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Students and valuation practitioners alike can rely on The Student Handbook to The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13th Edition, to understand the appraisal profession, prepare for state licensing exams and embark on a successful career in real estate valuation. Use it alone or in the classroom and you will gain the skills needed to overcome challenges and perform appraisal assignments with consistency, competence and integrity.

Developed to complement the latest edition of the Appraisal Institute’s classic text, this new student handbook:

• Summarizes topics addressed in each chapter of The Appraisal of Real Estate, Thirteenth Edition
• Explains and illustrates the nuances of valuation theory and practice through real-world examples
• Presents sample problems that will allow you to test your valuation knowledge every step of the way

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark R. Rattermann, MAI, SRA, is a senior partner with REsource, LLC, a real estate appraisal firm in Indianapolis. He is active in the Appraisal Institute education program and teaches at various real estate schools, trade associations, and community colleges in Indiana. He has written articles for The Appraisal Journal and is the author of Residential Sales Comparison Approach: Deriving, Documenting, and Defending Your Value Opinion and Valuation by Comparison: Residential Analysis and Logic.