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• California, Here We Come! Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in Conference California’s mild climate and bountiful landscape are as appealing as the full slate of exceptional educational opportunities being offered. With in-depth and hands-on presentations, Assets 2018 is designed to both enrich and strengthen our professional appraisal practices. View More
• Announcing Your 2017-2018 Board of Directors Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in News Voting for ISA's 2017-2018 Board of Directors has ended and we would like to congratulate our three recently elected members. View More
• Collecting Information for Appraisal Reports Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in Member Insights When you are on-site collecting information for your appraisal report, make sure you take the time to take the right number of good quality photos. Luckily, digital photography has made it affordable to take enough photos... View More
• Ask an Instructor: Updated USPAP Standards and Webinars Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in Ask an Instructor ISA members are invited to send in their questions on all things appraising and education to ISA's instructors. View More
• The Importance of Continuous Learning for Appraisers Friday, September 15, 2017 in Member Insights Whether you’ve been an appraiser for 20 years or two years, acquiring new knowledge is important not only to your business but also to your own well-being. View More
• How Do I Make the Most Out of Networking Events? Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Business Tips Are you trying to grow your appraisal business but unsure how to market yourself? My advice is to attend networking events to start spreading the word about yourself and what you do. View More
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Becoming an Appraiser (But Were Afraid to Ask) Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Member Insights, Business Tips Are you thinking about becoming a personal property appraiser? That was me a few months ago – I’m relocating to the East Coast and wanted to begin a career I could take with me. I would like to share my recent entrée into this new chapter of my life with ISA. View More
• In Praise of ISA's Job Board Tuesday, August 22, 2017 in Business Tips I knew that the ISA Job Board was a great idea, but didn’t realize I would be able to utilize it so quickly. View More
• Appraisers Qualification Board Update Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in News Read on for more details on how the updated criteria established by the Appraisal Foundation's Appraisals Qualification Board (AQB) will affect the requirements for different levels of ISA membership. View More
• Design Patent in a Nutshell Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in Member Insights, Business Tips When working with 20th-century design items, it's important to know how design patents and trademarks work and to use the correct terminology when describing these items. View More