Benefits of Appraisal Institute Membership

To find out more about these programs, you may contact us at admin@cccai.org.

Organizational Affiliate Membership

Appraisal Institute CCIM Organizational Affiliate Membership

Appraisal Institute CCIM Organizational Affiliate Membership provides Appraisal Institute members access to STDBonline, an online source of comprehensive commercial real estate information and applications. STDBonline features an integrated market analysis system that combines demographic information, mapping technology and reporting tools used in appraisal and consulting assignments. Other features include market-analysis templates for multifamily, retail, office and industrial properties as well as access to flood maps, aerial photography and more.

For an annual subscription, STDBonline puts critical and reliable information in one easy location – information that you’d probably have to spend time locating in a variety of sources otherwise.

Not sure if STDBonline is right for you? Need more advice on how to use STDBonline? Please sign up with our STDBonline forum at http://stdb.appraisalinstitute.org:8080/~stdb. You do not need to be a subscriber to join the online forum.

Updated USPAP Publication

Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

Appraisal Institute Members are entitled to receive one free printed copy of the current edition of the Standards from the Appraisal Institute. The Standards set forth requirements for developing and reporting appraisal, appraisal review, and appraisal consulting analyses, opinions, and conclusions.

USPAP also includes ten (10) Statements on Appraisal Standards which clarify, interpret, explain, or elaborate on a Standards Rule and which have the full weight of a Standards Rule and twenty three (23) Advisory Opinions which illustrate the applicability of appraisal standards in specific situations and offer advice from the Appraisal Standards Board for the resolution of appraisal issues and problems. Advisory Opinions do not establish or interpret existing standards.

The current edition of USPAP is posted on The Appraisal Foundation’s Web site, www.appraisalfoundation.org.

Data

As an Appraisal Institute member, you may participate in programs that use non-downloadable software to access a variety of real estate and real estate appraisal databases, including the following:

Appraisal Institute Residential Database

The Appraisal Institute Residential Database (Appraisal Institute Residential Database) is the first national, Web-based source of residential property data by, of and for appraisers. Appraisal Institute Residential Database’s data, built around a core of records supplied by licensed/certified real estate appraisers and backed by more than 17 years of data-management expertise. For more information, see http://www.fncinc.com.

Find an Appraiser

Individuals looking for qualified appraisers can quickly find them by using the Find an Appraiser search utility that references a database of Appraisal Institute designated and associate members. Searches may be performed using various geographic and practice area criteria. Members can also use Find an Appraiser to network with other members. See http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/search.asp.

Research Publications

Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC)

Real Estate Research Corporation was one of the first and continues to be one of the most recognized commercial real estate research, valuation, and consulting firms in the nation. For the last 70 years, they have been producing real estate research, publications, market studies, property valuations, investment criteria, and trends analyses. They are offering Appraisal Institute members a free current issue of the RERC Real Estate Report, a 20 percent discount on two of RERC’s premier publications, and free reports from the past three years. Further, if you already subscribe to RERC publications, you can sign up to receive a free copy of Expectations & Market Realities in Real Estate: for 2005.

Office Management Software and Services

eTrac Appraisal Office Management Software

eTrac is multi-faceted software that allows complete virtual management of an appraisal business. It receives, tracks, notifies, and connects clients, staff, and appraisers in real time 24/7. eTrac is offering Appraisal Institute members a 15 percent discount on their software package. For more information visit http://www.myetrac.com/ or contact eTrac at 877-693-8722.

Insurance

Liability Insurance Administrators (LIA) Errors and Omissions Insurance

For information regarding the Appraisers Liability Insurance Program contact: http://www.liability.com/.
Liability Insurance Administrators (LIA)
P.O. Box 1319
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
(800) 334-0652

REAGIT Health, Life and Disability

This group of insurance plans, including health, life and disability, can provide comprehensive coverage for you and your family. For information about specific plans and their coverage, contact: Real Estate Appraisers Group Insurance Trust 300 S. Wacker Drive, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, 312-922-9350 / 800-222-9958 http://www.reagit.com/.

Directories

JurisPro Online Expert Witness Directory

JurisPro is an online directory for attorneys to search for expert witnesses to retain on legal cases. Users set up a profile that includes a biography, a picture, an option to record the user's voice, as well as a webpage, background and a CV, which resembles a full resume. JurisPro is offering Appraisal Institute members a 10 percent discount on their services. For more information visit http://www.jurispro.com/ or contact JurisPro at 888-905-4040.

Other

The Appraisal Institute MasterCard

The Appraisal Institute and the MBNA America Bank want you to get a credit card that works for you with great rates and high credit limits. For more information, call 800-523-7666 or visit www.mbna.com.

Avis Car Rental Program

Car rental discounts range from 5 percent to 20 percent for Appraisal Institute members.

Hertz Car Rental Program

Hertz offers our members special year-round discounts on daily, weekly, weekend and monthly rentals for business or pleasure; traveling in the U.S. or worldwide.

* Please note, the benefits discussed in the programs above are for informational purposes only and may be subject to separate terms and conditions effective at the time the member signs up to participate with the company administering the respective program(s). Members may be required to agree to separate terms and conditions by the company administering the respective program(s) prior to participating in the program.