Appraiser's Guide to the New URAR

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac developed this education to provide appraisers with consistent training on the new reports and updated dataset. Their collaboration ensures a smooth transition for all stakeholders involved in federally related mortgage transactions.

Class begins at 9:00AM Central time (7:00AM Pacific, 8:00AM Mountain, 10:00AM Eastern). The class will run for 8 hours with a 1 hour lunch. Times shown are U.S. Central (Chicago) All students must be 100% present for the class in order to receive credit. Partial credit will not be awarded.

Download Course Materials:

• Login to your AI Account at www.appraisalinstitute.org with the username and password you used when you registered.
• Click on “Education and Events” located in the menu on the right-hand side.
• On the My Events page, find the course under the “Classroom Offerings/Synchronous Offerings/Conferences” heading and click the "View" button.
• Scroll down to the “Download Course Materials” section and click on each link to download the course materials.

Location:
This course will be held via live interactive classroom technology. See below important participation requirements.

State Credit:
A course may NOT be approved in every state for every delivery format. For example, some states do NOT allow any virtual education. When registering for any Appraisal Institute course, all participants will be required to check state approvals based on delivery format. For more information, see our state approvals page.

Participation Requirements: AI National Synchronous students are required to have a computer, webcam, and microphone capability to participate and receive continuing or qualifying education credit where approved. It is the student’s responsibility to have the required equipment to participate and receive credit. Visit the System Requirements for Attendees and Share Webcam pages for help.

• All students are required to always keep their webcam on with their entire face fully visible while class is in session. 
• Attendance will be monitored throughout the day through webcams and polling.
• A photo ID must be uploaded to the offering page prior to the start date of the offering. Please refer to the Appraisal Institute Synchronous Resources for instructions on how to upload your ID. 
• Any issues with the upload, please contact customerservice@appraisalinstitute.org or call (888) 756-4624.

The instructor must be able to interact with all students. Instructors and administrators will direct questions to each student in the morning and afternoon to which students must respond. Students must be in a location that allows for their full attention and interaction at all times.

For questions regarding these classroom participation requirements, contact the Appraisal Institute at customerservice@appraisalinstitute.org or call (888) 756-4624.

Connection Information:
Several minutes after you receive your Appraisal Institute receipt email, you will receive a second email from GoToTraining which will include instructions on connecting to the live session and a link to a small download of the GoToTraining software. The software runs on almost all operating systems and popular browsers. Connection email reminders are sent at specific intervals: 1 week, 1 day, and 1 hour prior to the live session start time. If you do not receive the connection information, please check your junk, spam, or quarantine folders. For questions, please email customerservice@appraisalinstitute.org or call (888) 756-4624

Note: Work devices with strong VPNs or firewalls have trouble connecting to GTT systems. It is recommended to use your personal device or to reach out to your organization’s IT department for assistance prior to the first session.