From an ASA announcement:The American Society of Appraisers (ASA) has signed an agreement with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) that identifies equivalency among the credentials issued by the three organizations and establishes reciprocity for certain credentials in certain disciplines.
The agreement, which was signed on Nov. 12 in San Antonio, Texas, during ASFMRA’s 79th annual conference, recognized reciprocity for credentials in the Machinery and Technical Specialties, Real Property and Personal Property disciplines.
The reciprocity agreement follows an earlier Memorandum of Understanding signed Aug. 4 in which the three organizations agreed to (1) encourage a positive environment within which ASA, RICS and ASFMRA can work collaboratively; and (2) provide a basis for joint action in priority areas of common interest, including enhancement of business, continuing professional development, education/training, member services and professional services.
Ronald Seaman, FASA, ASA International President; Louis Armstrong, CBE, RICS Chief Executive; and Steve Runyan, ARA, ASFMRA Past President, officiated at the signing. Seaman said, “I am pleased that we are continuing to develop our relationship with ASFMRA and RICS. Cooperative efforts with these fine professional organizations will be beneficial to the organizations, to individual members and to the clients we serve.”
According to Tom Justin, RICS Americas Chair, “RICS looks forward to working with ASA and ASFMRA. Their high standards of professional excellence, member knowledge and training expertise are well aligned with our own strengths. We look forward to a strong and fruitful relationship.”
To read the complete text of the agreement, click here.
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