- Real Estate Education and Training
- Policies and Procedures Review
- Computer & Software Consulting
- Internet Strategy Development
- Management Information Systems
- Software Sales, Teaching and Consulting
James R. MacCrate has developed real estate valuation and loan seminars for major financial institutions setting forth procedures, methodologies and other information that was critical to real estate appraisers, asset managers, loan officers and other bank and portfolio personnel. The seminars included an overview of the regulatory environment, credit policies, economic theory, money and capital markets, market analysis, risk factors, the appraisal process, rates and reasonableness, and the strengths and weaknesses of the each approach to value and their interrelationship. Clients included Marine Midland Bank, Copley Real Estate Advisors, First Florida Bank and European American Bank.
Mr. MacCrate is a Member of the National Faculty of the Appraisal Institute since 1977. He has or is qualified instructor for Valuation Principles, Procedures, Basic and Advanced Capitalization Techniques, Case Studies, and Advanced Cost Approach and Sales Comparison Approach Techniques, and serves as Associate Faculty for Highest and Best Use & Market Analysis.
Mr. MacCrate has developed and taught proprietary seminars for local chapters of the Appraisal Institute on various topics including statistical analysis for real estate practitioners, real estate & the Internet, automated valuation models, land valuation, purchase price decisions and the valuation of real estate operating companies.
Mr. MacCrate has also taught courses at Long Island University, New
York University and Baruch College.