Appraiser Certification
Anyone holding an appraiser certification with the Board of Certified Appraisers is required to take 28 hours of continuing education.
The Pennsylvania Real Estate Appraisal Board has mandated that a minimum of seven (7) continuing education hours are required on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and two (2) continuing education hours on the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act or Assessors Certification Act.
2026-2027 USPAP Update
Fulfills 7 hour USPAP instruction requirement. Approved for 7 hours Appraisal Re-certification for the 2025-2027 Appraisal CE cycle and 7 hours of Real Estate CE for the 2026-2028 CE cycle. Fulfills 7 hour USPAP instruction requirement. This course focuses on changes to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) for 2026-2027 and on appraisal issues that affect daily appraisal practice…
- Dates:
- Instructor:
- Melanie McLane, ABR, CRS, CRB, EPRO, GRI, GREEN, RAA, RSPS, PSA, SRES, SRS, CDEI
- Dates:
- Instructor:
- Michelle Bradley
UAD 3.6 and the New URAR
Fulfills 7-hour Appraisal Re-Certification. The Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 and the redesigned Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR) represent the most significant change to residential appraisal reporting in decades. This course details the new URAR report from assignment information through certifications, with additional discussion of ANSI Z765 measurement standards. The focus is on best practices to reduce friction and uncertainty…
- Dates:
- Instructor:
- Michelle Bradley
Staying Safe and Sane as a Real Estate Appraise
This is a 7-hour course for appraisers. Topics include: the mandatory 2 hours of PA state law, in-depth discussion of Scope of Work issues, expectations of private clients, engagement letters and marketing appraisal services to non-lender clients, discovering niches. Approved for 7 hours Appraisal Re-certification for the 2025-2027 Appraisal CE cycle. Cost $85…
- Dates:
- Instructor:
- Melanie McLane, ABR, CRS, CRB, EPRO, GRI, GREEN, RAA, RSPS, PSA, SRES, SRS, CDEI
Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations
This is a 7-hour course for appraisers. We will follow the criteria found in the Appraisal Foundation Document Library. At the end of the course, the student will be able to: Understand Real Estate Bias from an historical context, Identify the long-term effects of property value disparities and public conversations about valuation bias, Recent cases and developments including the HUD letter of 4/24/2026 which stats “Sharing Crime and School Data is Wrongly Equated With Racial Discrimination”…
- Dates:
- Instructor:
- Melanie McLane, ABR, CRS, CRB, EPRO, GRI, GREEN, RAA, RSPS, PSA, SRES, SRS, CDEI