- Date
- February 19, 2025
- Time
- 9:00AM - 12:00PM
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Rhode Island and Maine Chapter
- Location
- Virtual Classroom
Virtual Classrom
- Instructor
- Peter Christensen
- Full Price
- $135.00
- AI Price
- $99.00
Course Description
What can appraisers learn from their colleagues’ legal misfortunes?
Here are some of the takeaways offered:
· How does USPAP relate to a professional negligence claim?
· What’s the most important language in an appraisal report – in relation to an appraiser’s potential liability?
· What legal problems have copying and pasting information from Wikipedia into appraisal reports caused appraisers?
· How does the Gramm Leach Bliley Act really apply to appraisers?
Peter Christensen is an attorney whose practice is focused on legal and regulatory issues concerning real estate valuation. He is the author of Risk Management for Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms, published by the Appraisal Institute in 2019.
Who Should Enroll
State Approvals
| State | QE/CE | Course & Exam | Course Only | Exam Only | Delivery Format | Approval Format | Start Date | Expire Date | State Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | CE | 3 | Synchronous | Livestream | 06/13/2024 | 06/13/2026 | 01420019 (Massachusetts Rhode Island and Maine Chapter) | ||
| ME | CE | 3 | Synchronous | Livestream | 05/27/2024 | 05/28/2025 | 117C018 (Massachusetts Rhode Island and Maine Chapter) | ||
| RI | CE | 3 | Synchronous | Livestream | 08/08/2024 | 08/08/2025 | REA.0002205-CE (Massachusetts Rhode Island and Maine Chapter) |
Course Objectives
Below are some of the objectives of this program:
1. Understand the elements of a professional negligence claim regarding valuation services.
2. Understand the role that USPAP serves in forming a key part of the “standard of case” in a professional negligence claim.
3. Understand how the USPAP concepts of intended use and user language relate to the elements of a claim for professional negligence.
4. Know how to evaluate your clients and assignments for risk.
5. Know that borrowers are the most common claimants against appraisers.
Event Information
Instructor: Peter Christensen, Esq.
Login/Program Access: 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Classroom Hours: 9:00 am - noon
Enrolled students will receive an email with a link to join the virtual class.
Participation Guidelines: Students must have webcam/iphone/ipad/smartphone capability to participate and receive continuing education credit. The platform will be interactive and live. The instructor must be able to physically see and interact with all students and students must be able see and interact with the instructor. Participants do not need a paid account from ZOOM to participate.
A copy of your driver’s license must be emailed to the Chapter office as verification after you have registered for the offering no later than noon on September 16th via email.
Only those students who provide the photo identification and “attend” the program in its entirety will receive a certificate of completion. Once registered, students will be emailed log-in/access information.
Continuing Education: Credit Hours: 3 hours.
This course is approved for 15 AI CE points as well as 3 hours of CE credit by MA, RI, and ME.
Course Materials: Price includes an electronic set of handouts which will be distributed prior to the course.