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Continuing Education: Virtual Course / Pricing and Appraising in an Overheated Market / August 20, 2025 / 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Includes a Live Web Event on 08/20/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)

This market has created friction between appraisers, who must follow USPAP and lender guidelines, and can only use the comparable sales that exist, and agents, who are seeing multiple offers, all above list price. Agents are also using escalation clauses, as well as an appraisal contingency. Both groups need to learn what the other side’s role is, as well as consider the inevitable change to this market, and what effect that will have on sellers who bought at the height of the market.

CE/PL APPROVAL: 2 Hours Real Estate Related Subjects for CE; 2 Hours Current Industry Issues for PL

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Melanie McLane

REALTOR and Speaker

Melanie McLane is a second-generation REALTOR® who is an appraiser, broker, and educator. A graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, she holds the following designations and certifications: ABR, CRB, CRS, EPRO, GREEN, GRI, RAA, RSPS, PSA, SRES, and SRS. She is also certified as a distance instructor (CDEI) and is an Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) instructor. She has written numerous courses, both for her own use and as works for hire for other educational companies. Additionally, she served as a subject matter expert/author for the Pricing Strategy Advisor course for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as well as for other NAR courses, including RSPS.

She has served as President of her local association, the West Branch Valley Association of REALTORS®, and as District Vice President for the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® for two terms. Furthermore, she has participated in various NAR committees, task forces, and forums. In 2008, she was inducted into the REBAC Hall of Fame as an instructor, and in 2012, she was named RSPS of the Year for her contributions to the RSPS course. She has also been honored by her local association with the “REALTOR® of the Year” award (twice, in 2004 and again in 2017), the “Spirit Award,” and the “Outstanding Achievement Award.” In 2018, the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® named her REALTOR® of the Year. She continues to list, sell, and appraise properties, as well as teach. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.