ASC North Dakota Waiver Comments The North Star Chapter and AI national need your help in fighting off the latest threat to reduce appraisals in North Dakota. The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) is requesting comments regarding the temporary waiver request for the State of North Dakota. Public comments are requested and due by July 1, 2019.…
DetailsThe Special Session of the Minnesota State Legislature concluded on May 24, 2019 with Governor Tim Walz signing the omnibus bill H.F.No. 2. The Government Relations Committee (GRC) is proud to share that the bill included three important pieces of appraisal-related legislation: Alignment with the latest AQB licensing requirements Making it easier for out-of-state appraisers to…
DetailsMN Statute 82B Revisions The Government Relations Committee is at it again! We have introduced important legislation that positively impacts the appraisal profession in the State of Minnesota and we need your help. This legislation will make much needed revisions to Statute 82B, the laws that govern appraisal practice in Minnesota, which have not been…
DetailsInterested In NORTH STAR CHAPTER LEADERSHIP? Every year the North Star Chapter of the Appraisal Institute tries to send a representative to the Leadership Development & Advisory Council (LDAC). This year the Board of Directors would like to give a partial scholarship to three representatives. Our hope is that by attending the LDAC meetings you…
DetailsNorth Star Chapter Members, The Minnesota Association of Assessing Officers (MAAO) has published their education offerings for 2019. You can register for classes at https://www.mnmaao.org/educational-offerings. Not all of the assessor courses have been approved for appraiser credit by the Commerce Department. As with any course, you will want to verify that it has been approved…
DetailsThe Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Board (REAAB) held its first meeting on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in St. Paul, MN. The REAAB was established during the 2018 MN legislative session thanks to efforts by the North Star Chapter Goverrnment Relations Committee (GRC). It is a seven-member board tasked with advising and providing input on real estate appraisal…
DetailsNorth Star Chapter Appraisers, Your Government Relations Committee (GRC) is working hard on your behalf. Over the past three years, we have passed three appraisal-related bills into law with the help of our state legislators. Here’s a list of our accomplishments: 2018 – Created the Appraisers Advisory Board to advise and provide best practices regarding real estate appraisers…
DetailsJoe Ibach, MAI, recently was in Washington, D.C. to attend the AARO Conference. While there, he met with staff from Senators’ Rounds (SD) and Hoeven & Heitkamp (ND). Topics of discussion included: H.R. 6347 & 6348…two house bills that propose to increase the real estate thresholds for major SBA loans. Not good for the appraisal…
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“I graduated from St. Cloud State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate, and an emphasis in appraisal. I was a commercial fee appraiser for nearly six years at Diversified Real Estate Services before venturing to Glaser Financial Group (merged into MMA Realty Capital) as an underwriter for multi-family projects involving Freddie Mac,…
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Samuel (Sam) A. Adesiji, SRA, is a Certified Residential Appraiser in the states of Minnesota and Florida and owner of AkSams Appraisal LLC. With over 13 years of experience as a residential appraiser and countless hours of continuing education (CE) from the Appraisal Institute (AI), Sam knows what it takes to gather market data to develop credible appraisal reports.…
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