The course – and Maloney’s new book – focuses on underlying principles of personal property appraisals, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

"This is the shortest and most complete package available for those wishing to learn the underlying principles of personal property appraising," Maloney said. "From basic appraisal theory to USPAP to sample appraisals, the course covers it all. There is no other course of instruction that provides such a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of personal property appraising – and all in only six days."

The course is currently scheduled for Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 22-27, 2007. The cost is $900, plus an additional $100 for text books.

The course will use as a text Maloney’s new 406-page book, Appraising Personal Property: Principles and Methodology, he said. Maloney said the publication of the book will enable the course to offer an unique approach to the profession.

"The information contained in this book is available nowhere else," says Maloney who is no stranger to gathering and presenting hard-to-find information. For 14 years he authored Maloney’s Antiques and Collectibles Resource Directory.

Maloney will be presenting the course with National USPAP Course Certified Instructor Bill Novotny. The course is being offered by Appraisal Course Associates. No societal affiliation is required to attend the course, although the course does satisfy educational requirements for the Accredited Member designation for the Association of Online Appraisers.

The first part of the course, taught by Maloney, will concentrate on theory, principles and practices of professional appraising including terminology, definitions, approaches to value, scope of work, IRS regulations and more.

The second part of the course – the 15-hour National USPAP segment – will include discussion examples that show how USPAP applies to situations that personal property appraisers encounter in everyday practice.

USPAP is a widely accepted standard of practice promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation of Washington, D.C.

"This is a unique course. Not only does the course teach appraisal principles and methodology," Novotny said, "but it also includes the 15-hour National USPAP Course which is in great demand by appraisers desiring to keep abreast of today’s generally accepted appraisal standards."

New IRS regulations now require that appraisers complete professional-level course work to become qualified to do certain federally-related appraisals.

Contact: (301) 228-2279

www.appraisalcourseassociates.com

Eric C. Rodenberg