2026 Nor Cal AI Annual Spring Conference

This signature conference continues to evolve each year.  Breakout sessions provide a greater depth of topics and the opportunity to hear from and connect with a variety of industry professionals. It is the combination of quality and content which draws an increasing number of attendees not only from the Central Valley but from the greater Bay Area and beyond!

Earn 7-hours of CEC.  Approved for 35-points of Appraisal Institute CEC.  Applications for 7-hours of CA BREA CEC and pre-approval for 7-hours of SBE Training Credit are being be submitted.

Conference Welcome by Special Guest
Sue Zwahlen, Mayor of Modesto

All registrants will start the day with our always informative, always lively “State of the Profession” keynote before embarking on 9 timely breakout sessions.  Prior to heading to our onsite post-conference networking reception, we will wrap-up with our thought provoking closing general session.

Keynotes
– Mike Belote, Immediate Past President / Lobbyist, California Advocates, Inc.
– Michael J. Acquaro-Mignogna, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, 2026 Appraisal Institute National President

Closing General Session
Development and Redevelopment Trends in California
– Anyé Spivey, Development Planning, California Forever
– Eric Segal, MAI, Senior Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources

Breakouts include
Easing into Expert Witness Assignments
– Alison Teeman, LLB, Yovino Young, Inc.
– Kyle Paquin, MNAA, Valuable Appraisal

Practical Applications of the New URAR and UAD 3.6
– Lourdes Rusert, AGA, MNAA, Immediate Past President, Corporate & North Bay Real Estate Appraisers Association

Expand Your Appraisal Practice: Partial Fee and Easement Acquisition
– Steve Salmon, MAI, Garland & Salmon

Market Pulse: Real-Time Intelligence Across Commercial Sectors
– Tim Mustin, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle
– Danny Price, PMZ Commercial
– Tom Solomon, Partner, CoSol Real Estate

Highest and Best Use Considerations for Agricultural Properties: What Ag Land Uses Make Most Sense?
– Ben Slaughter, ARA, CEO, Arable Advisory Group

Land Conservation Appraising
– Todd O. Murphy, MAI, ARA, Central California Appraisals

Cleaning up your Appraisal Report
– Joseph Cormier-Knopp, MAI, AI-GRS
– Justin Wayne, Senior Appraiser, MacLane & Company, Inc.

Agricultural Market Update
– Matt Woolf, Ph.D., Specialty Crop Analyst, Terrain Research & Market Analysis

Future of Agentic AI in Appraisals
– Narainder Chandwani, Chief Executive Officer, Appraiz.Biz

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