermann, Mark R., MAI, SRA
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    06/16/2010 - 06/19/2010
    Location: San Diego, CA
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    Sponsor: San Diego
    Contact: Patti Kreutzer, (858) 292-7324
    Instructor: Foss, Maxson Wayne, MAI & Pending, Instructor
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    06/22/2010 - 06/25/2010
    Location: Oakland, CA
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    Sponsor: Northern California
    Contact: Lisa Estes / Pat Moore, (925) 932-7753
    Instructor: DeWeese, Gary S., MAI & Pending, Instructor


    07/13/2010 - 07/16/2010
    Location: Clive, IA
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    Sponsor: Iowa
    Contact: Wayne Hennessey, (515) 971-5285
    Instructor: Muenks, Rick J., MAI & Ramsey, Ranney L., MAI
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    08/11/2010 - 08/15/2010
    Location: Houston, TX
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    Sponsor: Houston
    Contact: Ginger Coleman, (713) 668-1757
    Instructor: Wright, Larry T., MAI, SRA & Pending, Instructor


    08/16/2010 - 08/19/2010
    Location: Garden Grove, CA
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    Sponsor: Southern California
    Contact: Zouka Rosen, (818) 957-5111x21
    Instructor: Foss, Maxson Wayne, MAI & Pending, Instructor
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    08/24/2010 - 08/27/2010
    Location: Aurora, CO
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    Sponsor: Colorado
    Contact: Sherry Engleberg, (303) 691-0487
    Instructor: Kirby, Thomas R., MAI, SRA & Pending, Instructor
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    10/27/2010 - 10/30/2010
    Location: Conshohocken, PA
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    Sponsor: Philadelphia Metropolitan
    Contact: Robin Selkin, (610) 238-0535
    Instructor: Hedden, Michael P., MAI & Urubek, John H., MAI
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    11/01/2010 - 11/04/2010
    Location: Indianapolis, IN
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    Sponsor: Hoosier State
    Contact: Shannon O'Keefe, (317) 815-1340
    Instructor: Mann, George R., MAI, SRA
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    11/01/2010 - 11/04/2010
    Location: Plano, TX
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    Sponsor: North Texas
    Contact: Ruth Kelton, (972) 223-2244
    Instructor: Fanning, Stephen F., MAI & Wright, Larry T., MAI, SRA