Parker Named to Appraisal Committee
Mrs. Mary Ann Parker has been appointed by the Real Estate Commission to the Real Estate Appraisal Committee to fill the unexpired term of E Bruce Sauter. A State-Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, Mrs. Parker is an independent fee appraiser in Greensboro and is also a licensed real estate broker.
The Commission commended Mr. Sauter for his valuable contribution to the state's appraisal program during his tenure on the Appraisal Committee.
Appraisal Committee Elects Officers
Jack A. Underdown has been elected Chairman of the Real Estate Appraisal Committee for a term expiring.June 30, 1991. Mr. Underdown is owner of Jack A. Underdown, Inc. in Elkin and is a lecturer on real estate appraising at Appalachian Suite University.
Robert L. Byrd, Jr., Mount Pleasant, was elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee. Mr. Byrd is President of Piedmont Real Estate Services, Ink and has appraised real estate for Duke Power Company for more than 23 years.
Appraisal Program Receives National Acclaim
The N.C. Real Estate Commission and Appraisal Committee are the recipients of the National Association of Real Estate License Law Officials' 1990 Education Award for outstanding achievement in the development of appraiser precertification education programs.
A plaque commemorating the award was accepted by Commission Education and Licensing Director Lorry A. Outlaw at the Association's Annual Conference
Appraisal Update
To stay abreast of actions and proposed actions from Washington affecting North Carolina's appraiser licensing and certification program, members of the Appraisal Committee and Commission stuff have attended and participated in various meetings during recent months.
Appraisal Committee Vice-Chairman Robert E Byrd was a panel member on a program presented at a "Seminar for State Real Estate Appraiser Boards" in Washington, D.C. The Seminar was sponsored by The Appraisal Foundation and attended by Appraisal Director James E. Poole, Jr. and Education and Licensing Director Larry A. Outlaw. Mr. Outlaw also attended a meeting of The Appraisal Foundation member organizations in Washington. and Mr. Byrd, Mr. Outlaw, and Mr. Poole attended a meeting of the Foundation's Appraiser Qualifications Board.
Directives from Washington to the states regarding appraiser qualification requirements and related matters continue to be vague and oftentimes conflicting. However, the Commission and Committee staff are making every effort to obtain the most current and reliable information available and to attempt to influence anions in a manner which might best serve the interests of both appraisal consumers and practitioners.