Politically Correct Report

Knowledge, Skills, and Expected Outcomes from the Student

 Who Should Attend?

1.      All appraisers writing and presenting reports in any of the formats.

2.      Real Estate Appraisers in a support staff position

3.      Real Estate Appraisal Reviews, Proof Readers, and others who assist in producing or proofing a report going into the public domain.

4.      Real Estate Sales and Administrative persons interested in learning the steps appraisers take to be neutral in their analysis and conclusions of a property value and its market.

Course Objectives:

The most crucial objective is to outline the importance of creating a creditable, supportable appraisal report void of Bias and Racism.

1.      Review the recent history of Bias and Racism in real estate and appraising.

2.      Review the importance of creating an appraisal report void of terms that could be offensive to the client or reader of the report.

3.      Understand how to recognize offensive words and terms.

4.      Class discussion of terms that could be considered biased or racist.

5.      Review the URAR report line-by-line, page by page, focusing on supporting each statement and calculation.

6.       Provide a list of possible objectable terms and alternative terms.

a.      36 words & Phrases (at the time of writing)