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RALPH A. FERRARA

P.O. Box 163

Vails Gate, NY 12584

Phone: (845) 534-0170

Fax: (845) 534-4376

Cell: (845) 527-2093

E-Mail: Rferrara74@yahoo.com

New York State Appraiser License # 47000021040


APPRAISAL EDUCATION:

 HUDSON VALLEY INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATE AND APPRAISALS: 1992-1993

 

ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (15 HOURS)

 

R-1; INTRODUCTION TO REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS (30 HOURS)

 

R-2; RESIDENTIAL VALUATION (30 HOURS)

 NY APPRAISAL INSTITUTE, MID-HUDSON CHAPTER: 1996

 

ALTERNATE FORMS REPORTING (7 HOURS)

 LINCOLN GRADUATE CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV: 1997

 

MANUFACTURED HOME APPRAISING (15 HOURS)

 APPRAISAL INSTITUTE: 1998

 

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL UTILITY

 

INTERNET SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR APPRAISERS

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS - ALLENTOWN, PA 1999

 

MANUFACTURED HOUSING

 MANFRED REAL ESTATE LEARNING CENTER - ALBANY, NY 1999

 

R-3; APPLIED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUATION (30 HOURS)

 

R-4; 1-4 FAMILY INCOME CAPITALIZATION (15 HOURS)

 

ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL PRACTICE/USPAP (15 HOURS)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS - WHITE PLAINS, NY 2000

 

AUTOMATED VALUATION MODELS (7 HOURS)

 

REVIEW APPRAISAL (7 HOURS)

MANFRED REAL ESTATE LEARNING CENTER - ALBANY, NY 2001

Deeds; Reading, Plotting and Understanding (7.5 Hours)

A Practical Understanding of the Appraisal Process (7.5 Hours)

 MANFRED REAL ESTATE LEARNING CENTER - NEWBURGH, NY 2002

Fair Housing/Fair Lending in Real Estate (7.5 Hours)

Environmental issues in Real Estate (7.5 Hours)

 MANFRED REAL ESTATE LEARNING CENTER - NEWBURGH, NY 2003

Manufactured Housing (7.5 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS - ON-LINE, 2003

Identifying and Appraising Manufactured Housing (7 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS – ON-LINE, 11, 2004

National USPAP Update Equivalent (7 Hours)

 MANFRED REAL ESTATE LEARNING CENTER - ALBANY, NY 10, 2005

Home Inspection: Defects and Remediation (7 Hours)

 New York State Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Newburgh NY, 10, 2005

How to prepare the new FNMA forms that are effective 11/1/2005 (7 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS – ON-LINE, 11, 2007

2006 National USPAP Update course (7 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS – ON-LINE, 12, 2007

Private Appraisal Assignments (7 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS – ON-LINE, 1, 2008

The Cost Approach (7 Hours)

 MCKISSOCK DATA SYSTEMS – ON-LINE, 2, 2008

Relocation Appraisal Is Different (7 Hours)

 

ADDITIONAL REAL ESTATE EDUCATION:

 FRANK KOVATS REAL ESTATE SCHOOL: 1990

 

NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON COURSES (75 HOURS)

 CENTURY 21 REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS: 1990

 

2+1 TRAINING SEMINAR (15 HOURS)

 (*HELD NEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSE)

 

EDUCATION:  

 

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUFFERN NY - 1985

 

SUFFERN HIGH SCHOOL, SUFFERN NY - 1984

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

 1/94 - PRESENT: SELF EMPLOYED: REAL ESTATE APPRAISER

 

PERFORMING SINGLE FAMILY, 2-4 FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL APPRAISAL REPORTS FOR VARIOUS LENDING INSTITUTIONS, APPRAISAL FIRMS AND PRIVATE PARTIES.

 2/87 - 4/2002:  ALLIANCE FUNDING, A DIVISION OF SUPERIOR FEDERAL BANK, FSB; REGIONAL APPRAISAL MANAGER - ONE RAMLAND RD, ORANGEBURG NY 10962, (845) 680-3378

 

STAFF REVIEW APPRAISER, CREATING POLICY AND PROCEDURE, PERFORMING APPRAISALS, MANAGING APPRAISAL DEPARTMENT FOR LENDING PURPOSES. OVERSEEING CLERICAL STAFF AND STAFF OF REVIEW APPRAISERS.

 12/90-5/92 CENTURY 21 NANCY F. BLEVINS REAL ESTATE

691 KEARNY AVE, KEARNY NJ 07032, (201)998-0200

REAL ESTATE SALES

 

SPECIFIC AREAS OF COVERAGE:

ORANGE, ROCKLAND, (& SOUTHERN ULSTER, EASTERN SULLIVAN) COUNTIES, NEW YORK STATE

 

EQUIPMENT/RESOURCES:

 

ACI/POLAROID DIGITAL SOLUTIONS APPRAISAL SOFTWARE, VERSION 8.5 – MICROSOFT MOBILE/POCKET PC (“POCKET ZOO”) AND POCKET APEX.

 

FULLY EDI/DIGITAL CAPABLE, INCLUDING DIGITAL SIGNATURES AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS

 

COMPLETED APPRAISALS CAN BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY IN EITHER ACI OR ADOBE/PDF FILE FORMAT, OR MAILED CONVENTIONALLY/SENT VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

 

MEMBER OF THE GREATER HUDSON VALLEY MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, ACCESS TO CURRENT SALE, LISTING AND ASSESSOR DATA

 

MEMBER OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

 

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDE USPDR, CENSUS DATA, AND ASSESSORS OFFICES

 

REFERENCES:

 Chase Mortgage

Attn; Maria Gross

Coates Dr,

Goshen NY, 10924

845-497-1538

 

Landsafe Appraisal Services

(Subsidiary of Countrywide)

6400 Legacy Dr, PTX 12,

Plano, TX 75024

888-203-9005

 

Transunion Settlement Solutions

8215 FOREST POINT BLVD

CHARLOTTE NC, 28273

704-943-3100

 

Prudential Rand Real Estate

Attn; Laura Muscente

401 Windsor Hwy

New Windsor, NY 12553

845-565-1022

 

Certified Appraisal Services

Attn; Jeff Glazer

46 Edgemont Pl, Teaneck, NJ 07666

201-837-1136

 

Kensington Financial

Jay McCrimlisk

535 East Crescent Rd

Ramsey, NJ 07446

201-818-6603

 

Ulster Savings Bank

Attn; Pam Norton

180 Schwenk Dr

Kingston, NY 12401

845-338-6322

 

AMCO Appraisal Services

6065 Parkland Blvd,

Mayfield Hts, OH 44124

440-995-6400

OptAmerica Mortgage Corp

Attn; Marco Chavez

224 W. 35th St,

New York, NY 10001

212-239-6782

 

Nations Standard Mortgage Corp

150 White Plains Rd

Tarrytown, NY 10591

914-631-6060

 

WMC Mortgage, a Division of GE Capital

One Ramland Rd

Orangeburg, NY 10962

Paul Ciarfello

845-680-3000