Appraisal accreditation

Become a Locaytor
Accredited Appraiser.

Certification in an evidence-based appraisal method — so your numbers hold up, and clients can find you.

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Locaytor Accredited Appraiser — One-Day Course Structure
Locaytor.
One-Day Certification
Appraisal Accreditation

Become a Locaytor
Accredited Appraiser

Move beyond the single-number appraisal. Learn to build, test and explain a property-specific value using evidence — so your numbers hold up, and clients can find you.

Format
1 day · in person
Hours
9:00am – 5:00pm
Group size
20–30 seats
On completion
Assessed → Accredited + listed
What you'll walk out able to do

Seven practical skills — used in your next appraisal

Define a subject property and assemble a defensible set of comparable sales.
Identify the variables that genuinely move value — time, size, land, zoning, config and location.
Read a basic regression output and apply a land rate and a $/sqm rate to your property.
Index older sales to today's market — in both rising and falling conditions.
Apply a grid adjustment and a data-derived quality adjustment to reach a value range.
Produce a clear, client-ready appraisal report that survives a challenge.
Explain your value position to a vendor without overstating certainty.
The day, start to finish

Full-day program — foundations, then the method, then application

Every module runs one realistic Australian case property. Information is revealed in stages through the day, so you build judgement — not just copy an answer.

Morning · Foundations
9:00
30 min

01Beyond the single number

Why a bare figure with no working behind it falls over — in negotiation, in dispute, and with a sceptical vendor. What "evidence-based" has to mean.

You'll set: the accreditation standard — what every defensible appraisal must show.
9:30
40 min

02Property search & the subject facts

Pin down exactly what you're appraising. The facts that drive value — and the ones people routinely miss.

You'll produce: a completed property-facts capture sheet.
10:10
45 min

03Comparable sales search

Find genuine comparables, not convenient ones. Set a search scope you can defend — and know which sales to leave out.

You'll produce: a scoped comp set with reasons in and out.
10:55
Morning break · 15 min
11:10
40 min

04The variables that move value

Time, land size, internal size, zoning, configuration, distance. Separate what actually shifts price from what's just noise.

You'll produce: a variables-of-interest checklist for the case.
11:50
45 min

05Geography & distance

Geo-coding and distance measures, plus the geography that anchors your evidence: suburbs, SA1s, SA2s and SA3s — and which layer to index against.

You'll produce: a geo-anchored comparable map.
12:35
Lunch · 45 min
Afternoon · Method & application
1:20
45 min

06Regression, coefficients & rates — in plain English

Where the land rate and the $/sqm rate come from, using suburb sales. The idea behind a coefficient — no maths degree required.

You'll produce: land and building rates for the subject suburb.
2:05
30 min

07Measuring the market & indexing

Use the SA3 series to bring an older sale to today. Handle rising and falling markets honestly — and show your growth factor.

You'll produce: two indexed comps — one rising market, one falling.
2:35
35 min

08Grid adjustment

Line every comp up against the subject on time, distance, size and config, so you're comparing like with like.

You'll produce: a grid-adjusted price for each comp.
3:10
30 min

09Residuals & the quality adjustment

The part of the price the numbers can't explain becomes your quality adjustment — sized from the data, not guessed. Rate each comp; watch the value settle.

You'll produce: a quality-adjusted indicative range.
3:40
Afternoon break · 15 min
3:55
30 min

10Using Claude as a thinking partner

Stress-test assumptions, surface missing information and competing scenarios — without letting the tool invent facts or make the call. You stay responsible for the judgement.

You'll produce: a bounded prompt pack + an internal-vs-client rule.
4:25
35 min

11Reports, legal case studies & accreditation

Turn the working into a client-ready report. Learn from real disputes where appraisals held up or fell over. Then sit the short practical assessment.

You'll produce: a client-ready report + your accreditation assessment.
The payoff

Accreditation & what it's worth

The assessment

A short, practical appraisal task marked against the Locaytor evidence standard. Complete it on the day.

The credential

Pass and become a Locaytor Accredited Appraiser — a badge for your listings, proposals and profile.

The listing

Accredited appraisers are listed in the Locaytor directory, so clients searching for an evidence-based appraiser can find you.

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What this course is
  • A transparent, repeatable method for supporting an appraisal figure with evidence.
  • A framework for testing value drivers, assumptions, risk and market movement.
  • Support for your own professional judgement and vendor conversations.
What it is not
  • Not a formal or registered valuation.
  • Not legal, financial, lending or planning advice.
  • Not accredited CPD — and no substitute for a valuer, lawyer, planner or lender.
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