QUALIFICATIONS OF MARK L.  SOMERS   

 Presently and since 1986 Mark L. Somers is engaged in the Real Estate business in Quakertown, Bucks County, PA consisting of Appraising, Real Estate Sales, Listings and Rentals of  Single Family, Multi-Unit, PUD, Commercial and Farm type properties. Appraisal assignments have been executed for banks, savings and loans, attorney and private persons to cover all types of valuation.   It has been a family tradition since 1972 when his father Larry M. Somers opened his Real Estate office in Sellersville Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Today mark continues the tradition and has taken the business to new levels with today's technology!! Call Mark NOW! 215-538-7400 ext. 17.


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS  

National Association of Realtors          
Bucks County Board of Realtors (Appraisals, Lock Box, Grievance Committees)          
Pennsylvania Association of Realtors          
National Association Independent Fee Appraiser’s (NAIFA)   
Quakertown Tip Club
Rotary International
Century 21 Broker Council Director  

DESIGNATIONS HELD     
     
Pennsylvania Real Estate Appraiser 1992          
Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker 1993          
Residential Accredited Appraiser (RAA) 1995          
Graduate Pennsylvania Real Estate School Institute (GRI) 1990           Certified Residential Brokerage Manager (CRB) 1995- 14 courses passed.          
Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) 1997           
Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) 2000          
Tested  & Passed FHA HUD Appraiser Exam – Qualified to appraise FHA Certified Technology Consultant 
(E-Pro) 2004

REAL ESTATE COURSES COMPLETED            

Penn State University               
1.     Real Estate Finance               
2.     Real Estate Appraising               
3.     Real Estate Sales               
4.     Real Estate Law            

Schlicher Kratz
1. Mandatory Real Estate Continuing Education- 1999-2008
2. Title Policy Review 2004
3.  Legal Issues 2004
 
Pennsylvania Association of Realtors

1. Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI)
2. Course II Appraisal
3. Course III Apraisal
4. Course V Narrative Report Writing
5. Course VI Commercial Appraising                

National Association Independent Fee Appraiser’s

1. Standard’s of Professional Appraisal Practice 1992
2. Income Property Appraising Course 2.2 3.      
3. USPAP Professional Appraisal Practice 15 hr 1997-2002
4. Is the “Comparable” comparable      1998
5. Review Appraisal Techniques          1999
6. FHA Guidelines 1998
7. 2 hr Required Appraisal Commission 1998
8. USPAP Course (Schlicher Kratz )   15 hr  1995
9. 99.6 Professional Appraiser Liability Prevention 3/2001
10. 5.0a Standards review 2/2001
11. Six Functions of a dollar 3/2001
12. PA Real Estate Appraiser Cert. 2 hrs.  8/2000, 4/2002                13.  Fraud, Flips & the FBI 2002               
14. Appraising Stigmatized Properties 2002               
15.  Small Income Property Appraisals 1999               
16. Reviewing Residential Appraisals 2002               
17.  PA Appraisal Regulations and Law 2003               
18.  USPAP Standards review 2003               
19.   USPAP Update 2004               
20.  Manufactured Homes 2004        

Appraisal Institute

1. Nattional USPAP – Philadelphia University- 15 hours / Tested 2007
2. Valuation of Partial Interests – Fort Washington 2007
3. Forcasting Revenue – Fort Washington 2007
4. Basic Income Capitolization – 40 hours – Tested 2007
5. Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours Tested 2007