Earth Advantage, a Portland, Ore., nonprofit provider of green building research, education and certification, announced July 23 that it has a new licensing agreement with the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers Inc. (MBREA) to deliver the Accredited Green Appraiser (AGA) courses across all six New England states beginning in June. The Boston-based MBREA educates appraisal professionals throughout New England and participates in leadership roles within The Appraisal Foundation.
MBREA will deliver live classes covering two of the three course modules of the AGA series: “Construction Methods” and “Trends and Valuation Techniques.” Appraisers who take these first two modules will then have the option to complete the series and earn the full accreditation by enrolling in the online version of module three, “Advanced Applications.” A live classroom version of the third module may also be offered at a later date. The AGA designation provides appraisers with a way to signify to lenders and homebuyers that they are competent to accurately value the increasing number of green and high-performance homes being listed in real estate markets throughout the nation.
“Four of our highly qualified instructors have already completed the entire AGA course series, and they were all very impressed by the quality and depth of the coursework” said Stephen Sousa, executive vice president of MBREA. “We feel these topics will only serve to grow in popularity in the coming years, and we’re excited to now be at the forefront of that horizon.”
For more about Earth Advantage’s AGA designation and course offerings, visit: http://www.earthadvantage.org/education/