2010 Upcoming Events:
Please see our Education Page for information regarding our class offering on March 8, 2010. With the new 2010-11 USPAP now in effect, we encourage you to get up-to-date with our latest continuing education offering. Sorry, we're full and Registration is now Closed.
2010 Prior Events:
2010 will bring an opportunity to expand our educational offerings and speaker list. This year, with the new USPAP rules in effect for the next two years, the chapter plans to offer a class early in the cycle to keep all interested appraisers up to date as to the changes implemented by the Appraisal Foundation. In addition, our classes and meetings always provide an opportunity to stay in tune with changes in Illinois State Law. Please check our Education Page for upcoming class offerings.
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The Lake County Chapter holds regular meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month except in months with special events as noted above. Our meetings are typically held at Lambs Farm (corner of Rt.176 and Rt.94 in Libertyville) at 12:00 PM.
Visitors are encouraged to attend with a charge of $15.00 to cover the cost of lunch. Please feel free to join us and bring your ideas! Contact Tami Bellisario at tami@bellisariopropertyconsultants.com to reserve a seat.
Please see our Education Page for the latest information regarding our class offering.
2009 Recent:
Our Holiday Party in December, held at the brand new Tacos El Norte in Libertyville, was a great success with free food and drinks for all attendees. As thanks to those who have supported our chapter over the past year, the party provided us with an opportunity to mingle with our peers, and featured a relaxing atmosphere and a chance to catch up with what is happening with each other outside of the business world. A wonderful time was had by all. Thanks to the restaurant and the Chapter's Board for arranging the event!
We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and we are now looking to get back on track with our regular meetings in September. This month's meeting will be held on the 9th when we welcome Terry VanderMeersch, R.S., C.M.I., Registered Environmental Health Specialist of John A. Raber & Associates Inc. who will discuss Mold issues, Radon, and other inspection dilemmas facing appraisers today. Please join us for an overview of these important topics. We are also planning to have some discussion about upcoming events and education options for 2010. We look forward to your input!
The June meeting covering the 1004MC was thorough and informative, though as our name "Independent" suggests, opinions were varied as to how to best complete the form in order to properly analyze the data. Many good suggestions were made, so thanks to all who attended and contributed to the discussion.
The Lake County Chapter just completed the mandatory National USPAP Update class held at the Gurnee Holiday Inn on Monday April 27, 2009. Featuring our favorite instructor, Betty Glynn, we had a wonderful turnout and the class interaction throughout the day provided for an exciting and eye opening event. Thanks to everyone who attended the class, which completed many of the the attendees' requirements for continuing education. We're looking forward to offering more classes after this fall's renewal period.
March found us enjoying our first two education offerings of the year. The Appraisal Review classes were informative and well attended. Thanks to Betty Glynn for another tremendous job putting up with a large group of independent appraisers. The Holiday Inn of Gurnee also did a great job with lunch and snacks. Finally, thanks to Tami Bellisario, Joe Herchenbach, and David Hartshorne of the Lake County Chapter for setting up and running the two day event.
February's meeting was replaced by attendance at this year's Lake County Forecast luncheon at Independence Grove in Libertyville. Economic stability seems to be this year's goal, with an expected upturn in all phases of economic development expected in 2010. Our plan as a Chapter is to place ourselves in position to take advantage of the anticipated rebound in the housing market and be fully prepared with updated education and speakers in the coming year.
Our 2009 planning meeting took place on January 14, 2009 at Lambs Farm in Libertyville at noon. Thanks to all who participated in this past year's activities, including several speaker events and the recent FHA class. We look forward to an exciting and promising 2009 and are planning new activities and classes for early in the year. Please stay tuned.
