November Meeting: Multidisciplinary Appraisers Roundtable

The November Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Johnnie’s Italian Restaurant, 4201 Comly Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (215-533-9920).. The Board of Directors will meet at 5:00 pm; all ASA members are welcome. The general meeting starts at 6:30 and will consist of roundtable discussions, led by senior appraisers in each discipline, of current issues and future directions.

Real Property led by Robert J. Luciani, ASA

• USPAP Revisions effective January 2010
• Home Valuation Code of Conduct: Unintended consequences; myths and realities
• Fannie Mae 1004MC Market Conditions form
• Broker Price Opinion: purpose, function, and use

Personal Property led by Susan M. Golashovsky, ASA

• Digital Signatures: Methods and responsibilities ( with handout)
• Art Advisory Panel's "Preferred Item Format ..."

Machinery & Equipment led by Charles C. Dixon, ASA

• Fair Value under 141R
• Orderly liquidation value
• Auction value
• Bank financing

Gems & Jewelry led by David M. Rosen, ASA

• FMV research and reporting
• Finding and evaluating comparables
• The Paths to professional advancement

Business Valuation led by Andrew M. Wilusz, ASA

• Cost of capital
• Marketability vs. Liquidity
• Guideline companies
• Financial reporting

The roundtable discussions are sure to be of interest to all ASA appraisers. Please register early for this educational and productive evening which qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit.

Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests. Make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by Sunday, November 15 to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

Fall 2009: Personal Property Seminars

The American Society of Appraisers in cooperation with the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI will offer two daylong seminars in the school's continuing education Appraisal Studies in Art + Antiques certificate program. Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA of ASA's Philadelphia Chapter will be the instructor for both seminars.

• Thursday, September 10, 2009: Ivory and Its Look-A-Likes
• Friday, September 11, 2009: Identifying Ceramics: Hard Paste Porcelain, Soft Paste Porcelain, Creamware, Pearlware, Stoneware and Faience

Ms. Swaab, who is celebrated for teaching by using examples, will employ over 100 pieces of ivory and ceramics during the two daylong seminars. For more information, call 215-635-2260.